Writing out all the invitations by hand was more time-consuing than we             .

will except

are  excepting

except

had excepted

考查时态。句意：手工写下所有的邀请函要比我们预料的花去更多的时间。根据句意可知我们预料是在实际上写之前发生的，而本句中实际写花去的时间使用了过去时was，所以expect用过去完成时。故D项正确。

---Shall I tell Jhon about it?

---No, you            . I've told him already.

needn't

wouldn't

mustn't

shouldn't

考查情态动词。句意：---要我告诉约翰这件事情吗？--不，不必了，我已经告诉他了。A.needn't不必；B. wouldn't不会；C. musn't禁止，不允许；D. shouldn't 不应该。根据“I've told him already”，可知这里是“不必要”。故选A项。

As crossing

While you cross

While crossing

Cross

这题考查时间状语从句的省略式，当主从句的主语一样时，可以省略从句的主语和be动词，这题的while crossing就省略了you are，句意是：当你过马路时，别忘了两边看看。选C。

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。

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。

It’s his brother ______ never been to Australia. You’d better take him with you.

that is

who is

that have 　

 who has

句意：就是他的弟弟从没去过澳大利亚。你最好带他和你去。根据句意及题干分析此题是考查强调句型，因为强调的是his brother，是人，所以用who引导是现在完成时态，故选D。

---What is your first impression          our English teacher?

---He is patient but he is strict         us.

with; in 

to; with

of; with

of; at

考查固定短语。句意：---你对我们英语老师的第一印象是什么？---他很有耐心，但对我们很严厉。两句话中介词的宾语都是人，第一句要用impression of sb表示“对某人的印象”；第二句中则要“be strict with”表示对（某人）严格。故选C项。

Only after my friend came ______.

did the computer repair

he repaired the computer

was the computer repaired

the computer was repaired

句意：直到我的朋友来了之后电脑才被修理。放于句首的only修饰时间状语从句after my friend came，主句应进行部分倒装，将助动词was提到主语前面，故选C项。

We played well, but I felt the team were            by one member, who didn’t try his best on the court.

let down

turned down

picked up

cheered up

考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们打得很好，但我觉得有一个队员在场上没有尽最大努力，让整个球队失望了。A. let down 使失望，放下；B. turned down 拒绝，调小；C. picked up捡起，接；D. cheered up使兴奋，振奋。结合句意可知，“有一个队员在场上没有尽最大努力”，所以“我们”感到失望。故选A项。