7. You can go now ______ you don't mind changing planes in New York.
A.provided
B.except
C.in case
D.until
A B C D
A
8. Tom got very angry when he realized he ______.
A.was being made fun of
B.is made fun of
C.had made fun of
D.has been made fun of
A B C D
A
[解析] 考生只要知道make fun of sb. 意思是“愚弄某人”,就可以很快明白Tom是“被人愚弄的”,可以排除选项C。根据时态一致的原则,选项B也可以被排除。根据句意,D项也讲得通,但时态错了,has应为had。从而确定选项A为正确答案。
9. By the end of this term, we ______ the textbook.
A.finish
B.have finished
C.will finish
D.will have finished
A B C D
D
[解析] By the end of...:截至……末,是将来完成时的标志。故选D。
10. He will pass two milestones ______, that is, he will receive his master's degree and find a challenging job.
A.long ago
B.not long ago
C.before long
D.long before
A B C D
C
[解析] long ago:很久以前;not long ago:不久之前;before long:不久之后;long before意同long ago,表示“很久以前”,一般用于过去完成时中。故选C。
11. ______ he succeeded in doing his experiment.
A.At the end
B.By the end
C.In the end
D.Till the last
A B C D
C
12. Franklin's ability to learn from observations and experience ______ greatly to his success in public life.
A.contributed
B.owed
C.attached
D.revealed
A B C D
A
13. We shall not discuss the question at the meeting ______ we have enough time.
A.if
B.unless
C.while
D.when
A B C D
B
14. Such ______ the case, there are no grounds to justify your complaints.
A.being
B.is
C.was
D.to be
A B C D
A
15. He has planned to ______ some money every month so that he can buy a house in the future.
A.set aside
B.set up
C.set in
D.set along
A B C D
A
[解析] set aside意思是“(为某种目的)留出,节省出”,正符合上下文意思。set up意思是“建立、创办;安装、供应”。set in意思是“(坏天气、疾病等)开始来临”。set along意思是“把……沿……排列,放置”。
16. Not once ______ your sentence correctly.
A.you have copied
B.have you copied
C.did you have copied
D.have you been copied
A B C D
B
17. No agreement was reached ______ how much we must pay.
A.up to
B.thanks to
C.as to
D.due to
A B C D
C
18. The old lady used to sit ______ the theatre so that she could see the performance clearly.
A.in front of
B.in the front of
C.before
D.behind
A B C D
B
19. The secretary searched for hours, but ______ be found.
A.everywhere the missing papers could not
B.nowhere could the missing papers
C.nowhere the missing papers could
D.anywhere could the missing papers
A B C D
B
20. All the afternoon he worked in his room with the door ______.
A.to lock
B.locking
C.locked
D.lock
A B C D
C
21. I didn't go to the party last night, because ______ I changed my mind.
A.on a second thought
B.on second thought
C.by second thought
D.on the second thought
A B C D
A
22. Will you come back to your hometown ______ Christmas?
A.at
B.on
C.in
D.on the
A B C D
A
23. Let's put the matter to the vote and not waste our time arguing about it, ______?
A.shall we
B.can we
C.may I
D.will you
A B C D
A
24. Linda ______ you have been allowed to join the team.
A.and
B.as well as
C.together with
D.like
A B C D
A
25. He kept silent, so I couldn't know ______ he agreed ______ not.
A.if; or
B.whether; or
C.either; or
D.neither; nor
A B C D
B
26. By the time you get to Greenwich you ______ the most historic parts of London.
A.will be seeing
B.will see
C.are going to see
D.will have seen
A B C D
D
27. ______ more than one hundred elements are known, only twenty-five of them are common and important.
A.Because
B.Although
C.If
D.Whether
A B C D
B
28. ______ nothing to talk about, he said good-bye and went out of the room.
A.There was
B.There being
C.Being
D.There been
A B C D
B
[解析] 分词独立结构的形式较多,其中之一就是“there+being+其他成分”这种结构,放在句首,表示原因。如:There being no customers, they-closed the store. (= Because there were no customers...)因为没有顾客,他们的店就关了门。
29. The new building ______ all the other buildings in the town.