10. _______, he never seems able to do the work satisfactorily.

A. Hard as he will try　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Try hard as he will　

C. Will he try hard　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Hard try as he will

9. Let’s keep to the point, or we _______ any decisions.

A. will never reach　 B. have never reached　 C. never reached　 D. never reach

8. All the athletes are supposed to _______ what their competitors are doing.

A. keep up　　 　　　 B. keep on　 　　　　 C. keep track of　 　　　 D. keep away

7. -I saw no more than one motor car in that shop. Will you go and buy _______?

-No, I’d rather find ______ in other shops.

A. it; one　　　　 　 B. one; one　　　 C. one; it　　　　 D. it; it

6. I’like to _______ a few thoughts, none of which are remarkable or original, but I’ll feel it better to put them in print.

A. set down　　 　　　 B. set up　　 　　　　 C. set off　　 　　　　 D. set aside

5. I greet you ______ the name of the President.

A. under　　 B. by　　 C. in　 D. after

4. They had to return from the hiking in the desert, for their food almost ______.

A. ran out of　　 B. used up　　 C. was given up　 D. ran out

3. _________ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.

A. The president will attend　　 　B. The president to attend

C. The president attended　　　　 D. The president’s attending

2. I want to know ______ the thief was caught on the spot.

A. which　　 B. that　　 C. what　　 D. whether

第一节 单项填空(共15小题； 每小题1分，满分15分)

1. -Do you mind if I take off my jacket?

-_______.

A. Of course not, make yourself at home　　　 　　B. I’m glad if I can be of any help

C. Oh, thanks. That’s really nice of you　 　　 D. It’s really cold here