21. ―Have you heard the latest news?
―No, What _________? (2007全国I)
A. is it B. is there C. are they D. are those
22. Some pre-school children go to a day-care center, _________ they learn simple games and songs. (2007全国I)
A. then B. there C. while D. where
23. The manager suggested an earlier date _________ the meeting. (2007全国I)
A. on B. for C. about D. with
24. ―It’s a long time since I saw my sister. (2007全国I)
―_________ her this weekend?
A. Why not visit B. Why not to visit C. Why not visiting D. Why don’t visit
25. ―The last one _________ pays the meal.
―Agreed! (2007全国I)
A. arrived B. arrives C. to arrive D. arriving
26. I won’t call you, _________ something unexpected happens. (2007全国I)
A. unless B. whether C. because D. while
27. ―How’s your tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful?
―It _________ be, but it is now heavily polluted. (2007全国I)
A. will B. would C. should D. must
28. We all know that, _________, the situation will get worse. (2007全国I)
A. not if dealt carefully with B. if not carefully dealt with
C. if dealt not carefully with D. not if carefully dealt with
29. I smell something _________ in the kitchen. Can I call you back in a minute? (2007全国I)
A. burning B. burnt C. being burnt D. to be burnt
30. Does this meal cost $50? I _________ something far better than this! (2007全国I)
A. prefer B. expect C. suggest D. suppose
31. Between the two generations, it is often not their age, _________ their education that causes misunderstanding. (2007全国I)
A. like B. as C. or D. but
32. I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I _________ there several years ago. (2007全国I)
A. are going B. had been C. went D. have been
33. ―Can you read the sign, sir? No smoking allowed in the lift!
―_________. (2007全国I)
A. Never mind B. Don’t mention it C. Sure, I don’t smoke D. Pardon me
34. “Goodbye, then,” she said, without even _________ from her book. (2007全国I)
A. looking down B. looking up C. looking away D. looking on
35. The flowers were so lovely that they _________ in no time. (2007全国I)
A. sold B. had been sold C. were sold D. would sell
【答案与解析】
21. A。其中的it指代the latest news。
22. D。where在此引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词a day-care center。
23. B。介词for在此表示目的，指为会议而确定日期。又如：What’s a likely date for the election? 选举13可能是哪一天? Have you fixed on a date for the wedding?你们举行婚礼的日期确定了吗?
24. A。Why not…用于提出建议时，其后只接动词原形，不接不定式或现在分词，故选A。注意不能选D，但是若D改为Why don’t you visit也可以选。
25.C。在the first, the second, the third, …, the last等结构后习惯上要接不定式作定语，又如：I’d be the first to admit I might be wrong. 我愿第一个承认我可能错了。 You are the second to make that mistake. 你是第二个犯这错误的人。
26. A。unless的意思是“除非”，又如：Don’t call me unless you need help. 除非你需要帮助否则别打电话找我。Unless you change your mind, I won’t be able to help you. 除非你改变你的想法，否则我不能帮助你。
27. C。it should be后承前省略了beautiful一词，即指应该是很美的，但由于受到了严重的污染，所以不美了。
28. B。if not carefully dealt with为if it is not carefully dealt with之省略，其意为“如果不仔细处理的话”。
29. A。表示某动作正在进行，英语用现在分词。smell something burning in the kitchen的意思是“闻到厨房里有东西在燃烧”。
30. B。expect的意思是“期待”“指望”。全句意为：这顿饭要50美元？我想花50美元所吃的东西应比这个东西好得多。
31. D。not…but…的意思是“不是……而是……”。全句意为：两代人之间引起的误解往往不是他们的(不同)年龄，而是他们所受的(不同)教育。
32. C。根据句末的several years ago可知，此处应用一般过去时。
33. D。Pardon me在此用于道歉，与I beg your pardon同义。又如：Pardon me, I suppose I should have knocked. 对不起，我想我本来应该敲门的。
34. B。look up在此用于本义，意为“向上看”“抬起头来”。
35. C。根据前面的过去式谓语were可知，后面也要用一般过去时；再根据“花”与“卖”的关系可知，此处要用被动语态，故选C。