As a matter of fact,           beauty of           nature there made an excellent impression on me.

a; the; /

a; the; the

the; the; /

a; /; the

考察冠词。句意：事实上，那里的自然之美给我留下了极好的印象。as a matter of fact “ 事实上”，为固定短语。第二个空表示特指，用定冠词the。Nature表示“大自然，自然界”时，前面一般不加冠词。故选A项。

The black teacher set a good example ____ all the rest of the group, _____ all peace-loving people.

to, who are

for, which was

to, which are

to, who were

[翻译]黑人教师给其他所有爱好和平的人树立了一个好榜样。[解析] D 解析：set an example to表示给某人树榜样，由此可以排除B;因先行词指人，故使用who引导非限定性定语从句，由此可以排除C; 根据时态的一致原则可知，此处应当使用一般过去时，故正确答案为D项。

---I think you are different now.

---Of course，times have changed and________.

so have I

so I have

neither have I

neither I have

肯定的陈述句后，跟so+主语+谓语，表示强调：确实…，其主语与前陈述句的主语相同；肯定的陈述句后，跟so+谓语+主语，表示…也…，其主语与前陈述句的主语不同．根据times have changed，可知对另一个"我"说时代也已经变了，用倒装句，本句是现在完成时，含有助动词have，主语为I，在这里还用助动词have完成，故选A．

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。

There                   in the world              China is a great country with a long history and rich culture.

are no doubt; that 

are not doubts; if

is no doubt; that

is not doubt; if

考查固定句型和同位语从句。句意：毫无疑问，中国是世界上有着悠久历史，丰富文化的一个大国。分析句子可知，这个句型为 there is no doubt that 引导，表示“毫无疑问......”.本句为that that 引导的同位语从句，句意和句子结构完整。故选C项。

Daniel has undertaken to keep the secret, so he won’t tell anyone even though ______.

asked to keep

to be asked

to ask

asked to

考查省略和过去分词。句意：丹尼尔答应保守这个秘密，所以即使问他也不会告诉任何人。此处是even though引导的让步状语从句，从句主语和主句主语都是he，和ask之间是被动关系，相同的主语和be动词可以省略，所以这里是过去分词作状语，且ask sb. to do sth.可以省略与前面相同的部分，只留下动词不定式符号to。故选D。

If you want to catch the first bus you'd better         for the bus station immediately.

set up

set about

set down

set off

考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果你想赶上第一班公交车，你最好马上动身去车站。A. set up建立；B. set about开始做.....;C. set down 记下；D. set off 出发，动身。结合上文If you want to catch the first bus you'd better可知此处指“动身，出发”，应用set off。故选D项。

Though it is a          job, he  still devotes much time and energy to it.

poor-paying

poorly-paying

poorly-paid

poor-paid

考查构词法。本题中考查了复合形容词的构词法，“使用副词+过去分词” 构成新的形容词，如“newly-discovered”最新发现的；本句中“poorly-paid报酬极少的”。句意：尽管这是一份报酬极少的工作，但他仍然花了很多时间和精力做它。故选C项。