9. Old as he was, he_______to accept new ways of doing things and make friends with the young.

A. was afraid　　 B. refused

C. hated　　　　　 D. was ready

8. -Which of those paintings was painted by the famous artist?

-________.

A. No one　 　　　B. None

C. Nothing　　 　　　D. Neither

7. Soapy tried to become good when he remembered his dear mother, ________ sent to prison at last.

A. having been　　　　　 B. only to be

C. being　　　　　　　 　　D. was

6. We shall_______no efforts to make our country a more powerful one.

A. try　　　 B. spare　　 C. save　　 D. give

5. ______ the past, the village is much more beautiful.

A. Comparing with　　　　 B. Compared to

C. Comparing to　　　　　 D. Compared with

4. Not once have we gone to the cinema, for we have_______homework to do.

A. very much　　　　　 B. too much

C. too many　　　　　 D. much too

3. The villagers are expecting a new school　　 _______ soon.

A. to build up　　　　　 B. to set up

C. to be set up　　　　　　 D. to be put up

2. I won’t drive in this street during rush hours, ________ it becomes very crowded.

A. when　　 B. where　 C. which　 D. what

1. What makes a study scientific, of course, the nature of the things with which it is concerned but the method by which it deals with these things. “it” here refers to_______.

A. a study　　 B. nature　 C. what　 D. method

1．That’s all right. 没关系。2．whom是of的介宾。3．make sure that...确保……。4．wish后可加双宾语。where引起地点状语从句．6．只有D使上下文语义通顺。7．wish表“愿望”，后面为虚拟语气。8．other than除了。9．只用一个冠词，“红白相映的花”。10．表“依靠”用depend on。11．to find it, 不定式做目的状语。12．otherwise不然的话。13．should have (seen him) 本应该(见到他)。14．won’t dofor...不适合……用。15．be fit to drink适于饮用。16．used to，可以用used提问。17．这种情况要用单数的谓语动词。18．look throueh查看，turn in上交。19．put ... to为常用搭配．20．bet。结构，可以表示安捧、意图等，在题中不一定非要看作将来时。