26. I like getting up early in the morning because the morning air is so good_____.

A. to be breathed　　 B. to breathe

C. breathing　　　　　 D. being breathed

[解析]选B。考查非谓语动词。在主语+be+adj. +to do结构中，用不定式的主动形式表示被动含义。

[举一反三]When the firemen got there, they found the fire difficult____ .

A. controlled　　　　 B. to be controlled

C. controlling　　　　 D. to control

[解析]选D。在find+宾语+adj. +非谓语结构中，若非谓语动词与宾语之间构成逻辑上的动宾关系，则用不定式的主动形式表示被动含义。

25. The army officer _____ his men to stand straight as the general turned up.

A. requested　　　　　　 B. advised

C. begged　　　　　　　　　 D. commanded

[解析]选D。考查动词词义辨析。request要求，需要；advise建议，beg乞求；command命令。

24. The writer was so____in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room.

A. focused　　　　　 B. centered　　　　 C. applied　　　　　 D. absorbed

[解析]选D。考查动词词义辨析。句意为：作家专心于写作，没有注意到他进入房间。be absorbed in专心于……; focus结构为focus. . . on. . . ; center常用于center on sth. ; apply常用于be applied to结构中。

23. I’ll never ____ you for what you have done to your parents.

A. forgive　　　　　　 B. apologize

C. pardon with　　　　　　　 D. forgive to

[解析]选A。考查词语辨析。根据句意应用表示“原谅某人”的单词：forgive或pardon, 这两个词都是及物动词, 故选A。

22. I ____ the same book in his hand ____ I lost yesterday.

A. spotted; that　　　 B. found; where

C. spotted; which　 D. found; as

[解析]选A。考查动词及连词的判断。句意为：在他手里我发现了昨天我丢的那本书，spot辨认出，认出；当先行词前有the same修饰时，用that或as引导定语从句，但that指的是同一个事物或人，而as指的是同一类事物或人。

21. When the spaceship was____ , I could really feel the high gravity.

A. lifting off　　　　　 B. landing

C. sending away　　 D. giving a lift

[解析]选A。考查动词词组辨析。lift off发射；land着陆；send away派遣；give a lift搭便车。

5. 能与时俱进的人才是明智的人。(ahead)

Those who can go ahead with the times are wise men.

4. 刘比第二名快2秒而获得了第一，破了去年李创的纪录。(by)

Liu came first by two seconds, breaking the record set by Li last year.

3. 我不知道我们中间是不是有人会如愿以偿呢？(wonder)

I wonder if any of us will ever get our wishes.