Question

Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the USA today. Thousands of books __1__this begin with __2__ that start with the words "how to". Many of "how to " books __3__ advice on careers. They tell you how to __4__ a career and how to __5__ it. If you fail, __6__, you can buy a book called How to Turn Failure into Success. If you never make any money __7__, you need a book called How to Live on Nothing.

One of the most popular types of books is one that __8__ you with personal problems. If you are unhappy with your __9__, you can read How to Love Every Minute of Your Life. If you are tired of books on __10__, you may prefer a book called How to Make Yourself Sad.

Many of these books help people use their __11__ time better. Some people __12__ books which will give them __13__ information about sports, hobbies and travel. __14__ people use their free time to make __15__ and improvements on their homes. They like books which given __16__ instructions on how to repair things.

__17__ have "how to" books become so __18__? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more problems to __19__. "How to" books help people __20__ modern life.

1.A. as    B. like     C. of       D. about

2.A. books      B. sentences    C. words D. titles

3.A. give B. take    C. follow      D. suggest

4.A. pick B. search C. find    D. choose

5.A. get into   B. take part into     C. succeed in D. fail in

6.A. however B. but      C. besides     D. otherwise

7.A. for all     B. in all   C. at all D. all too

8.A. gets B. helps   C. does    D. deals

9.A. book       B. study  C. work   D. life

10.A. sadness  B. happiness   C. anger  D. violence

11.A. free       B. busy   C. working     D. meaningful

12.A. lose       B. sell     C. use    D. want

13.A. little      B. much  C. useful D. useless

14.A. Other    B. Others C. The other   D. The others

15.A. money   B. fun     C. cleaning     D. repairs

16.A. one-by one   B. step-by-step       C. little-by-little     D. day-by-day

17.A. Why     B. How   C. When  D. Where

18.A. good     B. little   C. popular      D. bad

19.A. answer  B. do      C. work out    D. solve

20.A. go away with       B. deal with    C. take with    D. fight with

Answer 1

1-5BDADC 6-10ACBDB 11-15ADCBD 16-20BACDB 

解析:

1. B。“像……一样”应该是like。

2. D。从定语从句的意思可以看出，此空应填入titles（标题）。

3. A。书应该是“给出”建议。

4. D。从前面句子的意思来看，这种“how to ” books能告诉我们“选择”职业。

5. C。这种书能告诉我们怎样择业和怎样成为一名成功者。

6. A。从前后两句的意思来看，应该是表示转折，而且又有逗号隔开。

7. C。此句是否定句，所以用at all来加强语气。

8. B。从其后面的 with personal problems可以看出，应该是help somebody with something。

9. D。从空缺处后面的you can read How to Love Every Minute of Your Life可以看出，这里应该是如果对“生活”不愉快的话。就去读How to Love Every Minute of Your Life。

10. B。从you may prefer a book called How to Make Yourself Sad可以看出，此空应该是表示“快乐”的意思。

11. A。从下一句中的sports, hobbies and travel可以判断出，有许多书帮助人们更好的利用他们的“业余”时间。

12. D。“买”有关体育、嗜好、旅游等方面的书。

13. C。提供“有用的”信息(from www.nmet168.com)。

14. B。前一句是some，后面当然要用other，因为这里的 people是表示泛指的。

15. D。从and后的improvements可以判断出，此空应该是指房屋的“维修”。

16. B。从句意来看，人们喜欢就怎样维修给出“一步一步”说明的书。

17. A。从下一句中的because应该受到启发。

18. C。从文章前面的意思可以看出，这种 “how to” books是“流行的”。

19. D。problem只能是solve(from www.nmet168.com)。

20. B。这种“how to” books能帮助人们“应付”现代生活。