答案与解析：B　squeeze...out of"把......从......中挤出"。句意：她把湿衣服中的水挤出来。

9．-Could you do me a favour?

-It depends on ________ it is.

A．which B．whichever

C．what D．whatever

答案与解析：C　考查名词性从句。句意："能帮我个忙吗？""那得看帮什么忙。"用whatever 意思上说不通；帮助内容不明确，不存在选择关系，排除A、B两项。

10．As a candidate，you must make a good ________ on everyone you meet if you want to win the election.

A．decision B．situation

C．impression D．position

答案与解析：C　考查名词辨析。句意：作为一名候选人，如果你想赢得竞选的话，你必须给你见到的每个人留下一个好印象。impression"印象"，符合题意。

11．Children's brains can't develop properly ________ they lack protein.

A．when B．since

C．because D．unless

答案与解析：A　考查when的一个特殊用法。本题中的when引导的是一个条件状语从句，相当于if。句意：如果孩子缺少蛋白质，大脑就不能正常发育。

12．Operations which left patients ________ and in need of long periods of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.

A．injured B．deserted

C．exhausted D．abandoned

答案与解析：C　句意：那些以前使病人疲惫不堪，并需要很长时间康复的手术现在已经使病人感到轻松、舒适了。所选词语应和"relaxed and comfortable"(放松的和舒适的)相反，所以应用exhausted (疲惫的)。

13．As a policeman，Mr Brown thought that he had a duty to ________ the lost children in finding their homes.

A．assist B．help

C．provide D．support

答案与解析：A　assist意为"帮助，协助"，多指个人给予道义、知识、物质等方面的帮助，与介词in连用。help意为"帮助"，后接带to的或不带to的不定式做宾补；provide意为"提供"；support意为"支持"。

14．The teacher，________ his students' English was poor，decided to give them more help.

A．knowing B．known

C．to know D．being known

答案与解析：A　动词­ing形式做状语表示原因，句子主语与know之间为主动关系。

15．-Have you worked out the math problem yet?

-Not yet.________ another hour，I may work out this problem.

A．Given B．To be given

C．Giving D．Having been given