16. Our teacher is always busy preparing lessons

until 11 o’clock at night, 　　　　we students have gone to sleep.

A. that time　　　 B. by which time

C. by that time　 　　D. which time

选B。句意为“我们的老师总是忙着备课到晚上11点钟，那时我们已经睡了”。by意为“到……时(为止)”，which time 指代 “11 o’clock at night’。

15. The news 　　　　is spreading around the airport is 　　　　a heavy storm is coming.

A. what; /　　　 B. that; that

C. /; that　　　　 D. that; which

选B。本题主要考查从句中连接词语的用法。同位语从句及表语从句中的连接词that虽然没有任何意思，也不充当任何成分，但一般不能省略，因此本题答案选B。

14. He is taller than he 　　　　.

A. used　　　　 B. used to be

C. used to　　　 D. used to do

选B。学生在做该题时，极易选择C，原因是为了避免重复已经出现的动词，以不定式to来代替整个不定式结构，而正确的答案是B。如果在省略的动词不定式结构中含有be, have或have been，通常保留be, have been。又如：

-Are you o holidays?　 -你在度假吗？

-No, but I’d like to be. -不是，但我倒愿意。

13. If you stand here, you’ll get a better 　　　of the river.

　　 A. sight　　 B. view　 C. scene　 D. scenery

选B。意思是“假如你站在这里，会对河流看得更清楚”。view在此处意为“视野”。

12. Let’s keep to the point, or we 　　any decisions.

A. will never reach　　 B. have never reached

C. never reach　　　 D. never reached

选A。前一个分句是祈使句，后一个分句的谓语动词要用一般将来时，表示将要发生的事情。

11. -　　 　do you like the film tonight?

　 -Better than 　　　.

A. How; expected　　　 B. What; expected

C. How; to expect　　　 D. What; to expected

选A。How do you like sth. 认为某事如何； than expected 为than it is expected的省略式，意为“比预期的……”。

10. On the contrary, I think it is Truman, 　　　you, 　

　　 　to blame.

A. more than; are　　　 B. less than; who are

C. rather than; that is　　 D. rather than; is

选C。本题为一强调句式，所以第二空必须用who 或that 引导一个从句，因而可排除A项和D项；rather than 意为“而不是”。

9. SARS is an illness that can result in death unless left 　　　in time.

　　 A. to treat　　 B. treating

　　 C. treated　　　 D. treat

选C。本句中的treat 充当主语补足语，且与主语SARS之间为被动关系，故应选择过去分词。

8. It knowledge is power, 　　　Sir Francis Bacon wrote in 1579, 　　　perhaps creativity ca be described as the ability to use that power.

A. what; and　　　 B. as; then

C. which; and　　　 D. that; then

选B。as意为“像”，引起状语从句；由句子意义可知，then为“那么”之意。

7. I think you must be mistaken about seeing him at the theatre; I’m sure he 　　　　abroad all week.

　 A. is　　 B. was　　 C. has been　 D. had been

选C。用现在完成时表示影响或结果，他整个星期都在国外，所以“你说你在剧院见到他，你一定是搞错了。”