1491] Our homework needs ______ on Fridays.

[译文] 我们的家庭作业每周五需要被检查。

　 A. checking 　 B. to be checked

　 C. being checking 　 D. A or B

[答案及简析] D。 need表示需要的时候，后面既可以跟动名词的主动形式，又可以跟不定式的被动形式。

1490] _____ do we go for picnic.

[译文] 我们很少去野餐。

　 A. Sometimes 　 B. Certainly　

　 C. Seldom 　 D. Once

[答案及简析] C。 seldom 位于句首，句子要部分倒装。

1489] Although he had a disease of the brain which _____, he decided to continue _____ his research and his writing.

[译文] 虽然他大脑的疾病越来越糟，他还是决定继续研究和写作。

　 A. was getting worse; with 　 B. got bad; for

　 C. is getting bad; to 　 D. get worse; at

[答案及简析] A。 get worse 越来越糟；continue with sth.继续干某事。

1488] ----- Would you go swimming with us?　　----- I _____, but I must finish my homework first.

[译文] --和我们一道去游泳好吗？　　--我倒愿意去，但我得先完成作业再说。

　 A. would love 　 B. would love to

　 C. would love it 　 D. would love so

[答案及简析] B。 省略句，省略了相同部分，留下不定式符号。

1487] The readings in the paper is rather difficult, but the girl _____ read it over and got the general idea.

[译文] 报上的东西很难，但这个姑娘却读通了它还了解了其大意。

　 A. succeeded in 　 B. tried to

　 C. managed to　　 D. failed to

[答案及简析] C。 manage to do sth. 设法做成了某事。

1486] I have always _____ to China, and now my dream has _____.

[译文] 我经常梦到到中国去，现在我的梦想终于实现了。

　 A. dream coming; come true 　 B. dreamt of coming; come true

　 C. dreamed to come; realized 　 D. dreamed coming; realizing

[答案及简析] B。 dream of梦到…； come true….实现。

1485] I could manage _____ the machine _____ again.

[译文] 我使机器又发动起来了。

　 A. to get; run 　 B. getting; running

　 C. to get; running 　 D. getting; to run

[答案及简析] C。 manage 后面只能跟不定式作宾语；get 后面既可以跟不定式又可以跟动名词。

1484] He is looking forward to ____ what is happening over there.

[译文] 他向前看，想看到那边发生什么事了。

　 A. see 　 B. seeing

　 C. seen 　 D. sees

[答案及简析] A。 look forward向前看，　后面跟不定式表示目的状语。

1483] The examination turned _____ to be very easy.

[译文] 这次考试后来发现是非常容易的。

　 A. on 　 B. in

　 C. off 　 D. out

[答案及简析] D。 turn out 结果是…。

1482] Mr Brown expressed his hope that he would look forward _____ the city and _____ the people there once more.

[译文] 布朗先生表达了他的希望，他想再一次参观这个城市和看望那里的人们。

　 A. to visiting; seeing 　 B. to visit; see

　 C. visiting; to see 　 D. to visit; seeing

[答案及简析] A。 look forward to中的to是介词，后面跟动名词，　and后面是并列的宾语。