553] --May I have a talk with one of your sports reporters?　--Sorry, but all of them are out to_______the main events of the day.

[譯文] --我可以和你們體育記者鐘的一個(gè)談一談嗎？--對不起，所有記者都外出采訪今天的新聞去了。

　 A. get 　 B. find

　 C. cover 　 D. search

[答案及簡析] C。 cover the events采訪事件。

552] So loudly______that everyone of the class could hear him.

[譯文] 他這樣大聲地講話，教室里的每個(gè)人都能聽得見。

　 A. did he speak 　 B. did he spoke

　 C. spoke he 　 D. he spoke

[答案及簡析] A。 "So + 形容詞... that....在句首，主句要部分倒裝。

551] --What’s the matter? You really look down. --_____ . --Well, better luck next time.

[譯文] --　你怎么啦？　你看起來情緒低落。--　一次重要的考試沒及格。--喔，下次好運(yùn)。

　 A. Why, I always look up to you 　 B. I failed an important test

　 C. I have a bad cold 　 D. Me? I never look down upon anybody

[答案及簡析] B。 look down意為"情緒低落"，下句"望你下一次走好運(yùn)"與"考試不及格"相吻合，故正確答案為B。

550] The popular singer who had been praised very highly _______ to be a great disappointment.

[譯文] 這個(gè)評價(jià)很高的著名歌手后來證明是一個(gè)巨大的失望。

　 A. turned in 　 B. turned out

　 C. turned up 　 D. turned down

[答案及簡析] B。 turn out 證明是，后來證明是。

549] Now you live in an important year _____, harder than ever before in your life, you should work.

[譯文] 現(xiàn)在你生活在一個(gè)重要的年代，一個(gè)你應(yīng)該工作，比以往任何時(shí)候都努力的年代。

　 A. that 　 B. as

　 C. when 　 D. because

[答案及簡析] C。 定語從句。

548] ______ was the situation we were facing .

[譯文] 這就是我們將面臨的形勢。

　 A. So 　 B. Such

　 C. What 　 D. It

[答案及簡析] B。 such 是代詞，代替前面提到的事物。

547] ----- I tried my best. 　-------Yes, but ______ .

[譯文] --我盡力了�！　�--是的。但是老板看來不滿意。

　 A. the boss didn’t seem satisfied　　 B. the boss seemed that he was not satisfied

　 C. it seemed not to have satisfied　　 D. it looked that the boss was not satisfied

[答案及簡析] A。 seem 后面可以跟形容詞做表語。

546] It passes through their bodies, only _____ a little thicker and sweeter.

[譯文] 它徑直穿過它們的身體，最后變得越來越稠越來越甜。

　 A. getting 　 B. to get

　 C. got 　 D. having got

[答案及簡析] A。 表示伴隨。

545] If you _____ it , I will lend the book to you.

[譯文] 如果你愿意讀的話，我會(huì)把書借給你的。

　 A. read 　 B. will read

　 C. have read 　 D. were reading

[答案及簡析] B。 will在條件狀語從句中不是助動(dòng)詞而是情態(tài)動(dòng)詞，表示"愿意"。

544] The cost of oil is less than _______ of gas.

[譯文] 油的費(fèi)用比氣的費(fèi)用低。

　 A. it 　 B. one

　 C. the one 　 D. that

[答案及簡析] D。 在比較級中用that來代替前面提到過的不可數(shù)名詞。