1508] ----- How do you like the recorder? ----- It cannot help _____ my spoken English and I can’t help _____ it away.
[译文] --你认为这个录音机如何？ --它不能帮助我练习口语，我忍不住要扔掉它。
A. improving; threw B. to improve; throw
C. improve; throwing D. improving; throwing
[答案及简析] C。 cannot help doing sth忍不住要…；can’t help (to) do sth.对…没有帮助。
1507] She hoped to earn _____ living by selling drinks.
[译文] 她希望靠卖饮料谋生。
A. the B. /
C. her D. an
[答案及简析] C。 earn / make one’s living = earn / make a living谋生。
1506] The patient was warned _____ oily food after the operation.
[译文] 病人被告之手术后不要吃油腻的东西。
A. to eat not B. eating not
C. not to eat D. not eating
[答案及简析] C。 warn sb. not to do sth. 警告某人不要做某事。
1505] The slaves here _____ from Africa loved their music.
[译文] 从非洲带来的奴隶喜欢他们自己的音乐。
A. came B. taken
C. brought D. fetched
[答案及简析] C。 从什么地方带来，动词要用bring。
1504] He prefers _____ books at home rather than _____ TV.
[译文] 他宁愿在家里看书也不愿看电视。
A. to read; to watch B. reading; watching
C. to read; watch D. reading; to watch
[答案及简析] C。 prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. 句型，"宁愿…而不愿…"。
1503] I _____ go out tonight, if you don’t mind.
[译文] 如果你不介意的话，我不愿今晚出去。
A. would not rather B. would rather not
C. would not rather to D. would rather not to
[答案及简析] B。 would rather的否定形式是将否定词放在后面。
1502] They stood there talking with each other for half an hour, and then _____.
[译文] 他们站在那儿谈了半个小时，然后分别了。
A. parting B. to part
C. parted D. divided
[答案及简析] C。 此句是一个并列句，该用并列的谓语动词作谓语。
1501] I like to hear the songs _____ by Micheal Jackson.
[译文] 我喜欢听Micheal Jackson唱的这首歌。
A. sing B. sang
C. sung D. singing
[答案及简析] C。 过去分词作宾补，表示被动。
1500] His _____ debts are $1,000.
[译文] 他的债务总共1,000美元。
A. total B. totals
C. totalled D. to total
[答案及简析] A total是形容词，修饰后面的名词debts。
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1499] I expect my workmate _____ easier _____.
[译文] 我期望和我的同事一起工作轻松一些。
A. fairly; to work with B. a bit; to work
C. rather; to work with D. even; to be worked with
[答案及简析] C。 rather, a bit都可以修饰第一空后的形容词；to work with和一道工作。