1.Not until Dec. 2003 _____ caught by the US soldiers, and it was a great victory for the USA.

A. was Saddam Hussein

B. Saddam Hussein was

C. had Saddam Hussein been

D. Saddam Hussein had been

选A。 not until位于句首时，句子要部分倒装。而时间状语Dec. 2003暗示了要用一般过去时，故此只能选A。

2. Be careful with such things. If you _____, you’ll drop them.

A. don’t B. aren’t C. won’t D. do

选B。本题考查学生运用省略语法的做题能力。 完整的句子为：If you aren’t (careful)，you’ll drop them. 另外，条件状语从句用现在时表将来，所以排除了won’t。

3. — Excuse me!

— _____

— How can I get to the nearest post office?

A. Yes? B. That’s OK.

C. What’s wrong? D. Pardon?

选A。由于Excuse me没有说明具体事情，所以就被反问“Yes?”“什么事?”

4. ___________ a fine day, Shenzhou VI will be launched on time according to its planned time.

A. Being B. It being C. To be D. It is

选B。 本题考查独立主格结构。前一分句和后一分句在逻辑上存在因果关系，可以排除答案D。因为前面的分词的逻辑主语不可能是后面一个分句的逻辑主语，故前一分句要有一个逻辑主语it表示天气。

5. ---What’s the chief ______ of the world this year?

---I think the Twin- Tower was destroyed.

A. business B. matter C. event D. affair

选C。 event 表示比较重要的事件;business表示一般性的事物，如经营方面的事情或生意等，也可以构成一定的短语，如on business, get down to business 等。matter指一般的需要解决的事情;affair指重大的国际、国内事物，经常用复数。

6. It is ____ waste of time for young men to devote themselves to playing computer games on ___ Internet only for _____ pleasure.

A. /; the; / B. the; the; / C. a; the; a D. a; the; /

选D。前面a waste of time/money…”为固定短语;中间为on the Internet，表示特指; 后面为for pleasure=for fun，为固定短语。

7. He said, “_____ a long way to school. ______ a long way to go yet before we arrive.”

A. It is; There is B. There is ; it is C. It is; It is D. There is; There is

选A。第一空it 指距离, 第二空there be 表示在 “存在”。

8. It will be five years ____ we meet again.

A. since B. after C. before D. when

选C。 该题意为 “ 要过五年我们才能再见面”。如果选A, since 从句中常用动词的过去式,这是个终止动词表延续的句型。本句句型是 “ It will be +时间段+before” 从句。 意为 “ 要过多久才….” 。

9. — Did you scold him for his mistake?

— Yes, but _____ it.

A. I’d rather not do

B. I’d better not do

C. I’d rather not have done

D. I’d better have not done

选C。would rather接完成式表示对已发生的事情感到自责，具有虚拟的语气，其否定式在rather后加not。

10. He often keeps English _______ ___________,

A. week; tidily B. weekly; orderly C. the week; tidy D. weeks; friendly

选B。English weekly指《英语周报》，其中weekly为名词;keep意思是“使……处于某种状态”，故此应该使用形容词作宾补，结合句意，应该是“他的《英语周报》报纸经常保存的井井有条”。