I bought a jasmine（茉莉花） plant for my office. When I bought it I was told it would bloom （開花） and the 1./swi:t/smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two 2.(month), and every day I looked at it, but there weren’t any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to3.(I) friend Linda.

One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers4. (surprise) me. I reached out5. touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn’t help smelling them. Surrounded by the pleasant smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly u6. something.

Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom, regretfully, I gave it7.. In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be p8. and let things happen.

Last Sunday Linda told me that she would go abroad the next week. 9./b??f?:(r)/ she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned/learnt that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am 10.(slow) learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.

1.sweet 2.months 3.my 4.surprised 5.to 6.understood 7.away 8.patient 9.Before 10.slowly 【解析】本文主要講述了我買了一株茉莉花，并等著花香四溢。但是兩個月后，還是沒開花，也沒有花香。于是，我就把它送給了我的一位朋友。后來，我去另外一個朋友的辦公室時，我...

—I think reading is important for us.Do you agree ________ me?

—Yes，you're right.

A. on B. with C. to D. of

B 【解析】句意：——我認為閱讀對我們很重要，你同意我的觀點嗎？——是的，你說得對�？疾榻樵~辨析題。agree with sb.同意/贊同某人的意見/觀點，agree to do同意做某事，都是固定短語。根據(jù)句意語境，可知選B。

She ________ the bus and took a seat.

A. got in B. got out of

C. got on D. got off

C 【解析】句意：她上了公共汽車，坐了下來�？疾閯釉~短語辨析題。A. got in進入；B. got out of避免；C. got on上車；D. got off下車。take a seat就坐。根據(jù)句意語境，可知選C。

Her grandfather lives a simple life _____________ he has much money.

A. because B. so C. though D. if

C 【解析】試題分析：句意：盡管他有許多錢，她爺爺過著一種簡單的生活。A.是因為，引導(dǎo)因果狀語從句；B.因此，引導(dǎo)因果主語從句，so后面的句子表結(jié)果；C.盡管，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句；D.如果，引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句。此題前后句關(guān)系是讓步關(guān)系，故用though；選C。

The price of houses ________ a lot in our city these years.

A. is risen B. has risen

C. raised D. has raised

B 【解析】句意：近年來，我們城市的房價上漲了很多�？疾閯釉~時態(tài)辨析題。these years這些年，多用于現(xiàn)在完成時，需用have/has+過去分詞結(jié)構(gòu)，可排除ACD三項。主語The price是單數(shù)第三人稱，需用has，動詞rise的過去分詞形式是risen，根據(jù)句意語境，可知選B。

We have to stay at home ________ the heavy rain.

A. because B. because of

C. so D. so that

B 【解析】句意：因為下大雨，我們不得不呆在家里。A. because因為，由于，后面+從句；B. because of因為，由于，后面+名詞、代詞、動名詞或名詞性短語；C. so因此，所以，后面+從句；D. so that目的，結(jié)果，后面+從句。the heavy rain是名詞性短語，結(jié)合句意可知選B。

He didn't ________ my question.Instead，he asked me to ________ to his letter right now.

A. answer；replying B. answer；reply

C. reply；answering D. reply；answer

B 【解析】句意：他沒有回答我的問題，而是要求我立刻給他回信�？疾閯釉~及動詞形式辨析題。ask sb. to do sth.要求某人做某事，固定短語，可排除AC選項。answer和reply都是“回答”的意思，但answer用作及物或不及物動詞，多用于一般性應(yīng)答；而 reply 除后接that從句或引出直接引語是及物動詞外，一般只用作不及物動詞，其后若接名詞或代詞作賓語，應(yīng)借助介詞 to。r...

Don't worry！The radio says the temperature will fall ________ thirty degrees again.

It won't be too hot.

A. under B. above C. on D. below

D 【解析】句意：別擔心！收音機說溫度會再次下降到三十度。天氣不會太熱�？疾榻樵~辨析題。A. under在…下面；B. above在…上面，指正上方；C. on在…上面，強調(diào)表面接觸；D. below低于零度以下/在…下面。fall落下；fall below降至…下。根據(jù)句意語境，可知本句是指溫度，故選D。

（題文）The train has gone ___________ the tunnel. We can’t see it.

A. across B. through

C. crossing D. over

B 【解析】試題分析：句意：火車已經(jīng)穿過隧道，我們看不到它。A. across從物體表面穿過； B. through從物體內(nèi)部穿過； C. crossing橫穿； D. over在……上面，根據(jù)句意是從隧道內(nèi)部穿過，故選B。

The children planted more trees and flo?wers after they ________ Greener China.

A. joined B. took part

C. joined on D. became

A 【解析】句意：孩子們加入了綠色中國組織后，種下了更多的樹和花。考查動詞（短語）辨析題。become成為（一員），后接a member of，可排除。take part in指參加某一活動并發(fā)揮作用；join既可指參加一群人的活動，也指加入某個組織。Greener China綠色中國組織，根據(jù)句意語境，可知選A。