26.　 His bravery in the large earthquake in Sichuan Province_______ him great respect.　

gained　　　　　 B.　 earned　　　　 C.　 inspired　　　　 D.　 Honored

[解析]选B。 考查动词词义辨析。gain 获得;　 earn 赢得;　 inspire 激励,　 鼓舞;　 honor 给予荣誉。句意: 他在四川大地震中表现出来的勇气为他赢得了广泛尊重。

25.　 -What about having a drink?　

-_____.　

A.　 Good idea　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 Help yourself

C.　 Go ahead,　 please　　　　　　　　　 D.　 Me,　 too

[解析]选A。考查日常交际用语。对方提出了一个建议, 若认为对方的建议比较好, 用good idea回应。

24.　 We have to be____and buy only what we can afford and need.　

A. practical　　　 B.　 mean　　　 C.　 real　　　　 D.　 valuable

[解析]选A。考查形容词词义辨析。根据语境只买我们能买得起和需要的可知, 买东西时要实际一些。

23.　 I was told that although these old buildings____ the Ming Dynasty,　 they remained in good condition.　

A.　 are dated back to　　　　 B.　 dated back to

C.　 date back to　　 　　　　D.　 have been dated back to

　[解析]选B。考查时态及语态。Date back to 无被动形式, that宾语从句中的时态要和主句中的时态一致。故选B。

22.　 -Would you mind　 ____to the town　 ____you visited last month?　

-Of course not.　

A.　 sending;　 which　　　　　　　 B.　 to be sent;　 where

C.　 being sent;　 which　　　　　 D.　 being sent;　 where

[解析]选C。 考查非谓语动词和定语从句。 mind后加动名词; which 引导定语从句且在从句中作visit 的宾语。

21.　 -Which of the two computer games did you prefer?　

-Actually I didn’t like_____.　　　　　　　　　　

A.　 both of them　　　　　 B.　 either of them

C.　 none of them　　　　　 D.　 neither of them

　[解析]选B。考查代词的用法。根据语境可知问喜欢两种游戏中的哪一种, 答语为哪一种也不喜欢, 两者中的任何一个用either。

5. She is busy designing her program.

She is absorbed in designing her program.

4. The foreign culture is difficult to understand.

It is difficult to understand the foreign culture.

3. Whose is the package I’m weighing?

Whose is the package being weighed?