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