1810] The thing that _____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.

[译文] 要紧的事不是你是否失败，而是你尝试没有。

　 A. cares 　 B. matters

　 C. considers 　 D. minds

[答案及简析] B。 动词用法辨析，matter 表示要紧。

1809] ----- What do you think of the book? 　　　----- _____.

[译文] --你认为这本书如何？　　　--值得一读。

　 A. The book is worth reading 　 B. It is worth reading the book

　 C. You are worth reading 　 D. You are worth to read

[答案及简析] A。 此句是征求评价性的意见的句式，当然就得用评价的话语回答。

1808] The price of this washing machine has been increased _____ 15%.

[译文] 这种洗衣机的价格已经涨了百分之一十五。

　 A. in 　 B. about

　 C. to 　 D. by

[答案及简析] D。 增加了多少介词用by；增加到多少用介词to。

1807] The train arrived at _____ 8 o’clock, neither earlier nor later.

[译文] 火车正好八点钟到达，不早也不晚。

　 A. properly 　 B. exactly

　 C. almost 　 D. nearly

[答案及简析] B。 此题由neiter earlier nor later解题，表示正好用exactly。

1806] They neededd some more hands to do the work, _____they?

[译文] 他们需要更多的人手去做这项工作，是吗？

　 A. didn’t 　 B. neededn’t

　 C. mustn’t 　 D. needn’t

[答案及简析] A。 need事实意动词，在反意疑问句中应该用助动词do。

1805] My father _____ in a university.

[译文] 我父亲在一所大学里搞研究工作。

　 A. takes a research 　 B. does a research

　 C. takes research 　 D. does research

[答案及简析] D。 搞研究工作的短语是do / make research。

1804] Groups of _____ and _____ are eating and _____ at the foot of the hill.

[译文] 一群羊和鹿在小山脚下吃草和绿叶。

　 A. sheep; deer; grass; leaves 　 B. sheeps; deers; grass; leaves　

　 C. sheep; deer; grass; leaf 　 D. sheeps; deers; grasses; leaves

[答案及简析] A。 名词单复数问题，sheep, deer 单复数同形；grass不可数名词；leaf的复数是leaves。

1803] I’m looking for the curtain that can _____ the carpets in my rooms.

[译文] 我在找能和我家地毯相配的窗帘。

　 A. suit 　 B. match

　 C. fit 　 D. suitable

[答案及简析] B。 suit 值的是满足某人需要的合适；fit 指大小，尺寸，形状的适合；match指颜色，设计，式样与其他物品配套。

1802] Although they meet with difficulties, I hear that they’ve succeeded _____.

[译文] 尽管他们遇到了许多困难，我听说他们毕竟成功了。

　 A. in all 　 B. after all

　 C. above all 　 D. first of all

[答案及简析] B。 短语辨析，in all 总共；above all尤其是；first of all首先；after all毕竟。

1801] Boy students are not allowed to _____ long hair in our school.

[译文] 在我们学校男学生不允许留长头发。

　 A. dress 　 B. wear

　 C. leave 　 D. grow

[答案及简析] B。 动词辨析，wear才有留发的意思。