True happiness does not            the possession of money, but the joy of achievement.

contribute to

lie in

result in 

add to

考查动词短语辨析。句意：真正的幸福不在于拥有钱，而在于成功的喜悦感。contribute to有助于；lie in 在于；result in 导致；add to增加。结合语境可知，此处指“真正的幸福不在于有多少钱”。故选B项。

How I wish every family         a large house with a beautiful garden!

has

will have

had

had had

考查虚拟语气。句意：我多么希望每个家庭都有一个带着美丽花园的大房子！此句是wish 引导的从句，从句要用虚拟语气，根据wish 可知是与现在事实相反，从句一般用过去时。故选c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。

          no bus,we had to walk home.

There was

There being

Because there being

It being

考查独立主格结构。句意：没有车，我不得不走路回家。根据句意，表示“存在”，要用there be 句型；分析句子可知，设空处应用非谓语动词，there be只有主动形式，故用现在分词；因为非谓语动词有自己独立的的主语no bus,所以此处是独立主格结构。故选B项。

My little sister          me into buying this book.

wanted

advised

persuaded

told

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的小妹妹说服我买了这本书。A. want想，想要；B.advised 建议；C. persuaded说服，劝服；D.told告诉。want  sb to do sth想要某人做某事；advise sb to do sth 建议某人做某事；persuade sb into doing sth 劝服某人做某事；tell sb to do sth告诉某人做某事。故选C项。

           is reported in the newspaper, the epidemic situation is getting better now in China.

It

As

That

What

考查定语从句。句意：正如报纸上报道的那样，中国的疫情正在好转。分析句子结构可知，空格处引导一个非限制定语从句，先行词是整个主句内容，关系词在从句中做主语，表示“正如”，应用as引导，as 引导非限制性定语从句 ，位置比较灵活，可放在主句前。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。

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。