Really? You        twice the price to buy the book!

paid

took

spent

cost

考查动词词义辨析。句意：真的吗？你付了2倍的价格买这本书！四个动词都有“花费”的意思，但用法不同。pay的主语通常是人，常用结构是 sb pay (money) for sth;take作“花费”时讲常用于固定句型 It takes/took sb (money/time)to do sth做某事花费某人（金钱/时间）；spend的主语通常是人 sb spend...on sth 或sb spend ...(in) doing sth;cost的主语通常是物，sth cost sb (money)意为“某物花了某人多少钱。本题主语是人，结合句意和后文to buy the book，空格处应填pay。故选A项。

Which of the following does not contain the sound [ae]?

grade

glad

bad

land

考查语音。句意：下面哪个不包含这个发音[ae]? grade的发音是[greId]; glad的发音是[glaed]; bad的发音是[baed]; land的发音是[laend]。故选A项。

When it comes to modern communication, network safety is always a major          . 

concern

advantage

opportunity

solution

考查名词辨析。句意：当涉及现代通信，网络安全一直是一个主要令人担忧的问题。A. concern关心，令人担忧的事实或情况；B. advantage 优势；C. opportunity 机会；D.solution解决方案。网络安全一直是现代通信的个主要令人担忧的问题。故选A项。

Inside the window hangs a         carved out of this piece of wood by the artist.

decoration

destination

departure

discipline

考查名词辨析。句意：窗户边上挂着一幅被艺术家由这块木头雕刻的装饰品。A. decoration装饰，装饰品；B. destination目标； C. departure 离开；D. discipline纪律。窗边应挂着装饰品。故选A项。

The information tells me that the way of education in Canada is quite different from          in China.

one

it

that 

those

考察代词。句意：这条信息告诉我们在加拿大的教育方式和在中国的教育方式很不一样。前后比较的是教育方式，用that 指代the+名词。A. one 是泛指一个，B.it 指的是同一个东西，D. those指代the +名词复数。故选C项。

Lucy tried to help, but she was          as if she was  interfering, not helping.

dynamic

compulsory

scared

clumsy

考察形容词。句意：露西想要帮忙，但她笨手笨脚，好像在干涉别人，而不是在帮忙。A.dynamic动态的；B. compulsory 义务的；C.scared 害怕的；D.clumsy笨拙的。结合后文好像是在干涉别人，而不是在帮忙。可知露西笨手笨脚的。故选D项。