1. He didn’t make _________ clear when and where the meeting would be held. (2007天津卷)
A. this B. that C. it D. these
2. ― Could you turn the TV down a little bit?
― _________. Is it disturbing you? (2007天津卷)
A. Take it easy. B. I’m sorry. C. Not a bit D. It depends
3. I wanted to catch _________ early train, but couldn’t get _________ ride to the station. (2007天津卷)
A. an, the B. /, the C. an, / D. the, a
4. _________ fire, all exits must be kept clear. (2007天津卷)
A. In place of B. Instead of C. In case of D. In spite of
5. Hardly could he _________ this amount of work in such a short time. (2007天津卷)
A. get through B. get off C. get into D. get down
6. The glass doors have taken the place of the wooden ones at the entrance, _________ in the natural light during the day. (2007天津卷)
A. to let B. letting C. let D. having let
7. Lucy has _________ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university. (2007天津卷)
A. acquired B. finished C. concluded D. achieved
8. It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life _________ we’ve actually had that lesson. (2007天津卷)
A. until B. after C. since D. when
9. A new _________ bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago. (2007天津卷)
A. normal B. usual C. regular D. common
10. ― I apologize for not being able to join you for dinner.
― _________. We’ll get together later. (2007天津卷)
A. Go ahead B. Not to worry C. That’s right D. Don’t mention it
11. Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity _________ sight matters more than hearing. (2007天津卷)
A. when B. whose C. which D. where
12. One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help cover my living _________. (2007天津卷)
A. bills B. expenses C. prices D. charges
13. If Newton lived today, he would be surprised by what _________ in science and technology. (2007天津卷)
A. had discovered B. had been discovered C. has discovered D. has been discovered
14. The final score of the basketball match was 93-94. We were only _________ beaten. (2007天津卷)
A. nearly B. slightly C. narrowly D. lightly
15. The seaside here draws a lot of tourists every summer. Warm sunshine and soft sands make _________ it is. (2007天津卷)
A. what B. which C. how D. where
【答案与解析】
1. C。it为形式宾语，句子真正的宾语是when and where the meeting would be held。
2. B。根据上下文语境可知，空格处应填一个表示道歉的用语。
3. D。第一空填定冠词，表特指；第二空填不定冠词，get [have] a ride指搭车。
4. C。比较：in place of意为“代替”，instead of意为“取代”“而不是”，in case of意为“万一”，in spite of意为“尽管”。根据句意，选C最佳。句中的clear为形容词，意思是“无阻塞的”“无障碍的”，如： Wait until the road is clear (of traffic) before crossing. 等路上无车辆来往时，再穿过马路。题干的意思是：为防止发生火灾，所有出口必须清空。
5. A。get through主要有两个用法：(1)做完，用完，吃完，看完：There’s a lot of work to get through. 有很多工作要做。He has got through all his money. 他的钱全用完了。I must get through the book before Saturday. 我必须在星期六以前看完这本书。(2)通过(考试)，接通(电话)，度过(时间)：Did you get through your driving test?你的驾驶测验通过了吗? I tried to telephone you but couldn’t get through. 我设法给你打电话，但打不通。
6. B。此处用现在分词表示结果。又如：It rained heavily, causing severe flooding in that place. 大雨滂沱，造成了那个地方洪水泛滥。
7. D。表示实现目标、取得成绩等，用动词achieve。
8. A。until的意思是“直到……时”“在……之前”，如：We always have to wait until the last customer has left. 我们总得等着最后一位顾客离去。
9. C。根据常识，公交车通常是往返于某一固定的线路，故选regular最合适。
10. B。not to worry 为口语惯用语，其意为“别担心”“咱们不必发愁”，如：We’ve missed the train, but not to worry, there’s another one in ten minutes. 我们没赶上火车。
11. D。where引导定语从句，修饰先行词activity。句意为：那些失聪的成功舞蹈演员们认为，舞蹈是一种让人看胜过让人听的活动。
12. B。living expenses意为“生活开支”“生活开销”。
13. D。此题可用排除法来做。根据what与discover的关系可知，此处应用被动语态，即指被发现的东西，故可排除选项A和C；由于句子使用了虚拟语气， 所以此题的迷惑性很大，许多考生会误选B。其实，由于句中的虚拟语气是对现的情况进行假设（注意句中的today），而且“在科学和技术方面所取得的发现”指的是现在的事实，而非假设，所以此处要用现在完成时，而不能用过去完成时。
14. C。副词narrowly在此表示“勉强地”，又如：He narrowly escaped being run over. 他差点儿被车压死。 The proposal to change the rules was narrowly defeated by 201 votes to 196. 建议改变规则的提议以196票对201票的微弱差额被否决了。本题句意：篮球赛的最后比分是93比94。我们以微弱的劣势输掉了比赛。
15. C。how在此表方式，其后的it指前面提到的情况。全句意为：这儿的海滨每年夏天都要吸引许许多多的游客，这都是这儿温暖的阳光和柔软的沙滩的功劳。