1.____I got to bed, I always spend is minutes reading.
A) After B) Before C) As D)Since
答案：B before在. . .之前，符合题意。
2.The fire was finally brought under control ,but not____ extensive damage had been caused.
A) alter B) before C)since D)as
答案：B but not before extensive damage had been
caused“但只是在造成了很大破坏之后……”。
3.Buck Helm，a retired salesman，survived_____ alive for 90 hours in his car.
A) being buried B) having buried C) burying D) to be buried
答案：A survive being buried alive for 90 hours in his
car 被埋在自己的汽车里90个小时仍活了下来
[注意：survive 后面跟名词或动名词作宾语] 。
4.They took to a dangerous country road that had many breath-taking____.
A) circles B) curls C) bends D) crosses
答案：C 人们习惯用bend，round 等表示转弯。
5.The film was popular with the critics , but was not a____ success.
A) financial B) spiritual C) physical D) beneficial
答案：A financial财政的，金融的。physical物质的，肉体的。Beneficial[正式用语]有益处，有用的，常与to 连用。spiritual精神上的。
6.Maps are our oldest literature, older than books. I'll____ a map was the first thing
we humans ever wrote to communicate with each other.
A) bargain B) quarrel C) point D)bet
答案：D bet 敢断定。bargain 讨价还价。quarrel争吵。point 指向，表明。
7.There are considerable differences ____the world as it is and the world as we perceive it.
A)on B) from C) in D)between
答案：D difference between 不同之处，差别。
8.Reading____ the lines, I would say that the government are more worried than they will admit.
A) behind B) between C) along D) among
答案：B 句意为：体会言外之意，我觉得政府比他们将要承认的更为担忧。本题考查固定结构。To read between the lines 是固定说法，意为“体会言外之意”，故应选 B 项。
9.Finding a job in such a big company has always been____ his wildest dreams.
A) under B) over C)above D)beyond
答案：D beyond one’s wildest dreams：不敢想像。
10.Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such an article to be printed is____me.
A) above B) outside C) beside D) beyond
答案：D beyond 超出，超过(能力、范围等)，无法……不容;beyond me = 无法理解。
