参考答案： B
TIP：在It is high / about time that ...句型中，that从句中的谓语动词应用一般过去时。
9. If you ______, you'd better go outside in the fresh air. A. faint
B. have fainted C. are going to faint D. will faint
参考答案： C
TIP：If从句中的一般现在时无现在语意，与主句不符；完成体不合题意。If从句中一般不用will将来时，只能用be going to形式表示“如果现在有迹象表明你将要昏倒的话”，使从句与主句表达的现在语意相照应。
10. I don't know ______. A. why do this
B. why having done this C. why doing this
D. why we ought to do this
参考答案： D
TIP：why引导子句时不可采用动词的非限定形式。
11. The man over there is ______ our principal. A. no other but B. not other than C. no one than D. none other than
参考答案： D
TIP：none other than“（不是别人）正是??”，表示惊奇。
12. No one can walk the wire without a bit of fear unless ______ very young. A. having been trained B. trained
C. to be trained D. being trained
参考答案： B
TIP：用 -ed形式同时表示完成和被动。
13. — When can we come to visit you? — Any time you feel ______.
A. for it B. to it C. like it D. so
参考答案： C
TIP：feel like为固定搭配，可跟-ing分词，表示“想要”。
14. His honesty is ______ : nobody can doubt it. A. in question
B. out of the question C. beside the question D. without question
参考答案： D
TIP：without question“毫无问题”，in question“被怀疑，有问题”，out of the question“不可能”，beside the question“离题”。
15. This is a most peculiar letter. What do you ______ of it? A. gather B. make C. get D. feel
参考答案： B
TIP：make of something为一动词词组，意为“理解”，常与 nothing, anything, what等代词连用。
16. Now that we've identified the problem, we must decide on an appropriate course of ______. A. action B. progress C. solution
D. development
参考答案： A
TIP：a course of action“行动途径”。
17. Since the couple couldn't ______ their differences, they decided to get a divorce. A. reconcile B. identify C. adjust D. coincide
参考答案： A
TIP：reconcile“使和解”。
18. We attended a ______ of the new manufacturing process. A. demonstration B. display C. showing
D. manifestation
参考答案： A
TIP：demonstration“演示”，display和showing“展览”，manifestation“表明，表现形式”。
19. How many people do you think his car would ______? A. occupy B. hold C. fit D. load
参考答案： B
TIP：hold“容纳”，occupy“占据，占用”，fit“使??适合”，load“装载”。
20. It never ______ my mind that he might refuse the request. A. passed B. filled C. crossed D. occurred
参考答案： C
TIP：cross one's mind“想起”；pass要加through: pass through one's mind；occur要用to: occur to somebody。
21. People become less ______ to new ideas as they grow older. A. receptive B. available C. attentive D. attractive
参考答案： A
TIP：receptive“有接受能力的”，available“可得到的”，attentive“专心的；关心的”，attractive“有吸引力的”。
22. Is he really ______ to judge a brass band contest? A. competent B. skillful C. capable D. efficient
参考答案： A
TIP：competent“有能力的，能胜任的”；capable也表示“有能力的”，但不可跟不定式；skillful“熟练的”，efficient“高效率的”，均不符题意。
23. The new airport will be ______ from all directions. A. available B. accessible C. obtainable D. achievable
参考答案： B
TIP：accessible“可抵达的”，available，obtainable和achievable都表示“可得到的”。
24. The team's recent wins have now ______ them for the semi-finals. A. fitted B. promoted C. qualified D. selected
参考答案： C
TIP：qualify somebody for something“使某人有资格（条件）做某事”。
25. For parents, one of the problems ______ by rising prices is the continual demand for more pocket money. A. given B. posed C. provided D. forced
参考答案： B
TIP：pose表示“造成，提出”，常与 problem，threat，danger连用。
26. The police managed to ______ down the owner of the car. A. trace B. track C. search D. pursue
参考答案： B
TIP：track down为动词词组，意思是“找到；查出”，其他三个trace, search, pursue一般不与副词down搭配使用。
27. The party's reduced vote was ______ of lack of support for its policies. A. indicative B. confirming