1. “You know so much about literature. It’s a pity you failed your degree,” Harry said, “You ____ a good teacher.”
A. would have beenB. can have been
C. must beD. should have been
2. ____ scientists thought the Red Planet was as lifeless as the Moon with dust swirling over vast sandy deserts.
A. To begin with B. Beginning with
C. It was begun with D. While beginning with
3. The girl always says to her boyfriend, “I do wish you____so much.”
A. haven’t smokedB. aren’t smoking
C. didn’t smokeD. don’t smoke
4. Since 1970, millions of enthusiasts ____ a substance which they believe can remedy the common cold — Vitamin C.
A. have takenB. have been taking
C. have been takenD. have being taken
5.____ can make an immense contribution to the creation of peace and plenty in the world by taking care to understand other nations.
A. I and you and all the ordinary people
B. You and I and all the ordinary people
C. You and all the ordinary people and me
D. All the ordinary people and you and me
6. If you start as a junior bank clerk, you will have ____responsibilities connected with the handling of cheques.
A.minorB. lessC. smallD. little
7. The city postman has to go on foot, not only along streets, but also up and down stairs , as many ____ offlats have no lifts and no downstairs letter boxes.
A. flightsB. rowsC. blocksD. storeys
8. My father was a dentist in the little town all his life,and it was always taken for granted that I would take over his ____ when he retired.
A. practiceB. jobC. workD. post
9. The same can be said of factory farms, where animals are kept under very ____ conditions.
A. similarB. likelyC. closeD. like
10. There is so much terrorism that people are crying out and asking for more law and ____.
A. securityB. orderC. safetyD. protection
1. A)【句意】“约翰，你的文学知识很丰富，没拿到学位可真遗憾。”哈利说。“你本会成为一个好老师。”
【难点】failed your degree 是过去发生的行为，该句暗含这样一层意义：If you hadn’t failed your degree you would have been a good teacher.
2. A)【句意】一开始，科学家认为红行星就像月亮一样毫无生机，上面有尘土飞扬的沙漠。
【难点】to begin with 是习语搭配，意为“首先，一开始”。
3. C)【句意】这个女孩总跟男朋友说:“我真希望你不抽那么多烟。”
【难点】wish 后的that从句应使用虚拟语气，由于那个男朋友smoke是一般现在时行为，所以选didn’t smoke ,才符合语法要求。
4. B)【句意】1970年以来，数百万热心者一直在服用一种他们认为能治感冒的物质——维生素C。
【难点】与since 引导的时间状语相呼应，主句动词使用现在完成进行时。
5. B)【句意】如果用心去理解其它民族，你和我，以及所有的普通人就能够为世界和平和发展作出巨大贡献。
【难点】选项B)是四项中惟一符合英语语言习俗的词序。
6. A)【句意】如果你一开始只作银行初级职员，你在处理支票方面的责任就不大。
【难点】minor 意为“不重要的，次要的”; less意为“较少的”，是比较级;small意为“小的，小规模的”，不能修饰responsibility ;little 意为“渺小的，微不足道的，细小的”。
7. C)【句意】这位城市邮差不得不步行，不仅仅沿着大街，而且还要上下楼梯，因为许多栋楼既无电梯也无楼下信箱。
【难点】block 意为“一栋楼;街区”;flight意为“楼梯的一段，飞行”;row 意为“一行，一排，一列”;storey 意为“楼层”。
8. A)【句意】我父亲在小镇里当了一辈子牙医，人们认为我会在他退休后理所当然地接他的班。
【难点】practice 意为“(医生或律师等的)业务，开业”;job 意为“(一件)工作，活儿，零活”;post 意为“职务，职位”;work意为“工作”，是长期稳定的工作或劳动。
9. A)【句意】工厂的农场也一样，动物们被放养在相同的条件下。
【难点】similar 意为“相像的，相仿的，类似的”;likely 意为“可能的”;close 意为“接近的，近的”;like 意为“相像的，相似的”，但少用。
10. B)【句意】恐怖主义如此严重，人们都在大声疾呼制定更多的法律以带来良好的社会秩序。
【难点】order 意为“治安，秩序，顺序”;security 意为“平安，安全感”，相对于受犯罪行为或外来入侵的威胁而言;safety意为“安全，平安”，相对于危险而言;protection 意为“保护，防护”。