1048] They grow many beatiful flowers, _____ will be sold in big cities in spring.
[译文] 他们种植了很多美丽的鲜花，这些花春天将在大城市里销售。
A. and they B. but they
C. they D. that
[答案及简析] A。 并列句用that引导。
1047] Have you heard the news _____ she’s failed the English exam again?
[译文] 你听到这个消息没有？她英语考试又没及格。
A. which B. that
C. if D. whether
[答案及简析] B。 在同位语从句中如果不差成分用that引导。
1046] Although Linda tried hard in the exam, she did _____ than her brother.
[译文] 尽管Linda在考试中尽了最大努力，她还是比哥哥差得多。
A. more badly B. much better
C. much badly D. much worse
[答案及简析] D。 根据题意该用比较级，much修饰比较级。
1045] The manuscript(手稿) ______ the 8th century.
[译文] 这部手稿追溯到公元八世纪。
A. date from B. is dated from
C. dates back to D. go back in time to
[答案及简析] C。 date from = date back to 追溯到，一般不用被动语态，谈论的是客观事物多用一般现在时。
1044] He prefers _____ indoors _____ out this afternoon.
[译文] 他今天下午喜欢呆在屋内而不喜欢到外面去。
A. to stay; to go B. staying; to going
C. staying; to go D. to stay; to going
[答案及简析] B。 prefer doing sth. to doing sth. "比较喜欢做什么，而不太喜欢做什么。"
1043] The building _____ north dates from 1884.
[译文] 朝北的那个建筑物始建于1884年。
A. faces B. to face
C. facing D. faced
[答案及简析] C。 现在分词短语作定语，表示状态，伴随等。
1042] He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of _____ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.
[译文] 他付给这小孩十美元擦窗子，大部分至少一年没擦了。
A. which B. these
C. those D. that
[答案及简析] A。 非限制性的定语从句，用which引导。
1041] ----- Would you please go with us to do some shopping? ----- ______.
[译文] --愿意和我们一道去逛商店吗？ -- 愿意。
A. Yes, I’d like B. Yes, I’d prefer
C. No, I don’t want D. Yes, I’d love to
[答案及简析] D。 I’d love to 后面省略了go with you ，但要保留to。
1040] It is our secret that he telephones to me _____ at 8 p.m. every Saturday.
[译文] 他每周六上午八点给我打电话，这是我们的秘密。
A. regularly B. mainly
C. freely D. immediately
[答案及简析] A。 regularly 有规律地，常规地；mainly 主要地；freely自由地；immediately立即。
1039] The weather turned out to be very good, _____ was more than we could expect.
[译文] 天气证明是很好，比我们想象的还好一些。
A. what B. that
C. if D. which
[答案及简析] D。 非限制性的定语从句，用which引导。