16. I didn’t like the story, 　　　, it’s too long, also it was written by a writer I don’t know

A. for one thing　　 B. for a thing

C. although　　　　 D. in one hand

选A。for one thing意为“一则”，其后接第一个原因，接下来的also意为“而且，再则”，其后接第二个原因。其中also也可以用for another (thing)来替代。

15. -I’m thinking of losing weight these days.

-Oh, you 　　　　be out of your mind. You’re 50 kilograms at the most!

A. will　　 B. should　　 C. may　　 D. must

选D。本题考查情态动词的用法。由下句 “you’re 50 kilograms at the most”可以推断出来，由此可知，“你还减肥，你肯定是(must be)疯了。”

14. The media can often help solve problems and draw attention 　　　　situations 　　　　help is needed.

A. in; that　　　 B. to; which

C. in; where　　　 D. to; where

选D。draw attention to 是固定词组，to作介词，后接名词、代词或动名词。where在这里引导一个地点状语从句。

13. -What should we pay more attention to if we go north in winter, Mum?

-Nothing much. Take warm clothes 　　

　 the weather is cold.

A. as long as　　　 B. now that

C. if　　　　　　 D. in case

选D。本题主要考查连接词的意义及对句子间的意义、关系的理解。as long as 意思是“只要”，表示条件；now that 意思是“既然；由于”，表示原因；if意思是“如果”，表示条件；in care意思是“以防，万一；免得”，表示条件。根据句子间的意义及关系可知本题的正确答案选D。

12. -How wise of you to come round, but why?

-　　　 　that all is right.

A. See　　　 B. To see　　

C. Seeing　　 D. For seeing

选B。单从答语上看，很难确定哪个是正确答案。若用“补全法”，联系问句，在头脑中补上省去的部分，便可知孰对孰错。问句中与答语有直接联系的部分是“but why”，它的完整意思是 “…but why have you come round”，其完整答语应是 “I’ve come round to see that all is right”。答语中省去了主、谓部分，只保留了作目的状语的不定式。由此可知正确选项是B。

11. -Mary told me she would 　　　computer studies.

　 -Really? I’ll try my best to ask her to 　　　such foolish ideas.

A. pick up; give up　　 B. put away; give up

C. give up; put away　 D. give up; pick up

选C。give up 放弃(某些行动)；put away放弃(某些相法；观点；认识等)

10. It is strongly suggested that measures 　　　

students to cheat in the exams.

A. be taken to prevent

B. be taken to forbid

C. are taken to prevent

D. are taken to forbid

选B。suggest当“建议”讲，从句应使用虚拟语气；should + 动词原形或把should 省略，由此排除C、D两项；prevent 的用法是prevent sb. from doing sth. 而forbid的用法是forbid sb. to do sth.

9. He arrived here at noon, 　　　in the day, and he went out and came back 　　　in the day.

A. late; late　　　 B. late; later

C. later; late　　　 D. later; later

选C。later 为副词，意为“后来”，come back late “回来晚了”。

8. The UN should 　　　the establishment of Iraqi government after the war, I think.

　 A. take part in　　

　 B. play a leading role in

C. play a role among

D. play a important part for

选B。本句表示的意思应该是：联合国应该在伊拉克政府重建上起领导作用。play a role in为固定搭配意为“在……中起作用。”

7. -What were you doing when I phoned you last night?

　 -I 　　　my painting and was starting to take a bath.

A. have already finished　 B. was finishing

C. had just finished　　　 D. was going to finish

选C。由“我要洗澡”可知昨天你打电话时“我刚刚画完”，“画完”在“打电话前”之前，即过去的过去，故用过去完成。