21. ―Did you have a good time in Thailand last week?
―______. It was too hot. (2008辽宁卷)
A. Not really B. Yes, why not C. Oh, great really D. You’re right
22. Peter ______ be really difficult at times even though he’s a nice person in general. (2008辽宁卷)
A. shall B. should C. can D. must
23. We first met on a train in 2000. We both felt immediately that we ______ each other for years. (2008辽宁卷)
A. knew B. have known C. had known D. know
24. My neighbor asked me to go for ______ walk, but I don’t think I’ve got ______ energy. (2008辽宁卷)
A. a; 不填 B. the; the C. 不填; the D. a; the
25. You have to be a fairly good speaker to ______ listeners’ interest for over an hour. (2008辽宁卷)
A. hold B. make C. improve D. receive
26. ―Could you tell me how to get to Victoria Street?
―Victoria Street? ______ is where the Grand Theatre is. (2008辽宁卷)
A. Such B. There C. That D. This
27. He was busy writing a story, only ______ once in a while to smoke a cigarette. (2008辽宁卷)
A. to stop B. stopping C. to have slopped D. having stopped
28. ______ hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off this loaf of bread. (2008辽宁卷)
A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Wherever D. However
29. ―Have you got any job offers?
―No. I ______. (2008辽宁卷)
A. waited B. had been waiting C. have waited D. am waiting
30. It looks like the weather is changing for ______. Shall we stick to your plan? (2008辽宁卷)
A. the worse B. worse C. the worst D. worst
31. Please remain ______; the winner of the prize will be announced soon. (2008辽宁卷)
A. seating B. seated C. to seat D. to be seated
32. I used to love that film ______ I was a child, but I don’t feel it that way any more. (2008辽宁卷)
A. once B. when C. since D. although
33. I like Mr. Miner’s speech; it was clear and ______ the point. (2008辽宁卷)
A. at B. on C. to D. of
34. ―My name is Jonathan. Shall I spell it for you?
―______. (2008辽宁卷)
A. If you don’t mind B. Not at all C. take it easy D. Nice to meet you
35. Bill wasn’t happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and ______. (2008辽宁卷)
A. I was neither B. neither was I C. I was either D. either was I
【答案与解析】
21. A。Not really表示轻微的否定，意为“不很……”。
22. C。can表示推测时通常只用于否定句或疑问句，很少用于肯定句。但有两种情况是例外(即可用于肯定句)：一是表示纯理论上的可能性，二是表示“有时”，如：Accidents can arise from carelessness. 意外事件可能疏忽而引起。Living in a big city can be very lonely. 在大城市里生活有时会很孤寂。
23. C。根据主句中的felt可知，其后的宾语从句应用过去时态，故可排除B和D；再根据语境和句中的for years可知用过去完成时比用一般过去时更佳。
24. D。go for a walk为固定表达，意为“去散步”；have got the energy意为“有精力”。
25. A。hold one’s interest为习语，意为“引起某人的兴趣”。
26. C。that在此表远指，又如：That day we visited an old house. That’s where he spent his last years. 那天我们去参观了一座老房子，那就是他去世前几年他住的地方。这类句式如果改用this，则表近指，如：This is where the river is deepest. 这是河流的最深处。 This is where we change from car to bus. 这就是我们从小汽车换乘公共汽车的地方。
27. B。only doing sth与only to do sth均可表示结果，其区别是：后接现在分词往往表示一种自然的合乎逻辑的结果，而后接不定式往往表示一种出乎意料的或令人失望的结果。如： He went out of the room with few clothes on, only feeling rather cold. 他出去时衣穿得很少，渐渐地感到有些冷了。I arrived at the shop only to find I’d left all my money at home. 我到商店却发现钱全放在家里。
28. D。however在此引导让步状语从句，相当于no matter how。又如：However [No matter] much he eats, he never gets fat. 无论他吃多少, 他都不发胖。However [No matter] short the journey is, you always get something to eat on this airline. 不管航程多么短，这一班机上都有些吃的。
29. D。句首的No表明现在还没有找到工作，所以空格处应用现在进行时，表示现在还在等待job offer。
30. A。change for the worse为固定搭配，意为“恶化”“变糟”。句中的change是动词，但有时也可以是名词，如：The doctor told the nurse to call him if there was a positive change for the worse. 医生告诉护士，如病人病情明显恶化，就马上叫他。
31. B。remain seated意为“坐着不动”。又如：Please remain seated. 请不要站起来。 Passengers are requested to remain seated till the aircraft stops. 在飞机停稳前请乘客不要离开座位。
32. B。比较四个选项，只有填when句子意思最通顺。句意为：我小时候很喜欢那部电话，但现在我不那样喜欢了。
33. C。to the point为固定短语，意为“中肯的”“恰当的”，如：His speech was short and to the point. 他的讲话简明中肯。
34. A。if you don’t mind为口语惯用语，用于委婉地提出请求，意为：要是你不介意的话; 要是你不反对的话。如：Another coffee, if you don’t mind. 如果你不介意的话，我还想要杯咖啡。I’ll have a smoke if you don’t mind. 要是你不介意我想抽抽烟。
35. B。因and前面是一个否定式，所此处要用neither was I来表示“我也一样”。