9. Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _____ twenty-one already!

A. become 　　　　　　　 B. turned 　　　　　　 C. grown 　　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

8. I do every single bit of housework _____ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.

A. since 　　　　　　　　　 B. while 　　　　　　　　　　 C. when 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

7. When we plan our vacation, mother often offers _____ suggestions.

A. careful 　　　　　　　　 B. practical 　　　　　 C. effective 　　　　　　　　 D. acceptable

6. To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train _____ travel by air.

A. as 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to 　　　　　　　　　 C. than 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

5. They’ve _____ us 150,000 dollars for the house. Shall we take it?

A. provided 　　　　　　 B. Supplied 　　　　　 C. shown 　　　　　　　　　　 D. offered

4. Everyone was on time for the meeting _____ Chris, who’s usually ten minutes late for everything.

A. but 　　　　　　　　　　 B. only 　　　　　　　　 C. even 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. yet

3. You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is _____ I disagree.

A. why 　　　　　　　　　 B. where 　　　　　　　 C. what 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. how

2. _____ I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.

A. While 　　　　　　　　 B. Since 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Before 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Unless

例1、There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we ____ gave up.

　　 　A. eventually 　　 B. unfortunately　　　　　　 C. generously　　　　 D. purposefully

答案为A.

[解析] eventually 最终；unfortunately不幸地；generously慷慨地；purposefully故意地。　

例2、The company is starting a new advertising campaign to ____ new customers to its stores.

A. join　 　　　　　 B. attract　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stick　　　　　　　　 D. transfer

答案为B。

[解析] attract sb. to…把某人吸引到………地方来。

例3、What he has done is far from ________.

A. satisfying　　　　 B. satisfied　　　 C. satisfaction　　　 D. satisfy

答案为C。

[解析]句中from是介词，后接名词。译文：他所做的事离满意还差得远。satisfactory是形容词，意思是“令人满意的”；satisfied是过去分词，可作为形容词使用，意思是“感到满意的”；satisfy是动词，意思是“使……满意”。

例4、As we joined the big crowd I got_________ from my friends.

A. separated　　　　 B. spared　　　　 C. lost　　　　 D. missed

答案为A。

[解析]get separated from sb.“与某人分开”；get lost“迷路”；get spared和get missed搭配不合理。译文：由于拥入了一大堆人群中，我和我的朋友被分开了。

例5、We didn't plan our art exhibition like that but it_________ very well.

A. worked out　　　　 B. tried out　　　　 C. went on　　　　 D. carried on

答案为A。

[解析]先排除B和D，因为try out(实验)，carry on(实行)与exhibition之间是被动关系；而go on虽有“进行，进展”之意，但这里强调的是计划和结果的关系，work out=turn out"(最后)显得"。译文：我们没有那样计划我们的艺术展览，但结果却很好。此题应为一表结果的短语。

例6、-Do you think the Stars 　will beat the 　Bulls?

-Yes. They have better players, so I ________them to win.

A. hope　　　 B. prefer　　　　 C. expect　　　　 D. want

答案为C。

[解析]expect“期望”，此处意思是“我希望他们赢”。hope虽然有“希望”的意思，但后面不接动词不定式作宾补。want的意思是“想”，表示个人的欲望；prefer的意思是“宁愿；更喜欢”，常构成prefer to do sth.; prefer doing sth. to doing sth.; prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.等短语。I prefer them to win.的意思是“我宁愿他们赢。”

例7、Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does ________ his boss.

A. serves　　 　B. satisfies　　　　 C. promises　　　 D. supports

答案为B。

[解析]satisfy sb.的意思是“使某人满意”。根据句意可知，Nick所做的一切都不能使他的老板满意。　

例8、-When shall we start?

-Let's ________ it at 8∶30.Is that all right?

A. set　　　 B. meet　　　　 C. make　　　 D. take

答案为C。

[解析] “make it+时间”的意思是“就定为什么时间吧”。此题译为“把出发的时间定在八点半。set意为“对时间，调时间”。

例9、His mother had thought it would be good for his character to ________ from home and earn some money on his own.

A. run away　　　 B. take away　　 C. keep away　　　 D. get away

答案为D。

[解析]on one's own“独立地”；run away from“逃跑”；take way“拿走”。get away from home的意思是“离开家”。译文：他母亲原本认为他离开家自己赚钱对锻炼他的性格有好处。

例10、-Mummy, can I put the peaches in the cupboard?

-No,dear. They don't ________ well. Put them in the fridge instead.

A. keep　　　 B. fit　　　 C. get　　　 D. last

答案为A。

[解析]根据句子中两个表示地点的名词cupboard 和fridge 可以看出，是要把peaches保存好，所以要选keep“保存”。fit的意思是“安装”；get的意思是“得到；获得”；last的意思是“持续”，后常接表示时间的词，如：last two hours持续了两小时等。

第三节 巩固练习

Direction: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer that completes the sentence.

1. I work in a business _____ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance.

A. how 　　　　　　　　　 B. which 　　　　　　　 C. where 　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

3、　 平时学习中要多读文章，提高在语境中领悟词语的能力。