3．A。turn good political leader或become/make a good political leader“成为一名好的政治领导”。

2．A。following“在……之后”。句意：演讲完之后，将留出12分钟供大家讨论。

1．C。句意：北京作为中国的首都而闻名，而杭州则以西湖出名。北京是中国的首都，用as；杭州因西湖而闻名，用for。

15．(2010·吉林省高三模拟)We are discussing the most ______ way of heating this building in winter.

A. economic　 　　　　　　　 B. economical

C. economist　 　　　　　　 D. economy

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14．He practised his English day and night and ______ the competition at last.

A. beat　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. won

C. get　 　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. defeated

13．______ to our surprise, he went over all his notes in such a short time, ______ for the next day’s examination.

A. Very; preparing　　　　　　　　 B. Much; prepared

C. Greatly; to be prepared　　　　　 D. Rather; being prepared

12．-Shall I offer you a hand right now, Julia?

-Definitely. Such a lot of work is ______ I could manage myself.

A. less than　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rather than

C. more than　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. no more than

11．Mary wanted to travel around the world all by herself, but her parents did not ______ her to do so.

A. forbid　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. allow

C. follow　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ask

10．China, which has the largest population of the world, joined the WTO last week, ______ 15 years of talks.

A. to end　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ended

C. ending　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ends

9．-Your job ______ open for your return.

-Thanks.

A. will be kept　 　　　　　　　　 B. will keep

C. had kept　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had been kept