4．-The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.

-Don’t worry. We have already ________ two thirds of it.(四川)

A．got down　 　B．got through　 　C．given in 　　D．given away

解析：考查动词词组辨析。句意为--老板说我们只有三天的时间去完成这项工作。--不用着急，我们已经完成了三分之二。get through“完成”；get down“写下”；give in“放弃”；give away“出卖”，A、 C、D意思都不符合句意。

答案：B

3．I had just stepped out of the bathroom and was busy drying myself with a towel ________ I heard the steps.(湖南)

A．while　 　　　B．when　 　　　C．since　 　　　D．after

解析：考查连词用法。句意为：我刚从浴室里出来，正忙着用毛巾擦身子，这时我听到了脚步声，when此处是并列连词“这时”之意，其他三个无此用法。

答案：B

2．He was about halfway through his meal ________ a familiar voice came to his ears.(辽宁)

A．why 　　B．where 　　C．when　 　　D．while

解析：考查连词用法。句意为：他刚吃了一半饭，这时，一个熟悉的声音传入耳中。此处when是并列连词，意为“这时”，而while除了引导时间状语从句(从句谓语动词是延续性的)外，也可作为并列连词，表对比转折，意为“而”，A、B不符合句意。

答案：C

1．If we can ________ our present difficulties，then everything should be all right.(2007·湖北)

A．come across　 B．get over　 C．come over　 D．get off

解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意为：如果我们能克服目前的困难，……。get over 有“克服，越过”的意思，为最佳选项。come across“偶然遇见”；come over“突然感到，短暂造访”；get off“下车”。

答案：B

5．Had ________ ________ ________ ________ their help，we couldn’t have finished the work on time.要不是有他们帮忙，我们无法按时完成工作。

答案：1.driving me mad　2.has a gift for　3.bid us goodbye　4.were Professor Smith and other experts　5.it not been for

4．Present at the meeting ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________.

出席会议的有史密斯教授以及其他专家。

3．He didn’t ________ ________ ________ when he went off.

他走的时候没向我们告别。

2．He can speak four different languages fluently，and everybody thinks that he ________ ________ ________ ________ foreign languages.

他能流利地讲四种语言，大家都认为他是外语天才。

1．So much extra homework is really ________ ________ ________.

这么多额外的作业真使我发疯了。

10．I frequently quarreled with my father，although most of those ________ due to misunderstanding.

答案：1.hold out　2.keep off　3.look into　4.hand over　5.sort out　6.look down on　7.put forward　8.called in　9.giving in　10.came about