Unit 4 Making the news Grammar课时作业

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．The accident ________ him his life. It ________ 3 years for his wife to ________ off the debts he left.

A．took；spent；pay B．cost；spent；take

C．cost；took；pay D．spent；cost；take

答案　C

解析　句意为：事故使他失去了生命，他的妻子花费了3年的时间才还清他留下的债务。sth. costs sb....；it takes sb. some time to do...为固定句型；pay off付清，为固定短语。故选C项。

2．-What about listening to the English program on the radio while learning English?

-Personally，________.

A．it's up to you B．it makes sense

C．it's a shame D．it's out of the question

答案　A

解析　答语句意为：就我个人看，这由你自己决定。故选A项。

3．-Are you still mad at her?

-Not really，but I can't ________ that her remarks hurt me.

A．deny B．refuse C．reject D．decline

答案　A

解析　句意为：--你仍然生她的气吗？--不了，不过我不能否认她的话伤害了我。deny否认，否定，符合句意。refuse拒绝；reject拒绝接受，不予考虑；decline减少，下降，衰退，谢绝。故选A项。

4．The city will ________ no more than 10 thousand new car licenses each year in order to set a limit on the number of cars and improve the environment.

A．witness B．evaluate

C．distribute D．declare

答案　C