11. ----Does Jim do his new job well?
---- __________ his old job.
----How stupid! I fear there's no hope for him.
A. No better than B. Not better than C. No so well as D. No as well as
解析no better than=as bad as
12. ---Peter was killed in a car accident!
--- I talked with him yesterday morning.
A What a pity! B.I beg your pardon. C. Sorry to hear that. D. Is that so?
解析 听到这个消息很难过
13. —Can I help you ?
—I want _________these nice roses for Lucy’s birthday .
A.two dozen of B.two dozen C.two dozen D.two dozens of
解析 关键词these 数词+dozen/score 可直接修饰可数名词，后面的名词前若有后物主代词，介词短语时，中间必须加of
14. It is in this very village , Mary was born 35 years ago , she will build her first school ,
inspires everyone to help her .
A.where; that ; which B.that ; that ; that
C.that ; when ; which D.where ; when ; that
解析 where 引导定语从句，that 引导强调句，which引导定语从句修饰前面的句子.
15. People are always on the go , so they spend their weekend on housework .
A.most B.almost C.mostly D.nearly
解析 be on the go 非常繁忙 mostly 几乎全部，多半
16. At last the two companies an agreement and began to trade with each other .
A.came B.concluded C.arrived D.make
解析conclude sth with sb达成，缔结(条约等)eg: Britain concluded a trade agreement with China
17. —Where Chongqing do you decide to build the factory ?
—Nobody our manager knows .
A.except; besides B.but; besides C.but ; but D.except; besides
解析 将别的地方和别的人除外
18. So that all the living things died out gradually .
A.serious polluted the lake is B.serious polluted is the lake
C.seriously polluted the lake is D.seriously polluted is the lake
解析 倒装句型 so +adj/ad+(被修饰词)+主语，谓语
19. —Why was Professor Zhang unhappy recently?
—Because the theory he insisted on _________ wrong.
A. proved B. proving C. being proved D. was proved
解析 he insisted on 作定语，prove联系动词
20. Nowadays, within a short walk along a busy street, you are _________ to find a chain store _________ — a fast-food restaurant, a bakery, or a supermarket.
A. probable; some kinds B. likely; of some kind C. possible; some kind of D.unlikely; some kind of
解析 sb be likely to do sth of some kind后置定语修饰a chain shore
