The salesman scolded the girl caught         and let her off.

to have stolen

to be stealing

to steal

stealing

考查非谓语动词。句意：这个销售员责备了被抓住正在偷东西的女孩，然后，让她走了。分析句子结构，caught是过去分词作定语，修饰前面的名词 the girl,"女孩"和"偷东西"之间是主动关系，用现在分词作宾语补足语，构成catch sb doing sth结构。意为抓住某人正在做某事。故选D项。

There's no simple solution          this problem.

of

for

to 

about

考查介词。句意：这个问题没有什么简单的解决方法。此处是短语“

the solution to....的解决方法”，应用介词to。故选C项。

---Shall I tell Jhon about it?

---No, you            . I've told him already.

needn't

wouldn't

mustn't

shouldn't

考查情态动词。句意：---要我告诉约翰这件事情吗？--不，不必了，我已经告诉他了。A.needn't不必；B. wouldn't不会；C. musn't禁止，不允许；D. shouldn't 不应该。根据“I've told him already”，可知这里是“不必要”。故选A项。

Don't forget            the letter for me when you pass  by the post office.

post

to post

posted

posting

考查不定式作宾语。句意：你经过邮局时别忘了替我寄这封信。forget to do sth忘记要做某事；forget doing sth 忘记做过某事。根据句意表示事情已经发生。故选B项。

He punished the children          their carelessness         making them pay for the damage.

by; for

with; by

for; by

about; with

考查介词。句意：他因为孩子们的粗心惩罚他们赔偿损失。根据句意可知：“their carelessness"表示他们被惩罚的原因，需用介词for表原因。"making them pay for the damage"表示他们被惩罚的方式，需用介词by表方式。故选C项。

It is the ability to do the job ______ matters not where you come or what you are.

one

that

what

if

考查强调句。句意：是做这项工作的能力更重要而不是你从哪里来和你是谁。此句是强调句，基本结构是It is/was+被强调部分+that，此处强调the ability to do the job，故选B.

---Shall we have a talk with her tonight?

---There is no        talking to her. She will never listen.

good

value

point

worth

考查名词词义辨析。句意：---我们今晚要和她谈谈吗？ ---和她谈话没有意义，她不会听。A.good 好处  ； B.value 价值；C.point要点；D.worth价值。根据句意可知可知，此处是固定表达There  is no point (in) doing sth 做某事没有意义。故选C项。

With a lot of difficult problems           ,he feels like a cat on  hot bricks.

to settle

being settled

settling

settled

考查非谓语动词。句意： 因为有一大堆难题要解决，他感觉像像热锅上的蚂蚁。本句with +名词+to do sth,动词不定式表示的动作尚未发生或当时看来尚未发生。本句表示“因为有一大堆难题要解决”。故选A项。