21. ―Thank you for joining in our conversation tonight. (2007四川卷)
―_________ .
A. It’s my duty B. It’s all right
C. It’s my pleasure D. It’s nice to say so
22. How about taking _________ short break? I want to make _________ call. (2007四川卷)
A. the; a B. a; the
C. the; the D. a; a
23. When you get the paper back, pay special attention to what _________. (2007四川卷)
A. have marked B. have been marked
C. had marked D. had been marked
24. ― What does the sign over there read?
―“No person _________ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette，cigar or pipe in this area.” (2007四川卷)
A. will B. may
C. shall D. must
25. Some students often listen to music _________ classes to refresh themselves. (2007四川卷)
A. between B. among
C. over D. during
26. Peter received a letter just now _________ his grandma would come to see him soon. (2007四川卷)
A. said B. says
C. saying D. to say
27. It is reported that two schools, _________ are being built in my hometown, will open next year. (2007四川卷)
A. they both B. which both
C. both of them D. both of which
28. Mum _________ to us, “Be quiet! Your little sister’s sleeping.” (2007四川卷)
A. whispered B. shouted
C. explained D. replied
29. I’d like to study law at university _________ my cousin prefers geography. (2007四川卷)
A. though B. as
C. while D. for
30. ―Did you see a man in black pass by just now?
―No, sir. I _________ a newspaper. (2007四川卷)
A. read B. was reading
C. would read D. am reading
31. Of the two coats, I’d choose the _________ one to spare some money for a book. (2007四川卷)
A. cheapest B. cheaper
C. more expensive D. most expensive
32. Little joy can equal _________ of a surprising ending when you read stories. (2007四川卷)
A. that B. those
C. any D. some
33. It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly _________ my friend. (2007四川卷)
A. turn out B. bring out
C. call out D. pick out
34. ―Dad! Tom’s broken a glass!
― _________. Accidents will happen. (2007四川卷)
A. No way B. Doesn’t matter
C. No trouble at all D. Don’t mention it
35. The flowers his friend gave him will die unless _________ every day. (2007四川卷)
A. watered B. watering
B. water D. to water
【答案与解析】
21. C。It’s my pleasure用于回答感谢，也可说成It’s a pleasure. / A pleasure. / (It was) my pleasure. / Pleasure was all mine.等。如：A：Thank you for helping me. 谢谢你帮了我。B：It’s my pleasure. 别客气。
22. D。两空均填不定冠词，因为take [have] a break和make a call这两个短语中，break和call均为可数名词，其前应有不定冠词。
23. B。此题可用排除法来做。根据what与mark的关系可知，此处应用被动语态，即指注意被批改的地方，故可排除选项A和C；再根据句中的祈使句可知空格处不能填过去完成时，即可排除D。
24. C。shall在陈述句中用于第二人称和第三人称时，可表示说话者的允诺、告诫、威胁、命令、规定、必然性等，如：You shall suffer for this. 你会为此事吃苦头的。(表威胁) Tell him that he shall have the book tomorrow. 告诉他这本书明天给他。(表允诺) Persons under 18 shall not be employed in night work．不满18岁的人不得雇佣干夜间工作。(表规定)
25. A。between classes意为“课间”，即每两节课之间。类似的还有between meals，其意指每两餐饭之间。
26. C。此处用现在分词表伴随，又如：A card came yesterday saying Sue will arrive tomorrow. 昨天收到的明信片上说，休明天到。Alan received a telegram saying his father was ill. 埃伦收到一封电报，说是他父亲生病了。
27. D。both of which are being built in my hometown为非限制性定语从句，其中的which指代前面的two schools。
28. A。根据引号内妈妈所说的话――“安静！你的小妹妹在睡觉”，可推知答案选whisper(低声说、耳语)最佳。
29. C。while用作连词时，表示对比，其意为“而”，又如： Prices are rising sharply, while incomes are lagging far behind. 物价飞涨而收入却远远落后。 Air is a fluid but not a liquid, while water is both a fluid and a liquid. 空气是流体不是液体，而水是流体也是液体。
30. B。由于我刚才“正在看报”(was reading a newspaper)，所以没有看到有人经过。根据语境，显然只有B最佳。
31. B。因是两者比较，故用比较级，可将答案锁定在B和C之间；再根据句意，排除C。
32. A。that在此用作替代词，替代the joy。
33. D。pick out有两个主要用法：(1)选择，挑选：Pick out the books you like best. 把你最喜欢的书挑出来。I’ve picked out the bad potatoes from the basket. 我已人 篮子里把烂土豆拣了出来。(2)找出，分辨出：Can you pick out my sister in this crowd? 你能在这群人找出我妹妹吗?
34. B。Doesn’t matter为It doesn’t matter之省略，其意为“没关系”。
35. A。因“花”与“浇水”之间为被动关系，所以选过去分词。其实，unless watered可视为unless they are watered之省略。类似的还有：Unless changed. this law will make life difficult for farmers. 这项法令除非进行修改，否则将给农民的生活造成困难。