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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4. -- What you said at the meeting hurt me badly!

-- Sorry. But ____.

A. I didn't mean it　　　 B. I didn't mean to

C. I don't mean it　　　　 D. I don't mean to

3. -- I'm sorry for stepping on your foot?　 -- ____.

A. It's OK　　　　　　　 B. You are welcome

C. It's your fault　　　　 D. Never you mind

2. -- Do you like a house with no garden?

-- ____. But anyhow, it's better to have one than none.

A. Not a bit　　　　　　 B. Not a little

C. Not really　　　　　　 D. Not specially

1. -- ____ I didn't hear you clearly. It's too noisy here.

-- I was saying that the party was great.

A. Repeat.　　　　　　　 B. Once again.

C. Sorry?　　　　　　　　 D. So what?