1511] Please keep _____ when I take the picture of you.

[译文] 我给你照像的时候请不要动。

　 A. still 　 B. quietly

　 C. calm 　 D. silently

[答案及简析] A。 still 不动；quietly 宁静；calm 镇静；silently不说话。

1510] His manner is _____ of a gentleman.

[译文] 他的风度是一个君子风度。

　 A. it 　 B. one

　 C. that 　 D. this

[答案及简析] C。 manner 作为风度，态度讲，一般用单数；为了不重复，用that代替。

1509] All of us are familiar _____ the atory.

[译文] 我们大家对这个故事都十分熟悉。

　 A. with 　 B. to

　 C. in 　 D. for

[答案及简析] A。 sb be familiar with… = sth. be familiar to sb.　对….熟悉，注意区别其主语的不同。

1508] ----- How do you like the recorder? ----- It cannot help _____ my spoken English and I can’t help _____ it away.

[译文] --你认为这个录音机如何？　--它不能帮助我练习口语，我忍不住要扔掉它。

　 A. improving; threw 　 B. to improve; throw

　 C. improve; throwing 　 D. improving; throwing

[答案及简析] C。 cannot help doing sth忍不住要…；can’t help (to) do sth.对…没有帮助。

1507] She hoped to earn _____ living by selling drinks.

[译文] 她希望靠卖饮料谋生。

　 A. the 　 B. /

　 C. her 　 D. an

[答案及简析] C。 earn / make one’s living = earn / make a living谋生。　

1506] The patient was warned _____ oily food after the operation.

[译文] 病人被告之手术后不要吃油腻的东西。

　 A. to eat not 　 B. eating not

　 C. not to eat 　 D. not eating

[答案及简析] C。 warn sb. not to do sth. 警告某人不要做某事。

1505] The slaves here _____ from Africa loved their music.

[译文] 从非洲带来的奴隶喜欢他们自己的音乐。

　 A. came 　 B. taken

　 C. brought 　 D. fetched

[答案及简析] C。 从什么地方带来，动词要用bring。

1504] He prefers _____ books at home rather than _____ TV.

[译文] 他宁愿在家里看书也不愿看电视。

　 A. to read; to watch 　 B. reading; watching

　 C. to read; watch 　 D. reading; to watch

[答案及简析] C。 prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 句型，"宁愿…而不愿…"。

1503] I _____ go out tonight, if you don’t mind.

[译文] 如果你不介意的话，我不愿今晚出去。

　 A. would not rather 　 B. would rather not

　 C. would not rather to 　 D. would rather not to

[答案及简析] B。 would rather的否定形式是将否定词放在后面。

1502] They stood there talking with each other for half an hour, and then _____.

[译文] 他们站在那儿谈了半个小时，然后分别了。

　 A. parting 　 B. to part

　 C. parted 　 D. divided

[答案及简析] C。 此句是一个并列句，该用并列的谓语动词作谓语。