Jixi today is more beautiful now. Mr.Jakson said he would visit it         third time.

The; /

The; the

/; a

The; a

考查冠词。句意：今天的鸡西市更漂亮了。Jakson先生说他将又一次来到这里。第一空“鸡西市”应用定冠词；第二空“不定冠词a/an+序数词+名词” 强调在已知数量上在累加一个，且 third为辅音音素开头的单词，应用a。故选D项。

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。

When           another country, you should be aware of those differences and respect them.

visit

to visit

visiting

visited

考查非谓语动词。句意：当拜访另一个国家时，你应该知道这些不同之处并尊重它们。分析句子可知，空格处应填非谓语动词和when一起构成时间状语，逻辑主语you和visit之间是主动关系，应用现在分词。故选C项。

Wouldn’t it be         wonderful world if we lived in         harmony with nature?

a; /

the; /

a; the

the; the

考查冠词和短语。句意：如果我们与自然和谐相处，这不是一个美好的世界吗？第一个空中，world表示泛指，应用不定冠词且wonderful发音为以辅音音素开头的单词，故应用a;第二空短语in harmony with表示“与....和谐”，中间不加冠词。故选A项。

Small sailboats can easily turn over in the water ________.

if not managed carefully

if are not managed carefully

unless not managed carefully

unless are not managed carefully

The programme can't be             him because it is beyond his ability.

charged with

in charge of

taken charge of

in the charge of

考查固定短语辨析。句意：这个项目不可能由他负责，因为它超出了他的能力。A. charged with控告；B. in charge of负责，主管；C. taken charge of 接管，负责；D. in the charge of 由......负责。根据because it is beyond his ability及空格后him可知用in the charge of 符合题意。故选D项。

Why don't you             ? Try to make it a win-win situation for you both.

compromise

object

salute

rate

考查动词词义辨析。句意：你为什么妥协呢？试着为你们双方创造

双赢的局面。A.compromise妥协；B.object反对；C.salute致敬；D.rate比率。由后文试着为你们双方创造双赢的局面，可知前面讲的是妥协。故选A项。

The question of           English will keeping on changing in the future is easy         .

if; to answer

whether; to be answered

if; to be answered

whether; to answer

考查宾语从句和非谓语动词。句意：英语将来是否会继续变化这个问题很容易回答。第一空为宾语从句，从句中不缺少成分，表示“是否”，应用whether，if 引导的宾语从句不能充当介词的宾语，故排除A和C；第二空，这是be +性质形容词+不定式结构，这种结构中形容词说明不定式的特性，句子的主语是不定式的逻辑宾语。故选D项。

The teacher was so pleased with the progress that I had        in my study this term that she sent me an English-Chinese dictionary.

made

had 

kept

graded

考查动词辨析。句意：老师对我在这学期在学习上取得的进步非常满意，寄给我一本英汉词典。分析可知hat I had        in my study this term 应是之前名词the progress的定语从句，先行词在从句中属于固定结构make progress“取得进步”的宾语。故选A项。