1.A。表示时间、地点、称呼等的名词常直接用作定语,修饰另一名 词。如:afternoon tea(下午茶);evening school(夜校); country life(乡村生活);winter sleep(冬眠)。另外,表示类别、用途、材料、功能、来源等的名词也常直接用作定语。如: government office(政府办公室);history lesson(历史课);women drivers(女司机);shoe store(鞋店);tooth brush(牙刷);meeting room(会议室)等。

100. She was so ill because of overwork that she had to leave her work half-done to ask for ____.

　　 A. a three day sick leave

　　 B. three-days sick leaves

　　 C. a sick leave of three days　　　

　　 D. three-day sick leaves

答案及简析：

99. ____ people have come to realize the importance of learning English. Now they go to various sorts of schools to take up English courses of one kind or another.

　　 A. Hundred and thousand

　　 B. One hundred and thousand of

　　 C. A large amount of　

　　 D. Hundreds of thousands of

98. The airport is ____ from my hometown.

　　 A. two hour’s ride　　　　　　　　 B. two hours’ ride

　　 C. two hour ride　　　　　 D. two hours ride

97. You have missed ____ “n” in your spelling of ____ word “government”.

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

96. I remember the writer lives in ____ west, so we should head ____ west.

　　 A. the; the 　　　　 B. the; /　　 C. /; the　　　　　　 D. /; /　

95. She arrived here by ____ way of Hong Kong. In ____ way her health is much improved, but she still doesn’t feel well.

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

94. Could you do me ____ favor to turn on the light?

　　 A. a　　　　　　 　　　 B. the　　　　　　　 C./　　　　　　　　　　 D. some

93. - I hear the workers in his factory are paid by ____ week.

　　 - Correct, and most of them get about 400 yuan ____ week.

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

92. - What was Mary once?

　　 - She was ____ professor of medicine before she turned ____ writer.

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