二、单句语法填空

　　1．They are likely ________ (fire) by the company just because of their fault.

　　答案：to be fired　Sb. be likely to do sth. "某人可能做某事"。主语they与fire之间为被动关系，故应填不定式的被动形式。

　　2．The majority of the interviewees ________ (prefer) watching TV at home to going to the cinema.

　　答案：prefer　the majority of ... 作主语时，谓语动词的数与of后的名词保持一致。由interviewees可知谓语动词应用复数形式。

　　3．It suddenly occurred ________ him that he should adopt the homeless child.

　　答案：to　It (suddenly) occurred/occurs to sb. that ... "某人突然想起某事"。

　　4．Whoever breaks the school rules will surely receive ________ (punish)．

　　答案：punishment　句中动词receive后缺宾语，故应填名词punishment作宾语。

　　5．We should not have ________ (race) discrimination.

　　答案：racial　句中缺少一形容词来修饰名词discrimination, 故填racial "种族的"。

　　6．She became the first black woman ________ (elect) to the Senate.

　　答案：to be elected　当名词或代词前有序数词或最高级修饰时，则常用动词不定式来充当其后置定语，且elect与black woman之间为被动关系，故填to be elected。

　　7．He couldn't express himself correctly ________ means of words.

　　答案：by　by means of ... "借助于；用......；通过......方法"。

　　8．She ________ (slip) out of the house before the others were awake.

　　答案：slipped　句意：她趁别人还没醒，溜出了房子。分析句子结构可知该空为句子的谓语动词，由从句中动词时态were可知，应用一般过去时。

　　9．________ (hire) a car, you must produce a passport and a current driving license.

　　答案：To hire　句意：若想租车，你需要出示护照及当前驾照。此处用动词不定式作目的状语。

　　10．By the time she knew the news, John ________ (fly) to America.

　　答案：had flown　由By the time引导的从句的时态为一般过去时可知，主句应用过去完成时，故应填had flown。

三、完形填空。

Ten years ago，a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed.I was totally __1__ and felt I was suddenly placed under __2__ of death with an indefinite reprieve(缓刑)．After careful thought，I __3__ my affairs；then I went home and got into bed.But 2 years later，I left my bed and __4__ the long climb back.It was