23. Helen listened carefully _____ she might discover exactly what she needed.

        A. in that   B. in order that   C. in case  D. even though

        【答案】B 海伦认真地听，为了能够精确地发现他所需要的东西。

        24. Read it aloud _____ the class can hear you.

        A. so that   B. if        C. when   D. although

        【答案】A 大声读以便于整个课堂都能听到你的声音。

        25. Take an umbrella with you ____ it should rain.

        A. in no case     B. in the case   C. in case of   D. in case

        【答案】D 拿着伞以防下雨。

26. Though he is very intelligent, he is ___ rather modest. (QE99-48)

        A. hence    B. otherwise    C. nevertheless    D. therefore

        【答案】C  nevertheless：仍然，不过；hence：因此，从此；otherwise：另外，否则；therefore：因此。句意：尽管他很聪明，但仍然很谦虚。判断C项正确。

27. Do what you think is right ___ they say. (QE92-26)

        A. however    B. whatever    C. whichever    D. if only

        【答案】B whatever 引导一个状语从句，意为“无论他们说什么”，whatever 在从句中作say的宾语，whatever they say=no matter what they say.全句的意思是“做你认为正确的事，无论他们说什么（都没有关系）。

28. I'll talk to him,          I don't think it will do any good. (QE94-28)

        A. although       B. which               C. if                 D. unless

        【答案】A 认为谈话没有作用而依然打算谈话，前后具有转折关系，因此选A“虽然 ”

29. We can hardly avoid making any mistakes in our work______ hard we try (QE96-49)

        A. whatever         B how              C no matter         D however

        【答案】D 根据句意,应该选择“无论怎样”,故选择D.however = no matter how. 句意是“早工作中无论我们如何努力,总避免不了出错.”

30. ___, you must show your ticket to go into the cinema. (QE97-59)

        A. No matter whoever you are      B. Whomever you are    

        C. Whoever you are              D. No matter who are you

        【答案】C  whoever you are =no matter who you are “不管你是谁”,作状语. 句意是“不管你是谁,都必须出示你的票才能电影院.”

31.___ we need air and water, so we need criticism and self-criticism. (QE97-26)

        A. Even though    B. So long    C. Just as    D. Now that

        【答案】C本题考查的是方式状语从句。Just as…正如……一样；Even though即使；So long as只要；Now that既然。我们需要批评和自我批评，如同需要空气和水一样。

32. He always talks _______ he had been to outer space.

        A. like    B. as if /though    C. because of   D. as

        【答案】B 他说这话好像他去过外太空似的。

        33. The thief walked away with the money _______ no one had noticed him.

        A. unless   B. as if    C. even though       D. as long as

        【答案】B 小偷拿着钱跑了好像没人注意到它似的。

        34 The Spring Festival is important in China, just ______ Christmas is in the West.

        A. as     B. because   C. since   D. for

        【答案】A 春节在中国很重要，正如西方的圣诞节那样。

        35. More people will eat out in restaurants _____ they do today.

        A. than   B. when     C. while    D. as

        【答案】D 正如现今人们做的那样，大多数人在餐馆里吃饭。

36. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced _____ cars in 2002 as the year before.( QE08-04-44)

        A. as many twice    B. as twice many    C. twice many as    D. twice as many 

        【答案】D。考察倍数的表达方式。“… times +as many（或 much ）＋名词＋ as …” 表示“…是…的多少倍”。

37. This new coat cost me ____ the last one I bought two years ago. (QE05-11-28)

        A. three times           B. three times as much as

        C. three times as much    D. three times much as

        【答案】B和某物一样多，as much as,如说是多少的几倍，则是X times as much as。因此选B。

38. It is generally believed that teaching is_____ it is a science. (QE0811-20)

        A an art much as      B. much an art as    C. as an art much as    D. as much an art as

        【答案】D 人们相信，教学和艺术一样是一种科学。

39. The history of nursing __ the history of man.

        A. as old as        B. is old than      C. that is as old as    D. is as old as

        【答案】D 护理的历史和人类历史一样悠久。

40. My new glasses cost me ____ the last pair that I bought. (QE96-22)

        A. three times    B. three times as much as   C. three times as much   D. three times much as

        【答案】答案B 本题考察倍数表达法.它的结构是“A is 倍数 + the size of B, A is 倍数 as + 原级 as B, A is 倍数+ adj.比较级 + than B”故我们选择第2个结构.而C项 three times as much as 表示三倍的价值。A,C,D结构不对,故正确答案选B. 句意是“我的新眼镜花费了上一幅三倍的价钱”