1338] _____ they keep the water clean. ____ they make the tank look much prettier.
[译文] 首先他们使水保持清洁，其次他们使水箱更好看些。
A. For; And B. For one thing; And
C. For; Also D. For one thing; Also
[答案及简析] D。 for one thing….also….常用句型，"一则…再则…；首先…其次…"
1337] ----- Tom was bron in the USA but studied in England; now he worksin China. ----- ______.
[译文] --Tom出生在美国，学习在英国，现在工作在中国。 --John也是如此。
A. So was John B. So did John
C. So John did D. So it is with John
[答案及简析] D。 so it is with sb. / sth. 表示某人也是如此。该句够专门用于不同类型的动词。
1336] They arrived early _____ as to get a good seat.
[译文] 他们到得很早，想找个好位子。
A. such B. so
C. too D. very
[答案及简析] B。 so as to do sth. 不定式短语表示目的。
1335] My sister _____ here by now, for she took the early train.
[译文] 我姐姐现在理应该到了，她赶的早班火车。
A. could have arrived B. must have arrived
C. ought to arrive D. ought to have arrived
[答案及简析] D。 情态动词加上完成时态，表示对过去的推测。
1334] The girl was so _____ that she let out a _____ cry.
[译文] 这个姑娘吓坏了，发出了一声令人害怕的叫声。
A. frightening; frightened B. frightened; frightened
C. frightening; frightening D. frightened; frightening
[答案及简析] D。 过去分词表示状态；现在分词表示特征。
1333] The boy went gambling today. _____, he ran _____all his money.
[译文] 今天这个男孩出去赌博，更糟糕的是，他输光了他所有的钱。
A. Bad still; out B. Worse still; out of
C. Still bad; out D. Worse still; of
[答案及简析] B。 Worse still 更糟糕；ruan out of用光…
1332] Let’s _____ the problem at this moment; we’ll come back to it later.
[译文] 此刻不谈这个问题，稍候回头再谈。
A. settle B. stop
C. put D. leave
[答案及简析] D。 leave这儿是放过的意思。
1331] It was necessary that he _____ here every Sunday.
[译文] 他有必要每周星期天到这来。
A. came B. come
C. comes D. must come
[答案及简析] B。 在该句型中，从句里要用虚拟语气。
1330] The plane is just ______.
[译文] 飞机马上就要起飞了。
A. to start B. about to start
C. for start D. to starting
[答案及简析] B。 be just about to do sth.马上就要做什么。
1329] The students are listening to the teacher with their books _____.
[译文] 学生们在听老师讲课，他们的书关着的。
A. closed B. close
C. opening D. being opened
[答案及简析] A。 复合结构，closed过去分词，表示状态。