2020] There is a life ____ of happiness.

[译文] 这是一个缺乏幸福的生活。

　 A. filled 　 B. blind

　 C. empty 　 D. free

[答案及简析] C。 be empty of缺乏…;be blind to; be filled with…, be free from…。

2019] They considered Paris _____ of the country.

[译文] 他们认为巴黎是这个国家的大脑和心脏。

　 A. the brain and the heart 　 B. a brain and heart

　 C. a brain and a heart 　 D. the brain and heart

[答案及简析] D。 and连接的短语指的是一个事物，后面不用冠词。

2018] _____ can you expect to get a pay rise.

[译文] 只有努力工作，你才有希望提高你的工资。

　 A. With hard work 　 B. Although work hard

　 C. Only with hard work 　 D. Now that he works hard

[答案及简析] C。 only引导的状语在句首，句子要部分倒装。

2017] When I opened the door, a parcle on the floor _____ my eye.

[译文] 我走进房屋，地上的一个包裹吸引住我的眼睛。

　 A. met 　 B. caught

　 C. drew 　 D. attracted

[答案及简析] B。 catch 这儿是吸引的意思。

2016] _____ 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否定词在句首句子要倒装。

2015] He is blind _____ his mistake in the composition.

[译文] 他对自己作文中的错误视而不见。

　 A. in 　 B. of

　 C. to 　 D. about

[答案及简析] C。 be blind to对…视而不见。

2014] A lot of people here, _____, John, would rather have coffee.

[译文] 这儿的许多人像约翰一样，喜欢喝咖啡。

　 A. like that 　 B. such as

　 C. for example 　 D. as though

[答案及简析] C。 such as是列举；for example只举一个例子。

2013] Not only _____ polluted, but _____ crowded.

[译文] 城市不仅仅是被污染了，而且街上也拥挤。

　 A. was the city; were the streets 　 B. the city was; the streets were

　 C. was the city; the streets were 　 D. the city was; were the streets

[答案及简析] C。 not only… but also…引导的并列句，前面的分句要倒装，而后面的不倒装。

2012] ----- What’s happened o my library books? ----- _____.

[译文] --你借的图书馆的书怎么了？　　--我也不知道怎么了。

　 A. I’ve no idea 　 B. You borrowed them from the library

　 C. You bought them yesterday 　 D. Thay are about long life

[答案及简析] A。 情景英语，B, C是废话；D不符合逻辑；A表示“我不知道书怎么了”。

2011] A folk group was formed to demand that the bus company ____ its unfair____.

[译文] 一个民间组织成立了，要求公共汽车公司改变它的不公正的作法。

　 A. changed; pracitce 　 B. change; practices

　 C. to change; practice 　 D. be changed; practices

[答案及简析] B。 demand后面的从句要用虚拟语气；practice此处的意思是：作法，惯例。