460] -----How do you find your visitor to the museum ? -----I thoroughly enjoyed it, it was ______ than I expected.

[译文] --参观博物馆你觉得如何？　　--很好的，甚至比我期望的还要有趣。

　 A. far more interesting 　 B. even more interesting

　 C. so more interesting 　 D. a lot much interesting

[答案及简析] B。 even修饰比较级，表示强调，译为"甚至"。

459] I hadn’t expected James to apologize but I had hoped _____ me.

[译文] 我没有期望James向我道歉，但我希望他会给我打电话。

　 A. him calling 　 B. that he would call

　 C. him to call 　 D. that he call

[答案及简析] B。 用expect, hope,wish等词的过去完成时态表示原打算做什么。

458] Soon John came to a house _____ must be Kate’s .

[译文] 很快约翰就来到他认为是Kate的家。

　 A. where he thought 　 B. which he thought

　 C. he thought it 　 D. where he thought which

[答案及简析] B。 he thought是插入语。

457] the patient’s progress was encouraging as he could ______ get out of bed without help.

[译文] 病人的好转是令人鼓舞的，他几乎能够不要任何帮助就能下床了。

　 A. nearly 　 B. only

　 C. hardly 　 D. badly

[答案及简析] A。 副词用法。

456] The library needs ______, but it will have to wait until Sunday.

[译文] 图书馆需要打扫了，但得要等到星期天。

　 A. cleaning 　 B. be cleaned

　 C. clean 　 D. being cleaned

[答案及简析] A。 need实意动词，表示"需要"时一般用动名词的主动形式表示被动意思。

455] Tony is coming with _____ boys.

[译文] Tony打算和其他两个男孩一道来。

　 A. little two other 　 B. two little other

　 C. two other little 　 D. little other two

[答案及简析] C。 多个形容词的排列顺序问题。参见本站项关于法部分。

454] There is ______ word in the dictionary.

[译文] 在词典中没有这样一个词。

　 A. no such 　 B. not a such

　 C. no such a 　 D. not such

[答案及简析] A。 no, such都是形容词作定语。

453] The teacher asked us to put weekends ______ good use.

[译文] 老师要求我们充分利用周末。

　 A. with 　 B. in

　 C. for 　 D. to

[答案及简析] D。 固定搭配，put sth. into good use充分利用。

452] ______ the two oceans the Pacific is ______.

[译文] 在这两个大洋中，太平洋是最大的一个。

　 A. In; the larger 　 B. For, larger

　 C. Of; larger 　 D. Of; the larger

[答案及简析] D。 在比较级中有具体的数目时要用介词of。

451] Only when _____ the painting _____ decide whether the painting is worth buying.

[译文] 只有当他看到这幅画，他才能决定是否值得买它。

　 A. he sees, he can 　 B. does he see, can he

　 C. he sees, can he 　 D. sees he, he can

[答案及简析] C。 only引导的状语在句首，主句要部分倒装。