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—The room is too dark. Dad is ______ a brighter light.
A.putting up
B.putting away
C.putting in
D.putting on
C
)1. —How noisy it is in the next room! What is happening?—The room is too dark. Dad is ______ a brighter light.
A.putting up
B.putting away
C.putting in
D.putting on
答案：C 【点拨】put up 张贴；put away 把……收拾起来放好；put in 安装；put on 穿上。根据“a brighter light”可知，此处表示安装一盏灯。故选 C。
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—Because their houses ______ in the terrible storm last night.
A.calmed down
B.broke down
C.turned down
D.came down
D
)2. —Why do these people live in the tents?—Because their houses ______ in the terrible storm last night.
A.calmed down
B.broke down
C.turned down
D.came down
答案：D 【点拨】calm down 平静下来；break down 发生故障；turn down 拒绝；come down 倒塌。根据“Why do these people live in the tents?”和“in the terrible storm last night.”可知，应该是房子倒塌了。故选 D。
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A.as good as
B.so good as
C.not as good as
D.worse than
A
)3. The song and dance shows are ______ the models in the park. They are both fantastic.A.as good as
B.so good as
C.not as good as
D.worse than
答案：A 【点拨】as good as 和……一样好；so good as 不用于肯定句中；not as good as 没有……好；worse than 比……更差。根据“They are both fantastic.”可知，此句是肯定句，表示两者一样好。故选 A。
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—Thank you, dear. But for me, the life here is ______ than that in the city.
A.comfortable
B.more comfortable
C.less comfortable
D.uncomfortable
B
)4. —Would you like to move to the city and live with us, Granny?—Thank you, dear. But for me, the life here is ______ than that in the city.
A.comfortable
B.more comfortable
C.less comfortable
D.uncomfortable
答案：B 【点拨】根据“But for me, the life here is...than that in the city.”可知，奶奶认为这里的生活比城市里的更舒适。故选 B。
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—Yes. Of all the students, she did ______.
A.the most careful
B.more careful
C.most carefully
D.more carefully
C
)5. —Did Kate do well in the final exam?—Yes. Of all the students, she did ______.
A.the most careful
B.more careful
C.most carefully
D.more carefully
答案：C 【点拨】修饰 did 用副词，排除 A、B；比较范围是“Of all the students”，用最高级。故选 C。
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—It’s really kind of you to say so.
A.important
B.possible
C.difficult
D.simple
B
)6. —As your closest friend, I will try every ______ way to help you with the work.—It’s really kind of you to say so.
A.important
B.possible
C.difficult
D.simple
答案：B 【点拨】important 重要的；possible 可能的；difficult 困难的；simple 简单的。根据“I will try every...way to help you”可知，尝试各种可能的方法提供帮助，possible(可能的)符合题意。故选 B。
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—Try to be ______, Jack. Your little sister is ill.
A.patient
B.serious
C.excited
D.social
A
)7. —Mum, I can’t take care of Mary. She is crying all the time.—Try to be ______, Jack. Your little sister is ill.
A.patient
B.serious
C.excited
D.social
答案：A 【点拨】patient 有耐心的；serious 严肃的；excited 激动的；social 好交际的。根据“She is crying all the time.”及“Your little sister is ill.”可知，杰克需要有耐心。故选 A。
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—Thanks, we will. Everything looks delicious.
A.yourselves
B.themselves
C.yourself
D.ourselves
A
)8. —Dinner will be ready in about half an hour. Help ______ to some snacks, my friends.—Thanks, we will. Everything looks delicious.
A.yourselves
B.themselves
C.yourself
D.ourselves
答案：A 【点拨】help oneself 自便。根据“my friends”可知，此处用 yourselves。故选 A。
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A.since
B.while
C.because
D.when
D
)9. Sadly, people were all sleeping ______ the earthquake happened, so many of them lost their lives.A.since
B.while
C.because
D.when
答案：D 【点拨】句意：可悲的是，地震发生时人们都在睡觉，因此他们中许多人失去了生命。从句动词为短暂性动词 happened，空处应用 when。故选 D。
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—Because she does well in her lessons. ______, she is kind, helpful and generous.
A.However
B.Otherwise
C.Instead
D.Moreover
D
)10. —Why would you like to recommend Millie for the Best Student Award?—Because she does well in her lessons. ______, she is kind, helpful and generous.
A.However
B.Otherwise
C.Instead
D.Moreover
答案：D 【点拨】however 然而；otherwise 否则；instead 代替；moreover 而且，此外。根据语境并结合选项可知，空处表达的意思是“而且，此外”。故选 D。
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A.However
B.Otherwise
C.In fact
D.As a result
D
)11. More and more bamboo forests are cut down. ______, pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat.A.However
B.Otherwise
C.In fact
D.As a result
答案：D 【点拨】however 然而；otherwise 否则；in fact 实际上；as a result 结果。根据语境可知选 D。