4. Prisons in some countries are short of staff, ____ means each prison officer is overworked and underpaid.

　A. whichB. thatC. whatD. it

3. The traveler lost his way in the woods, and ____ made things worse was that it was getting dark.

　A. thatB. whatC. whichD. as

2. His income ____ in the past ten years.

　A. has been doubleB. has doubled

　C. has been doubledD. doubled

1. -Excuse me!

　- ____

　-How can I get to the nearest post office?

　A. Yes?B. That's OK.C. What's wrong?D. Pardon?

5. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ____ get out.(NMET 1997)

　A. had toB. wouldC. couldD. was able to

　[点拨]选D。这里was able to相当于managed to,强调过去成功地做了某事。

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　Ⅰ. 单项选择

4. The tourist industry has ____ a variety of jobs. (上海1998)

　A. inventedB. developedC. discoveredD. created

　[点拨]选D。根据句意“旅游业已经创造大量就业机会。”得知，created是最佳答案。

3. The new research team was led by the ____ engineer. (上海1998)

　A. mainB. majorC. chiefD. primary

　[点拨]选C。chief engineer意为“总工程师”，chief强调地位最高，其它选项无此用法。

2. It is good for elderly people to be ____ involved in community service. (上海2002春)

　A. honestlyB. patientlyC. eagerlyD. actively

　[点拨]选D。根据句意“积极参加社区活动对老年人很有益的”得知，actively是最佳答案。honestly诚实地，patiently耐心地，eagerly热切地。

1. The house rent is expensive. I've got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying ____ here. (上海2003)

　A. as three times much

　B. as much three times

　C. much as three times

　D. three times as much

　[点拨]选D。倍数词three times(twice, double...)应放在比较结构as...as的最前边。

10. We were all surprised when he made it clear that he ____ office soon. (MET1993)

　A. leavesB. would leaveC. leftD. had left

　(Keys: 1-5 BAAAA 6-10 ADBBB)

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