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him on the shoulder. A. as B. until C. while D. when 答案與解析 D 此題考查的是句式 be about to do when 連用,表示 “正要做某事,這時 ……” 。 2. We finally managed to ________ the mittee39。s approval of our plans. A. secure B. arouse C. acquire D. exert 答案與解析 A secure與 acquire 均有 “得到 ”的含義,但 secure (= succeed in getting sth. for which there is a great demand)“獲得 (所需之物 )”。 acquire“獲得;求得 ”,尤其指由于自己的努力、能力、技術(shù)而使原有的東西變得更多,并表示一經(jīng)求得,即成永久的所有物。如: The boy has acquired a little knowledge of geography.(這個男孩已得到一點地理知識。 )根據(jù)題意應(yīng)用 secure。 3. Great changes, ________, have taken place in our country these years. A. general speaking B. speaking general C. generally speaking D. speak generally 答案與解析 C generally speaking 為分詞的固定結(jié)構(gòu),在句中作插入語,故 C 項正確。 4. The store had to ________ a number of clerks because sales were down. A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down 答案與解析 B lay off“(暫時 )解雇 ”; lay out“安排;布置 ”; lay aside“儲存 ”; lay down“放下;規(guī)定 ”。 5. They said the problem was in the engine, ________ was just what I ________. A. that。 had inspected B. which。 had hoped C. which。 had suspected D. that。 had suspected 答案與解析 C 本題考查 which 引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句和動詞的詞義和詞形的區(qū)別。inspect“視察 ”; suspect“懷疑 ”; hope“希望 ”,由語法和詞義區(qū)別可知 C 項為正確答案。 6. Mr. Smith decided to hire a teacher to ________ his son in English. A. teach B. introduce C. instruct D. direct 答案與解析 C instruct sb. in sth.“在某方面指導(dǎo)某人 ”,為固定搭配。 teach 用于 “teach sb. sth.”結(jié)構(gòu); introduce“介紹 ”; direct“指引;指示 ”。 7. ________ her shyness, Mary was nearly a perfect girl. A. Aside from B. Besides C. In addition to D. As well as 答案與解析 A