If you see things in a negative light, you will find faults everywhere and problems where there are really          .

none

some

many 

nothing

考查代词辨析。句意：如果你用消极的眼光看待事物，你会发现到处都是问题。A. none没有任何东西；B.some 一些；C.many 许多；D.nothing 无事；无物。此处指没有问题的地方也有问题·。故选A项

_______ by keeping down costs will Power Data hold its advantage over other companies.

Only  

Just 

 Still  

Yet

考查倒装句式。句意：只有通过降低成本，Power Data才能比其它公司更有优势。A只有；B仅仅；C仍然；D然而。Only加副词、介词短语或时间状语，放句首时，用部分倒装。故选A。

When Huawei P20 came out,         people couldn't wait to buy one in our town.

thousand

thousands

thousand of

thousands of

考查数词的用法。句意：当华为P20上市时，成千上万的人迫不及待的想在我们镇上买一台。thousnad意思是“千”，其前有具体数词修饰时，用其单数形式；当其前没有具体数词修饰时，用其复数形式，且与of 连用，thousands of“成千上万的”，这里没有具体数词修饰。故选D项。

Mary never does any reading in the evening, ______.

so does John 

John does too

John does not to

neither does John

主句用never，后面的倒装句相应的用nor或者neither，用完全倒装形式表示后者与前者情况相似。

— Is it my age ________the boss minds?
—I’m afraid so. He will consider ________ necessary to have an experienced assistant.

which；it

that；it

which；that

that；that

考查强调句型和it的用法。第一空that与it is构成强调句型。第二空it是一个形式宾语，真正的宾语是不定式to have an experienced assistant，选B。

Your       as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn.

operation

growth

performance

character

考查名词辨析。句意：作为一名学生，如果你养成课后复习的好习惯，那么你的表现就会很优异。A.operation 操作； B. growth生长；C. performance 表现；D.character性格。学生如果有课后复习的好习惯，会表现优秀。故选C项。

Inside the window hangs a         carved out of this piece of wood by the artist.

decoration

destination

departure

discipline

考查名词辨析。句意：窗户边上挂着一幅被艺术家由这块木头雕刻的装饰品。A. decoration装饰，装饰品；B. destination目标； C. departure 离开；D. discipline纪律。窗边应挂着装饰品。故选A项。