2. -- Susan, go and join your sister cleaning the yard.

　 -- Why ____? John is sitting there doing noth-

　　　 ing. (NMET 2003)

　　　 A. him　　　 B. he　　　　 C. I　　　 D. me

1. -- Waiter!

　　 -- ____.

　　　 -- I can't eat this. It's too salty. (NMET 2000)

　　　 A. Yes, sir?　　　　　　 B. What?

　　　 C. All right?　　　　　　 D. Pardon?

9. They were surprised that a child could work out the

　 problem ____ they themselves couldn't. (1996 上海)

　　　 A. once　　　　　　　　　 B. then

　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　 D. if

　　 [交际速成]

[考点]如何用英语表达抱怨

[考例1](NMET 2003)

-- Sorry, Joe. I don't mean to...

-- Don't call me "Joe". I'm Mr. Parker to you, and

　　 ____ you forget it!

　　　 A. do　　　　　　　　　 B. didn't

　　　 C. did　　　　　　　　 D. don't

[答案与解析]D这道题考查如何表达抱怨，正确答案

为D项。Don't you forget it是祈使句。有时为了指

明向谁提出请求或命令．或为了加强语气，祈使句中有

时也可以说出主语。在否定结构中，you应该放在

don't后面。此处由于对方用了不礼貌的称呼，为了表

示自己的不满，用了带主语的祈使句加强语气。

[考例2](NMET 1999)

-- Hey, look where you are going!

-- Oh, I'm terribly sorry. ____.

　　　 A. I'm not noticing　　　 B. I wasn't noticing

　　　 C. I haven't noticed　　　 D. I don't notice

[答案与解析]B　 这道题考查如何表达对抱怨的应答．

正确答案为B项。“嘿，走路瞧着点儿!”“啊．真是太对

不起了。”A项：我现在没有留神。B项：我刚才没有留

神或我刚才的确走路没有瞧着点儿。c项：到现在还没

有注意到。D项：我经常不注意。

[归纳]在英语中用来表达抱怨

① I'm sorry to say...

② I hate to have to say this, but...

③ Could you do something about'--?

④ I'm so sorry.

⑤ Why didn't you tell me the truth?

⑥ Why don't you do something about it?

例如：I was really anxious about you. You shouldn't have left

home without a word. 我真的很担心你．你不应该不打

招呼就走了的。

[牛刀小试4]

8. Don't be afraid of asking for help ____ it is nee-

　 ded. (NMET 2003)

　　　 A. unless　　　　　　　　 B. since

　　　 C. although　　　　　 　　D. when

7. --How long ____ at this job?

　 --Since 1990. (2003 北京春招)

　　　 A. were you employed

　　　 B. have you been employed

　　　 C. had you been employed

　　　 D. will you be employed

6.--How do you deal with the disagreement between

　　　 the company and the customers?

　 　--The key ____ the problem is to meet the de-

　　　 mand ____ by the customers. (2002 北京)

　　　 A. to solving; making　 B. to solving; made

　　　 C. to solve; making　　 D. to solve; made

5. Victor apologized for ____ to inform me of the

　 change in the plan. (2004 上海春招)

　　　 A. his being not able　　 B. him not to be able

　　　 C. his not being able　　 D. him to be not able

4. The manager, ____ his factory's products were

　 poor quality, decided to give his workers further

　 training. (2003 安徽春招)

　　　 A. knowing　　　　　　　 B. known

　　　 C. to know　　　　　　　 D. being known

3. The problem of ____ become a serious one.

　　 (NMET 2004)

　　　 A. dealing with waste plastics have

　　　 B. deal with waste plastics have

　　　 C. dealing with waste plastics has

　　　 D. to deal with waste plastics has

2. The computer center, ____ last year, is very

　 popular among the students in this school.

　　　 A. open　　　　　　　　　 B. opening

　　　 C. having opened　　　　 D. opened