8. ___ those colleges students come to see the old man who has no son or daughter.  They find he grows weaker ___                       

A Year after year; year by year        B Year by year ; year after year

C Year after year; year after year        D Year by year ; year by year

9 The factory is now facing great difficulties.________ of manpower is the chief cause.  

  A shortage   B short   C For shortage   D Because being short

10 I think good use must be __ of the information from abroad to get our product sales increased.                               

A taken  B made   C brought   D put

11 ---Are you going to Landon for a holiday ?   ----_______________.                           

  A That all depends    B that’s nothing   C It doesn’t matter    D If you like

12 It was not until dark __ he found __he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.                              

A that; what   B that; that   C when; that   D when ;that

13 ____________ six o’clock ___________the accident happened.           

  A It’s at ,when   B It was at ,when  C It was at, that   D It was ,that

14 AT the beginning ,collect ____________                    

  A as stamps many as possible  B as stamps possible as you can

  C as much stamps as possible  D as many stamps as possible

15 ___________ loud he shouted ,nobody listened to him.              

  A Though   B Although  C. no matter  D No matter how

16 There is _________ books in the school library.                 

  A different kinds of  B many  C a variety of   D a lot of

17 I found a _____ of socks in the bedroom but they don`t make a pair.          

A couple  B pair   C dozen    D sum  

18 Victor doesn’t have __ sense of ____ humour. If you joke with him ,he may get very angry.

  A the ;the   B a; the   C a; /     D / ; /                  

19 Those who frequently come to visit the Science Museum are _____ middle school students.

  A most   B mostly   C almost   D most of                 

20 This is not a match .We’re playing chess just for __________            

  A habit   B hobby   C fun    D game

21 Mr. Johnson is mild in _________.He never shouts even when he is very angry.     

  A condition   B nature   C quality   D character

22 The conference has been held to discuss the effects of tourism _____the wildlife in the area.

   A in    B on    C at    D with

23 I really appreciate _______ to relax with you on this nice island.           

  A to have had time  B having time  C to have time  D to having time       

24 Education_____ white settlers only in Australia in the past. The natives could not go to school .                              

A intended for  B was intended for  C intended to  D was intended to    

25 His daughter is always shy in _____ and she never dares to make a speech to______  

  A the public; the public  B public; public  C the public; public  D public; the public

26 He’s known ____ everyone____ a fair judge.                  

  A by; for   B to; by   C to; as   D with ;for

27 The trees ______ last year ____ very well.                    

A planted; are growing         B were planted; grow 

C grown; are planting         D grew; grow

28 I’ll be back ______and I’ll start working as soon as I’m back.             

A. as possible as I can  B as soon as possible  C. as quickly as I can   D as fast as possible

29 I don’t skate now, but I _______ when I was a kid.                 

A used to   B am used to it   C used    D used to do 

30 Our headteacher is very kind and friendly ____ us but he is also very strict____ us.    

A with; to   B to; to   C to; with  D with; with

疑难突破

2. create, invent, discover, find, find out

create主要意思是“创造”,即产生出新的东西,其对象往往是精神上的,如艺术、文学作品中的人物以及新的科学领域等,也可创造出新的具体事物。名词:creation创造;creator 创造者。

invent 主要意思是“发明”,也是产生出前所未有的东西,但其对象往往是物质性的。名词:invention发明;inventor发明者。

discover 主要意思是“发现”,其对象是一直存在但以往未被人们了解的东西,如元素、地域或客观规律等。名词:discovery发现;discoverer发现者。

find主要指发现、找到丢失的东西或人;“发现;看到;感到”。

find out “查明真相;弄清”,同义词为make sure。

(1)The idea that God ____ the world is wrong. (2)Thomas Edison____ the first small electric lamp.

(3)They never ______ how to open the box. (4)I was surprised when I ______ you in the bus.

(5)Did you ______ the book you lost? (6)Please ______ who broke into the house last night.

典例剖析

[例1] (2005年春季北京,28)We asked John and Jerry, but ______ of them could offer a satisfactory explanation.   A. either  B. none  C. both  D. neither

[例2] (2005年春季北京,31)I can’t see any coffee in this cupboard.______?

A. Has it all been finished   B. Was it all finished  C. Has it all finished  D. Did it all finish

[例3] (2004年上海,41)______ snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest.

A. Not only they brought B. Not only did they bring C. Not only brought they D. Not only they did bring

[例4] (2004年广西,29)When we plan our vacation, mother often offers______ suggestions.

A. careful  B. practical  C. effective  D.  acceptable

巩固练习:

1 Radioactive matter is dangerous to work with because it has a bad effect ____the blood. 

   A to   B for    C in   D on

2  How much a person can earn at this work depends ____ his skill.         

A to   B at    C on    D in

3  This school is quite _____ teachers, so it has to engage teachers here and there.    

A lack of   B short of    C lack for    D short for

4 We’ve got to be ___and buy only what we can afford.               

A real   B actual   C practical   D true

5 In _____when he was in ______,he went to the south to seek his fortune.         

A the 1980s;his twenties  B the 1980s;the twenties  C 1980s;twenties   D 1980s; the twenties

6 Do you mind if I ______ the mistake in your composition?             

A pick up  B pick out  C point out   D put out

7 These clothes must be ______ to dry without sunshine after it`s washed.        

A hanged up   B hanging up   C hang up   D hung up

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