Since this accident has nothing to do with him, he seems no way             .

to be blamed

to blame

blame for

to blame for

考查固定用法。句意：既然这次事故与他无关，他似乎也就无可指责了。短语sb to be blame“某人该受责备，某人应该负责”，为固定搭配，没有被动语态。故选B项。

— Father, you promised!

—Well,____．But it was you who didn't keep your word first．

so was I 

so did I 

so I was 

so I did

考查部分倒装“So + be/情态动词/助动词 + 主语”与表强调的“So + 主语 + be/情态动词/助动词”区别。根据语境“you promised（你许诺过）”和答语“But it was …”可知爸爸回答“我的确许诺过”，且promised是过去时，所以表强调要用助动词did,故选D。句意：——爸爸，你许诺过。——好啦，我的确许诺过。但是是你先没有遵守诺言。

Look! There is         over there. Do you know him?

a 8-year-old boy

an 8-year-old boy

a 8-years old boy

an 8-years old boy

考查形容词和冠词。句意：看！那边有一个8岁的男孩。你认识他吗？空格处为复合形容词作定语，其基本构成形式是：数词+名词（单数）+形容词，并且要用连字符连接，排除C和D项；8发音以元音音素开头，需用不定冠词an修饰。故选B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。

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。