While we may not be born with a nature talent, we can          for it with hard work.

break up

take up

bring up

make up

考查动词短语辨析。句意：虽然我们可能没有与生俱来的天赋，但我们可以通过努力工作来弥补。A. break up打碎；B.take up 拿起，开始从事；C.bring up提出；D. make up 弥补。根据上文we may not be born with a nature talent可知没有与生俱来的天赋，所以要通过努力工作来弥补。故选D项。

The old rules have to be          because they only applied to the circumstances that existed when they were made a hundred years ago.

developed

established

observed

revised

考查动词的辨析。句意：老的规则需要被修改因为它们只适合一百年制定时的状况。A.develop发展；培养；B.establish建立；C.observe观察；D.revise修改，由because they only applied to 可知它只适用于以前，需要修改。故选D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。

I thought we'd be late for the concert,           we ended up getting there ahead of time.

but

or

so

for

考查连词。句意：我以为我们音乐会迟到了，但是我们提前到达了那里。but 但是；or 或者；so 因此；for因为；两个分句在意义上bu是转折关系，故用but。故选A项。

Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may             the  shocking end.

give out

give away

give up

give off

考查动词短语辨析。句意：不要在故事的开头提到它，否则会泄露令人震惊的结局。A. give out分发；B. give away泄露；C.give up 放弃；D. give off发出（光），根据“the shocking end”可知，此处表示“泄露”。故选B项。

A study shows the students who are engaged in after-school  activities are happier than        who are not.

ones

those

these

them

考查代词。句意：一项研究表明，参加课外活动的学生比不参加课外活动的学生更开心。空格处代词与the students是对应关系，可以用the ones 或者those替代。“them”指代前面提到的复数名词，不能与the students形成对应关系，“these”一般不用定语从句修饰。故选B项。

I don’t want to be       else. I just want to be       .

anybody;myself

somebody;myself

everybody;me

anybody;me

考查代词。句意：我不想成为任何人，我只想做我自己。anybody 任何人，用在否定句和疑问句中；somebody某人，用在肯定句中；everybody每个人；由don’t可以判断此句是否定句，所以用anybody，表示任何人。第二个句子根据I为主语，可知用反身代词myself 我自己，根据句子意为我要做我自己，me是宾格，作宾语。故选A项。

Jenny was very sad over the loss of  the photos she had shot in Canada,          this was a memory she especially treasured.

as

if

when

where

考查连词辨析。句意：珍妮对失去她在加拿大拍摄的照片感到非常悲伤，因为这是她特别珍视的记忆。as 引导原因状语从句，表示“由于”；if“如果”；when“当......什么时候”；where“在哪里”。根据句意，前后文是因果关系，故选A项。