1. He told me that the firm could not afford __ such large salaries.
A. paying
B. to pay
C. to have paid
D. being paid
2. She has travelled in __ countries.
A. south
B. north
C. northern
D. northwest
3. The plane was then able to __ and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.
A. rise
B. raise
C. arise
D. rouse
4. He had __ to go because he doesn't get on well with others.
A. everywhere
B. anywhere
C. somewhere
D. nowhere
5. Don't be so __; I'm not telling you what I've promised not to say.
A.odd
B.shocked
C.strange
D.curious
6. He __ his previous best performance in the 1000 meters.
A. improves
B. improves on
C. betters
D. proves
7. I __ to interrupt a man when he's busy working.
A. envy
B. hate
C. admire
D. improve
8. he was astonished __ what he found.
A. at
B. to
C. for
D. on
9. They made no effort to hide their amusement __ I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
A. whatever
B. wherever
C. whoever
D. whenever
10. I had hoped to get $1000 for my old car but had to __ a lot less.
A. settle down
B. settle in
C. settle for
D. settle on
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1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D
6. B 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C
【知识点】
1. afford 后常接动词的不定式，所以应该选B："to pay".
3. 此处只能选择一个不及物动词作答案
4. 句子的意思为："他没有什么地方去因为与别人相处不好"
__ everywhere：每处
__ anywhere：无论何处
__ somewhere：某处
__ 所以，只有nowhere符合题意。
5. odd、strange均为"奇特的"，shocked意为"惊讶的"，curious既有"奇特的"，还有"好奇的"意思。
6. better和improve均有"提高"、"改善"之意，better主要指改善地位或经济状况;improve指提高文化水平。
8. astonish后接动词时常用不定式。be astonished at 对……很惊讶
10. settle down 定居;
__ settle in 在新居安定下来;
__ settle for 勉强认可;
__ settle on 选定，决定。
