12. I went to bed very late last night, _____, early the next morning.

A. or rather　　　　　　　 B. at least

C. at most　　　　　　　 　D. in a word

选A。 or rather “更确切地说”，符合上下文的意思。

11. She took the boy _____ the hand and led him _____ the zero.

A. in…by　 　B. on…at　 C. at…in　 　D. by…round

选D。take sb. by the hand “牵着某人的手”；round the zero表示“绕着0走”。

10. We _____ a pleasant journey but for the rain.

A. would have　　　　 　B. will have

C. had had　　　　　 　D. would have had

选D。 but for the rain = if it hadn’t rained为介词短语表示虚拟的含蓄的表达方式。本句表示对于过去情况的假设虚拟。

9. - Shall I go and buy two more bottles of beer?

- No, I’ve already bought twenty. That _____ be enough for us two.

A. can 　　B. may　　 C. ought to　 　D. might

选C。 ought to表示“(按常理，根据一般道理，一般情况下)理应，应当”。

8. We Chinese can work wonders, that is, we can make ____.

A. impossible possible　

B. the impossible possible

C. impossibly possible　

D. the impossible possibly

选B。 the impossible表示“不可能的事”；possible是adj.作宾补。

7. ----So you are not spending your holiday in Wuhan this year.

---No, _______.

A. everywhere in Wuhan　

B. somewhere in Wuhan

C. somewhere but in Wuhan　

D. anywhere but in Wuhan

选D。根据答语No, 我们可以推断出选D。 anywhere but in Wuhan 是 “绝对不在武汉,肯定不在武汉” 的含义。

6. The temperature can fall to －50°C. _____ is, 50°Cbelow freezing point.

A. Which　 　B. It　　　 C. This　 　D. That

选D。 That is = That is to say　 换句话说，也就是说。

5. Since then I 　　　　a member of the family and never 　　　　from them.

A. have be come; will I separate

B. have be come; I will separate

C. have been; will be separated

D. have been; I was separated

选C。以since then 为标志，此句应用现在时态。have 后应接持续性动词故不能选，become为中止性动词；never 为标志，应用倒装句。

4.---Will you please spare me a few minutes to accept my interview, Mr Yang Liwei now?

　---________. But I’ll be free this evening. Would you mind?

A. No, I don’t　　 B. Yes, with pleasure

C. I’m afraid not　 D. Yes, I’d be glad to

　 选C。根据回答可以知道回话的人委婉的拒绝了问话人的要求，此时要用C来表达。

3. Some famous singers live on the _________ from their record sales.

　A. salary　　 B. value　 C. bill　 D. income

选D。 bill(帐单，清单)显然不符合题意；value(价值)是抽象的，不能用来消费；salary(工资，薪水)是按年、月发给相关人的，而本句的record sales并不是他们的工作；income (收入，收益),通常指一个人收入所得的钱，不仅只是工资部分。结合上下文，应该选D。