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1. The bank is reported in the local newspaper__1__in broad daylight yesterday.
A. to be robbed B. robbed ?
C. to have been robbed D. having been robbed?

2. __2__before, his first performance for the amateur¹ dramatic group was a success.
A. Though having never acted ?
B. As he had never acted ?
C. Despite he had never acted ?
D. In spite² of his never having acted?

3. By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the ?world’s?population__3__in cities rather than in the country.
A. are living B. will be living ?
C. have lived D. will have lived?

4. Mr. Milton prefers to resign__4__part in such dish onest business deals.
A. than take B. than to take ?
C. rather than take D. rather than to take??

5. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything__5__going on in the world.
A. it is B. as is C. there is D. what is

6. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened,__6__a sudden loud noise.
A. being there B. should there be ?
C. there was D. there have been?

7. Bit by bit , a child makes the necessary changes to make his language__7__.
A. as other people B. as other people’s ?
C. like other people D. like other people’s?

8. Clothing made of plastic fibres has certain advantages over__8__made of natural fibres like cotton, wool, or silk.
A. one B. the one C. that D. what

9. The treasury³ issued an order stating that__9__land purchased from the government had to be paid for in gold and silver.?
A. henceforth⁴ B. moreover C. whereby⁵ D. however??

10. The students expected there__10__more reviewing classes before the final exams.
A. is B. being C. have been D. to be

答案：

1. C) 【句意】 据当地报纸报道，那家银行昨天在光天化日下遭到抢劫。?
【难点】 动词不定式的完成式做主语的补足语，说明不定式的行为发生在谓语动作之前。
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2. D) 【句意】 虽然他以前从未表演过，但他为业余剧团做的首次表演还是很成功。?
【难点】 in spite of意为“尽管，虽然”，后接名词或名词性短语，引导出来状语。选项A)没有主语或逻辑主语，选项B)是原因状语从句，选项C)的despite不能引导状语从句，因为它是介词。
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3. B) 【句意】 到二十一世纪中叶，世界上大多数人口将生活在城市而不是农村。?
【难点】 因为时间状语by the middle of the 21st century指的是将来，所以选将来进行时。
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4. C) 【句意】 米尔先生宁愿辞职也不参加这种不诚实的商业交易。?
【难点】 prefer意为“宁愿”，其后接名词或动词不定式；prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.意为“宁愿…而不愿…”，rather than后接不带to的不定式。
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5. C) 【句意】 大家都没有时间去读或去听有关世界上正在发生的一切事件的描述。?
【难点】 在以there be为谓语动词的定语从句中，如关系代词作主语，则关系代词便可省略。
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6. B) 【句意】 如果突然出现巨大的噪音，这些动物真的有可能受到惊吓。?
【难点】 该句是一个省略if的倒装的虚拟条件句，可还原为“if there s hould be...”。
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7. D) 【句意】 一点一点地，儿童就会将自己的语言作些必要的修改，而使之与他人的语言相像。?
【难点】 as和like都可以表示“像…一样”，但as是连词，后跟从句，like是介词，后跟名词或名词性短语。?
8. C) 【句意】 用塑料纤维制成的衣服比用棉花、羊毛或丝绸等天然纤维制成的衣服有些优势。
【难点】 clothing是衣服、被褥的总称，不能用one或the one来指代。what相当于“先行词+that”，后边要接从句。所以只能用that指代clothing。
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9. A) 【句意】 财政部发布命令，从即日起，向政府购买土地须以金、银支付。?
【难点】 henceforth意为“从今以后”，符合题意要求。
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10. D) 【句意】 学生们期望期末考试前能有更多的复习课。?
【难点】 动词expect后必须接动词不定式作其宾语，因此，只有D)为正确。