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1.(2014·河南郑州第47中学高一下月考)The teacher apologized ________ late.
A.to his students to arrive
B.to his students for arriving
C.at his students to arrive
D.at his students for arriving
答案：B 句意：这位老师因为迟到而向学生们道歉。apologize to sb for sth因某事向某人道歉。
2.(2014·安徽泗县双语高一下月考)My grandfather is such a forgetful person that he has to ________ many things, even his daily meals.
A.be remembered by B.be reminded of
C.be memorized D.be reminded
答案：B 句意：我爷爷非常健忘，很多事都需要被提醒，甚至每日的三餐。remind sb of sth提醒某人某事。
3.(2014·辽宁大连协作体高一4月)—What's wrong with him?
—The picture he came across ________ his memory of a sad story in his childhood.
A.put off B.took off
C.set off D.gave off
答案：C 句意：——他怎么了?——他偶然看到的这张照片使他想起了童年的伤心事。put off“延期”;take off“起飞”;set off“出发，引发”;give off“发出”。
4.(2014·河南郑州第47中学高一下月考)—David hasn't come yet.
—I think he will ________ soon, for he means what he says.
A.turn on B.turn off
C.turn down D.turn up
答案：D 句意：——大维还没有来。——我想他很快会出现，因为他说到做到。turn on“打开”;turn off“关闭”;turn down“调小”;turn up“出现;到场”。
5.(2014·郑州高一检测)________ is obvious that reading in the sun does great harm to your eyes.
A.This B.That
C.They D.It
答案：D 考查it的用法。分析句子可知that... to your eyes为主语从句。需用it在句中作形式主语。
6.He is an honest man; he always ________.
A.breaks his word B.keeps his word
C.eats his words D.keeps his words
答案：B 句意：他是个诚实的人;他一直很守信。keep one's word“守信用”，符合题意。break one's word“失信”;eat one's words“承认自己说错话”。
7.(2014·福建罗源一中高一3月月考)We ________ our breath when our teacher read the final list.
A.took B.got
C.held D.saved
答案：C 句意：当我们的老师宣布最后的名单时，我们都屏住了呼吸。hold one's breath屏住呼吸。
8.She ________ the chair with a cloth and let me sit down.
A.changed B.held
C.wiped D.kept
答案：C 句意：她用一块布擦了擦椅子，让我坐下。change“改变”;hold“抓住”;wipe“擦”;keep“保持”。
9.If anything happened to the kids I'd never ________ myself.
A.believe B.forgive
C.show D.carry
答案：B 句意：如果孩子们出了什么事，我将永远不会原谅自己。believe“相信”;forgive“原谅”;show“展示”;carry“携带”。
10.(2014·湖北省重点中学高一下期中联考)Suffering from depression, he often________his sorrows in drink.
A.swallows B.drowns
C.sinks D.buries
答案：B 考查动词。句意：患了抑郁症，他经常借酒浇愁。drown one's sorrows in drink“借酒浇愁”。
