11、During the reconstruction of the city, many modern tall buildings went up ______ old shabby houses were torn down.

A. where           B. in what          C. in which          D. which

10、 ---- Can you hand in your composition tomorrow?

    ---- Sure. ______ it handed in on time, I’ll stay up tonight.

   A. To have got         B. To get                  C. Getting                  D. Having got 

9、It is human nature to think back to a golden age ______ one’s country was strong and respected.

A. if               B. when               C. while             D. after

8、 The young man, ______ several attempts to beat the world record in high jumping, decided to have another try.

    A. to make         B. making            C. made             D. having made

7、 ---- Are you still very busy?

---- Yes, I ______ the report for the manager and it won’t take long.

A. have just finished                  B. am just finishing

C. had just finished                   D. am just going to finish

6、This company is closing up, so lots of workers will be ______.

A. laid down        B. laid out        C. laid off          D. laid aside 

【答案】C

【解析】考查動詞短語的含義。句意：這家公司要關(guān)張了，所以許多工人要下崗。此處laid off意為：下崗。

7. ---- Why didn’t you buy the gold ring?

    ---- I ______, but I didn’t have the money.

A. would have       B. bought          C. would like to     D. had bought

5、 With the development of the internet, ______ communication will be done by regular mail.

    A. more             B. less            C. much              D. little

4、 As far as I see, ______ is no possibility ______ he will win the tennis match this time.

A. it; that          B. there; that       C. it; whether       D. there; whether

3、Duncan, ______ NBA star, is one of _______ few basketball players who are very popular to many of his Chinese fans.

A. an; the          B. an; a            C. the; the         D. the; a

2、The British government often says that providing children with ______ to the information superhighway is of great importance.

A. prevention      B. protection        C. allowance        D. acces