Ⅰ . 语法填空

1.Though ________ money，his parents managed to give him a good education.

A.lacked B.lacking of

C.lacking D.lacked in

2.Without electricity human life ________ quite different today.

A.is B.will be

C.would have been D.would be

3.________ the danger we have just escaped，I still feel frightened.

A.Dating back to B.Looking around

C.Thinking back to D.Thinking over

4.—Can I buy a Friday’s air ticket for Moscow?

—I’m sorry，but here are no tickets ________ for Friday’s flight.

A.precious B.vacant

C.available D.unusable

5.He was very busy yesterday，otherwise he ________ to the meeting.

A.would come B.came

C.would have come D.had come

6.It is worth considering what makes“convenience”foods so popular，and ________ better ones of your own.

A.introduces B.to introduce

C.introducing D.introduced

7.His health ________ under the pressure of work and he had to stay in hospital for a month.

A.broke up B.broke away

C.broke out D.broke down

8.The problem just ________ is a very important one.

A.referring to B.referred to

C.referred D.referring

9.Only if you sleep，which is equal to turning the TV set off，________ kept away from the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!”

A.you are B.ought you to be

C.you will be　　　　 D.can you be

10.He________ good ideas for the product promotion.

A.came up B.came out

C.came up with D.thought over

11.[2011·全国卷Ⅱ] The island is ________attractive in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons.

A.partly B.merely

C.nearly D.equally

12.[2011·湖北卷] Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful，but they may also________our thinking.

A. direct B. limit

C. change D. improve

13.Though interested in buying the stamp，the man pretended to be very uninterested.________，he managed to get the stamp at half the original price.

A.On the contrary B.In addition

C.As a result D.Nevertheless

14.In addition to world hunger，some environmental problems human activities have contributed ________ soon.

A.to need solving

B.to needing solving

C.to needing to be solved

D.to need to solve

15.________Saturday，rather than________at home, I preferred________.

A.It being;stay;to travel

B.Being;to stay;to travel

C.Having been;stay;travel

D.It was;to stay;traveling