1. John plays football _______, if not better than, David.

　A. as well　　　　　　 B. as well as

　C. so well　　　　　　 D. so well as

　[解析] 该句补充完整即为John plays football as well as David, if he doesn’t play better than David。

　答案：B

14. The Emperor took the officials to see the wonderful cloth, the old minister _______.

　A. included　　　　　　 B. include

　C. including　　　　　　 D. being included

　[解析] sb./sth. included = including sb./sth.　 答案：A

13. He became a success at the ______ of health.

　A. price　B. worth　C.cost　D. pay

　[解析]cost有“(欲得某物而付出的)代价”的意思( = that which is needed, used, given to obtain sth. )at the cost of = at the loss of丧失、牺牲。　 答案：C

12. They poured the milk which _______ into the sea.

　A. was gone bad　　　　 B. had gone bad

　　C. had gone badly　D. has been polluted　 　答案：B

11. We began _______ the importance of learning English.

　　A. to realize　　　　　　 B. realizing

　　C. to know of　　　　　 D. knowing

　[解析] begin/start to do/doing无大区别。但下列情况需用不定式。l)(be) beginning/starting to do; 2) begin/start to realize, understand, know, etc.(表心理、精神活动的动词)；3)当主语不是人时，多用不定式。　 答案：A

9. In front of her was Professor White, _______ of the physics department in the State University.

　A. head　B. a head　C. one head　D. an head

　[解析]作宾语、表语、补语及同位语，表示正式或独一无二的头衔、职位时，大多不用冠词。　　 答案：A

　l0. _______ we got to the station, the train had already left.

　A. By the time　B. In time

　C. On time　　D. During the time　　 答案：A

8. They agreed _______ the date for the next meeting.

　A. with　B. to　C. on　D. in

　[解析] agree on /about = reach a harmonious understanding about对…取得一致得意见/达成共识；而agree with ( sb. or sb.’s opinion ) = have the same view as sb.与某人有相同的看法；agree to (a plan, suggestion, proposal, etc. ) = give consent to答应、接受、采纳(计划、建议、提议等)；agree in = regard with favor 对……表示赞成，如：I agree in what you say.

　答案：C

7. -Are you feeling better today?

　　-No. I’m feeling _______ better today.

　A. not　B. no　C. any　D. much

　[解析] no, much均可修饰比较级，no = not any。 　　答案：B

6. What is the man _______ you were talking just now?

　A. with whose father　B. with his father

　C. with whose　　D. to who ‘ s father　 答案：A

5. He seems ______ books on politics.

　A. to enjoy to read　　B. being able to enjoy

　C. to enjoy reading　　　　 D. that he enjoys reading

　[解析] sb. seems to do sth.; It seems that…; enjoy doing sth.

　答案：C