20. ---- How did the boss pay you?

　 ---- As a rule, we were paid ________.

A. by hours　　　 　　B. by an hour　　 　　C. by the hour　　　　 D. by hour　

提示：从句子中具体语境全面来考虑，同时多回忆介词by的特殊用法。

19. He works with his brain most of _______ day all ______ year round.

A. a; a　　　　 　　B. the; the　　　　　 　C. /; /　　　　 　　　D. the ;a

提示：主要考查冠词的用法。

18. We _______ to repair the machine, now it works very well.

A. tried　　　　　 B. did our best　　 　　C. tried our best　　　 　D. managed

提示：从答案及语境入手，周密考虑。

17. To get into the habit of smoking means ________ one’s own life short.

A. to make　　　　 B. makes　　　　 　　C. making　　　　　　 D. make

提示：英语学习中比较注重结构的对称性。

16. They have to _______ the custom that people _______ each other the best luck.

A. obey; wish　　　 B. follow; make　　　 C. carry out; hope　　 　D. follow; kiss

提示：第一空考查固定用法，第二空侧重动词的特殊结构考查。

15. The polluted air damaged the trees along _______ side of this street.

A. either　　　　 　B. both　　　　　　　 　C. all　　　　　　　　 D. any

提示：题干及答案双结合来找突破口。

14. ---- I saw Jim at the meeting yesterday.

　 ---- Did you? I think he ______ have attended, for he is an expert.

A. needn’t　　　 　B. mustn’t　　　　　 　C. shouldn’t　　　　　 　D. couldn’t

提示：仔细分析句子语境，多揣测，广泛思考，同时结合答案以求突破。

13. It was _________ the way he said it__________ what he said that made her displeased.

A. very; that　　　 B. such; that　　　　 C. more; than　　　　　 D. of; that

提示：固定结构的特殊用法考查，仔细从题干入手。

12. Ten years had passed. I found she had _________.

A. a little white hair　　 B. a few white hairs　　 C. many white hair　　 D. much white hair

提示：注重平时学习中个别单词的特殊用法考查。

11. I had go to shop after shop to change the large note because the fruit seller had used up_______.

A. all his change　　 B. all changes　　　 C. the whole changes　　　 D. all his changes

提示：注意平时的单词记忆：单词的特殊意思考查。