Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: In this part, there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding lett
　　16. His wife had the front door painted green yesterday,_____ she?
　　A did
　　B didn’t
　　C had
　　D hadn’t
　　答案:B
　　此题考查的是反意疑问句。这里谓语是had，故反问是didn’t。
　　17. With oil prices keeping______, people are hesitating whether to buy a car or not.
　　A rising
　　B arising
　　C raising
　　D arousing
　　答案:A
　　此题考查的是近义词用法辨析。Rise为不及物动词，表示升高；arise也为不及物动词，表示：出现，发生，意思不符；raise为及物动词，表示提高，饲养；arouse为及物动词，表示唤醒，引起。在这里是“油价不断上升”，故选rise。
　　18. All the arrangements should have been completed prior________ our departure.
　　A in
　　B to
　　C by
　　D before
　　答案:B
　　固定搭配。prior to在……之前。如：They’re planning to talk to Joe prior to the meeting．在我们离开之前，所有的事情都必须办好。
　　19. Pierre often makes himself_________ by gesturing with his hands.
　　A to understand
　　B understanding
　　C to be understood
　　D understood
　　答案:D
　　make oneself understood：使自己的意思被别人明白。本句的意思是：“他经常通过打手势让别人明白他的意思。”
　　20. ________is known to all, too much smoking will cause lung cancer.
　　A That
　　B It
　　C As
　　D What
　　答案:C
　　as在此处做代词用，指代“too much smoking will cause lung cancer．”[译文]众所周知，过量吸烟将易得肺癌。
　　21. People appreciate_________ with him because he has a good sense of humor.
　　A to work
　　B working
　　C to have worked
　　D have working
　　答案:B
　　appreciate doing sth，为“欣赏，感激，很高兴干…”，这句话意思是：人们喜欢跟他一起工作，因为他幽默感很强。
　　22. The results of the survey are interesting and they_________ more questions than they can answer.
　　A bring about
　　B prohibit
　　C project
　　D benefit from
　　答案:A
　　本题考查动词辨析。bring about，引发，带来；prohibit禁止，阻止；project设计，投射；benefit from，从…中获益。题意为这个调查的结果引发了很多问题，有些问题调查者也无法回答，选A。
　　23. It was not until it got dark_________ working.
　　A that they stopped
　　B when they stopped
　　C did they stop
　　D that they didn’t stop
　　答案:A
　　本题考查的是强调句型。It is not until…that是对not…until结构的强调，意思是直到什么时候才…。本句的意思是直到天黑他们才停止工作。
　　24. I suppose you are not serious, _________?
　　A do I
　　B don’t I
　　C are you
　　D aren’t you
　　答案:C
　　本题考查的是反意疑问句，原则：如果前半句是肯定的那么后半句是否定的，如果前半句是否定的那么后半句是肯定的。Serious是形容词要用be动词修饰。
　　25. Who can it be? I’’m quite_________ a loss to guess.
　　A of
　　B on
　　C in
　　D at
　　答案:D
　　固定搭配，at a loss不知所措。

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