873] The stranger tried his _____ to get along _____ with the new neighbours.

[译文] 陌生人尽力与她的新邻居相处好。

　 A. best; well 　 B. best; good

　 C. better; best 　 D. good; better

[答案及简析] A。 固定搭配try one best尽力； get along well with 与…相处好。

872] I have three sisters, _____ two are teachers.

[译文] 我有三个姐妹，其中两个是老师。

　 A. of them 　 B. of which

　 C. among them 　 D. of whom

[答案及简析] D。 定语从句，指人时用whom引导。

871] When he was there, he _____ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.

[译文] 每当他在那儿的时候，他总是每天下班后到街角的那家咖啡店去。

　 A. would 　 B. should

　 C. had better 　 D. might

[答案及简析] A。 would 表示过去常常发生的动作。

870] The number of people invited _____ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent for different reasons.

[译文] 被邀请人的数目达到五十人，但许多人因为各种原因没到。

　 A. were; was 　 B. was; was

　 C. was; were 　 D. were; were

[答案及简析] C。 the number of 后面的谓语用单数；a number of后面的谓语用复数。

869] My old schoolamte has just arrived, but I didn’t know he _____ until yesterday.

[译文] 我的老同学刚到，可我知道昨天才知道他要来。

　 A. will come 　 B. was coming

　 C. had coming 　 D. comes

[答案及简析] B。 come用于进行时态，表示将要发生什么。

868] All the perparations for the task _____, and we’re ready to start.

[译文] 为此次任务的准备都做好了，我们就要开始了。

　 A. completed 　 B. have completed

　 C. had been completed 　 D. have been completed

[答案及简析] D。 从后一句中我们可以判断是现在时态。

867] Jane’s pale face suggested that she _____ ill, and her parents suggested that she _____ a medical examjination.

[译文] Jane苍白的脸表明她病了，父母建议她去检查一下。

　 A. be; should have 　 B. was; have

　 C. should; be 　 D. was; was

[答案及简析] B。 suggest表示"建议"时，从句用虚拟语气；表示"显示，说明"时，从句不用虚拟语气。

866] He won’t go to the party without _____ .

[译文] 没被邀请，他不会去舞会的。

　 A. inviting 　 B. to be invited

　 C. invited 　 D. being invited

[答案及简析] D。 without是介词。

865] Many people agree that ____ knowledge of English is a must in _____ international trade.

[译文] 许多人都同意，在国际贸易中必须掌握英语。

　 A. a; / 　 B. the; an

　 C. the; the 　 D. / ; the

[答案及简析] A。 a knowledge of 对…的了解(掌握)。

864] Don’t worry. I’ll do all I can _____ you _____ your maths.

[译文] 不要着急。我将尽力帮助你学习数学。

　 A. help; with 　 B. to help; with

　 C. helping; in 　 D. to help; for

[答案及简析] B。 do all one can to do sth. 尽力做什么；help sb. with sth.帮助某人做什么。