1.All the arrangements should have been completed prior __________ our departure.
A.in
B.to
C.by
D.before
答案:B
【譯文】在離開之前,應當把一切準備好。
【解析】本題考查固定搭配:prior to,在……之前。
2.I am considering __________ my job as I′m not getting on well with my boss.
A.changing
B.to change
C.changed
D.to be changed
答案:A
【譯文】我正在考慮換工作,因為我和老板關系不太好。
【解析】本題考查動詞consider的用法。consider后面接動名詞做賓語。因此A為正確答案,又如:We are COnsidering learning a foreign language(我們正在考慮學一門外語)。
3.We have __________ to the government for a home improvement loan.
A.arranged
B.approached
C.applied
D.appointed
答案:C
【譯文】我們已經(jīng)向政府申請了改善住房的貸款。
【解析】本題考查動詞詞義辨析及用法。apply for……,“申請”,中間插入to the government指向誰申請,因此C最符合題意。arrange for…,安排好……;appoint as…,被任命為……;approach,接近,靠近。
4.Do you feel like __________ today?
A.having something eaten
B.having something to eat
C.to have something eaten
D.to have something to eat
答案:B
【譯文】今天想吃點什么?
【解析】本題考查feel like的用法。feel like doing sth.…,想要……,如:I don’t feel like eating just now(我現(xiàn)在不想吃)。have something to eat,吃點東西。因此B為正確答案。
5.I believe that every crime, __________ the circumstance,should be severely punished.
A.in spite of
B.because of
C.instead of
D.on account of
答案:A
【譯文】 我認為任何一種犯罪,在任何情況下,都應當受到嚴重的懲罰。
【解析】本題考查短語辨析。in spite of,不管,不顧,如:He went out in spite of the rain(盡管下雨,他仍然外出)。本題的意思是不管在什么情況下,都要嚴懲,因此A符合題意。because of,由于,因為;instead of,替代;on account of,由于,因為。