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　　1.(2013·濟南3月模擬)—I failed my driving test.

　　—________;they say the best drivers always fail the first time.

　　A.Never mind 　　　　　 B.Go ahead

　　C.No problem 　 D.All right

　　2.(2014·江蘇鹽城二模)Lewin was interested in taking research beyond books and looking at how it could________real social change.

　　A.bring up　 B.bring about

　　C.bring in　 D.bring out

　　3.(2014·四川省攀枝花市模擬)—Tom has played a lot of computer games recently.

　　—Yes，that might ________his failure in the mid­term examinations.

　　A.account for　 B.answer for

　　C.ask for　　 D.stand for

　　4.(2014·河南鄭州第一次質量預測)—How do you find the guy who took ________office last week?

　　—He’s always finding________ fault with others.

　　A./;a 　 B.the;a

　　C./;/　 D.the;/

　　5.(2014·東北三校模擬)We had just covered half the journey________the engine failed and we could do nothing but wait for help.

　　A.before　 B.since

　　C.when　 D.until

　　6.Born into a family with three brothers，David was________to value the sense of sharing.

　　A.brought up　 B.turned down

　　C.looked after　 D.held back

　　7.(2014·蘭州名校階段檢測)Many people believe that hunger is only a problem in the developing countries.________，it is a problem all over the world.

　　A.For one thing　 B.In addition

　　C.As well　 D.On the contrary

　　8.(2014·湖南十二校聯考)I got an e­mail from my old friend last Sunday.Until then，we________in touch for nearly 3 years.

　　A.didn’t get　 B.haven’t got

　　C.hadn’t got　 D.don’t get

　　9.(2014·長沙四校聯考)It was only when I reread his poems recently________I began to appreciate their beauty.

　　A.until　 B.that

　　C.then　 D.so

　　10.(2013·陜西西安名校第五次模擬)Our bad living habits will destroy the earth.Only by changing________we live can we save the earth.

　　A.that　 B.what

　　C.how　 D.where

　　11.(2014·安徽馬鞍山兩校第二次聯考)China is developing fast.That’s________I think those of my colleagues who deal with China affairs should visit China.

　　A.because　 B.why

　　C.when　 D.how

　　12.(2014·山東省十二校高三聯考)Much to our surprise，the witness’s________of the traffic accident differed from the official version in several aspects.

　　A.account 　 B.opinion

　　C.instruction　 D.explanation

　　13.(2013·濟南模擬)I found Jane________at the desk，________her homework carefully.

　　A.seated;doing　 B.sitting;does

　　C.be seated;does　 D.sit;do

　　14.(2013·江西卷)Whenever I made mistakes，the teacher pointed them out with________.

　　A.curiosity　 B.satisfaction

　　C.envy 　 D.patience

　　15.(2014·天水一中模擬)There is much chance________Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race.

　　A.that　 B.what

　　C.when　 D.which空