9. The fire ____ for half an hour before the fire fighters arrived.

A. had put out　　　　 B. was put out

C. had been out　　　　 D. had broken out

[解析]选C be out"火熄灭”，表示状态。

8. -- Hello, Mary. I've got a girlfriend.　 -- What's she like?

-- ____.

A. I don't know　　 B. She's like her mother, not father

C. She likes music　 D. Not had! Quite pretty

[解析]选D表外表给人的印象。

7. In our ____ life, English is ____ used.

A. everyday; wide　　 B. everyday; widely

C. every day; wide　　 D. every day; widely

[解析]选B everyday“日常的，每天的”；widely“广泛地”。

6. The wolf said in a ____ voice and the scholar felt ____.

A. frightening; frightened　 B. frightened; frightened

C. frightened; frightening　 D. frightening; frightening

[解析]选A frightening“令人害怕”；frightened“感

到害怕”。

5. He was about to tell me the secret ____ someone patted him on the shoulder.

A. as　 B. until　　　 C. while　　　 D. when

[解析]选D "when"表示“就在这时，突然”。

4. At the ____news, all the women present burst out crying.

A. unexpecting　　　　　 B. disappointing

C. disappointed　　　　　 D. interesting

[解析]选B联系语境，所有在场的妇女都哭了，因此为disappointing"令人失望的(消息)”。

3. At school, what he enjoys ____ football.

A. playing　 B. to play　 C. is playing　 D. played

[解析]选C what he enjoys为主语从句，谓语动词为be，表语为playing football。不要误以为playing是enjoy的宾语而误选A。

2. Little ____ what others think.

A. does he care about　　　 B. care he about

C. about he eared　　　　 D. about cared he

[解析]选A little为否定副词，置于句首时，句子使用部分倒装。

1. -- David has made great progress recently.

　 -- ____, and ____.

　 A. So he has; so have you　 B. So has he; so have you

　 C. So he has; so you have　 D. So has he; so you have

[解析]选A　 答句中的he指David，不倒装。“So have you” 意为“你也一样(取得了进步)”。

5. -- You seem to show interest in cooking.

-- ____? On the contrary, I'm tired of it.

A. Really　 B. Pardon　 C. OK　　 D. What

(CCABD)

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