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        1. _____, I have to put it away and focus my attention on study this week. (QE0811-21)

        A. However the story is amusing

        B. No matter amusing the story is

        C. However amusing the story is

        D. No matter how the story is amusing

        【答案】C。本题考查的是状语从句的连接词。无论这个故事有多么有趣，但是这个星期我必须把它搁在一边，认真学习。However后面要直接加形容词。因此选择C。

        22.【答案】D。考查词义的辨别。为了女儿的身体健康，她决定搬家到一个气候温暖的地方去。A天气，B温度，C季节，D气候。此外weather（天气）是不可数的，前面不能加a。而climate是可数名词。

        2. No sooner had we sat down ___ we found it was time to go. (QE97-50)

        A. than    B. when    C. as    D while

        【答案】A  考察的是固定搭配. no sooner…than.. “一… 就…”no sooner位于句首,部分倒装. 句意是“我们一坐下就发现到走的时候了.”

        3. _______ you feel too ill to go out. I would rather not stay at home tonight. (QE06-11-21)

        A. Because    B Although    C. Unless    D. If

        【答案】C 这句话的意思是“除非你病的无法出门了，要不然我还是不情愿呆在家里”。Unless除非, although虽然, if如果, because因为

        4. No sooner ____ got to the station than it began to rain heavily. (QE92-46)

        A. had I     B. have I      C. I had       D. I have

        【答案】A 本句考察no sooner…than…句型。no sooner 引导的句子要部分倒装；而no sooner后接的事件比than后的事件要更早发生，属于过去的过去，所以用过去完成时。综上，选A

        5. He opened the door and let himself in quietly ___ not to bother the family. (QE98-53)

        A. because    B. so as    C. so that    D. despite

        【答案】B  A和C项都需要接从句；D项接名词或动名词结构；只有B项符合要求。so as to：以便……；使得：后面接不定式结构；so as not to：以免……。

        6. No sooner had they got the goods covered up ___ it started raining hard. (QE02-57)

        A. when    B. than    C. then   D. after

        【答案】B。no sooner…..than…一…就…；hardly…when…一…;就…；scarcely…when…一…就…。No sooner had I lain down than the telephone rang.我刚躺下，电话铃就响了。Scarcely had the baby cried when the nurse rushed to carry him. 婴儿一哭保姆就赶快去抱他。本句的意思是：“他们刚把货物盖好，就开始下雨了。”

        7. ____, he felt tired out after the long journey for eight hours. (QE05-11-42)

        A. Strong as he is     B. The stronger he is  

        C. Strong man that he is     D. For he is strong

        【答案】A. 本题考查as引导让步状语从句时的特殊用法，即部分倒装--- adj. as sb is,表示转折关系，下面的句子的意思一般和形容词的词义相反。所以选A。

        8. Americans eat _____ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.(QE0904-27)

        A. more than twice    B. as twice as many   

        C. twice as many     D. more than twice as many

        【答案】C。本题考查的是比较状语从句。倍数+as many + as +被比较物。与1910年代相比，平均每个美国人吃两倍以上的蔬菜。

        9. _____ I accept that the plan is not perfect, I do actually like it. (QE08-04-27)

        A. When   B. Since   C. while    C. Unless

        【答案】C。考察状语从句的引导词。While 表转折“虽然”。

        10. How many more decades will have to pass _____ scientists succeed in providing a cure for cancer?(QE0904-40)

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

        【答案】B。本题考查的是固定句式。还要有多少年过去之后，科学家才能够成功地发现治疗癌症的方法。When当……时候，before在……之前，since自从，until直到。