9．Milu deer，a species with large horns，which used to be ________ in China long ago，is a rare animal nowadays.

A．ordinary　　　 　　　　　　　 B．common

C．popular　　　 　　　　　　　 D．usual

答案与解析：B　common强调平凡或时常发生而不特别。ordinary是依照一般标准来判断，侧重“平淡无奇”；popular“流行的”；usual强调符合个人习惯或规章制度。

8．-What a beautiful day!

-Yes，it's ________ that I'd like to take a walk.

A．such nice weather　 　　　　 B．so a nice weather

C．such a nice weather　 　　 D．so nice weather

答案与解析：A　weather为不可数名词，不能与不定冠词连用，排除B、C两项；so用于修饰形容词或副词，such用于修饰名词，故A项正确。

7．-The tree is so tall.

-Yes.It ________ nearly 20 metres.

A．measures　　　 　　　　　　 B．is measured

C．measure　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．to be measured

答案与解析：A　measure此处意为“量起来……”，为不及物动词，后接量的结果，不用于被动语态或进行时态。

6．We can't ________ on having good weather for the outing.

A．evaluate　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．calculate

C．predict　 　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．conclude

答案与解析：B　题意：我们不要指望旅游时会有好天气。calculate on/upon为固定搭配，意为“指望……”。

5．The board are discussing the possible ________ they can take of the present economic situation.

A．notice　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．advantage

C．use　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．best

答案与解析：B　本题实则考查take advantage of短语的用法。该结构中advantage提至前面充当discuss的宾语，advantage后为定语从句。

4．__________ he didn't help me with my work.Instead，just __________.

A In a way; in my way

B．On a way; on the way

C．In the way; on the way

D．By the way; on my way

答案与解析：A　in a way“在某种程度上”；in one's way“挡道；挡路”均为固定搭配。

3．After more than ten minutes' break，the speaker________the story from where he left off.

A．kept on　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．went on

C．made up　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．took up

答案：D

2．He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his

________ was seen at its best when he worked with others.

A．advantage　　　 　　　　　　 B．appearance

C．qualification　 　　　　　　 D．character

答案与解析：D　考查名词词义辨析。句意为：他证明了自己是一个真正的绅士，他的人格魅力在与他人合作时表现得最佳。advantage 优点，长处；appearance 外表，外貌；qualification 资格；character 品质，性格。

1．Our game of basketball ________.We had been playing for about half an hour when it started to rain heavily.

A．has interrupted　 　　　　　　 B．had interrupted

C．was interrupted　 　　　　　 D．had been interrupted

答案与解析：C　game与interrupt 构成被动关系，排除A、B项，由后句可知事情发生在过去，用一般过去时。