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。

If you see things in a negative light, you will find faults everywhere and problems where there are really          .

none

some

many 

nothing

考查代词辨析。句意：如果你用消极的眼光看待事物，你会发现到处都是问题。A. none没有任何东西；B.some 一些；C.many 许多；D.nothing 无事；无物。此处指没有问题的地方也有问题·。故选A项

The exhibition           next Sunday will feature paintings created by contemporary artists.

hosted

being hosted

to be hosted

hosting

考查非谓语动词。句意：下星期举办的展览将展出当代艺术家的作品。根据句意及分析句子结构可知，此处表示将来发生的事情，应使用不定式作定语，host 与 exhibition 之间是逻辑动宾关系，应使用不定式的被动式。故选C项。

Only when he returned ________ that the war had ended and the army had come back.

we tell

we told

did we tell

were we told

考查倒装句型。Only放在句首时，句子要用倒装语序；根据句意“我们被告知”可知，此处要用were we told。故答案选D。

The black teacher set a good example ____ all the rest of the group, _____ all peace-loving people.

to, who are

for, which was

to, which are

to, who were

[翻译]黑人教师给其他所有爱好和平的人树立了一个好榜样。[解析] D 解析：set an example to表示给某人树榜样，由此可以排除B;因先行词指人，故使用who引导非限定性定语从句，由此可以排除C; 根据时态的一致原则可知，此处应当使用一般过去时，故正确答案为D项。

So difficult __________ it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice.

 I did find 

did I find

 I have found  

have I found

句子使用的基本句式为so…that…结构。按英语语法，当该结构的so…置于句首时，其后的句子(主句)要用倒装语序，如：So loudly did he speak that even people in the next room could hear him. 他讲话声音那么大，隔壁屋里的人都听得见。

        bothers me is that I can't keep my mind on the task, but on personal gains or losses.

What

It

That

One

考查主语从句连接词。句意：困扰我的是我不能专注于任务，而是专注于个人得失。此处为主语从句，从句中缺少主语，结合句意表示“困扰我的是”应用what。故选A项。

--- So you missed the meeting.

---           .I got there five minutes before it finished.

Not at all

Not exactly

Not especially

Not really

考查情景交际用语。句意：---你错过了开会。---我在会议结束前五分钟到达会场。可以看出答话者认为对方讲话不够确切。A. Not at all一点也不；不客气；B. Not exactly不确切   C.Not especially不是特别 D.Not really不是真的。故选B项。

It was the typhoon           was called Tiange           hit Zhuhai and Macao.

which; that

what; which

that; who

that; which

考查定语从句和强调句型。句意：袭击珠海和**的是“天阁”的台风。此处typhoon是先行词，指物在后面的定语从句中做主语，所以第一空填which/that；第二空是强调句句型，It is/was+强调部分+that（指人也用who）+其他，这里typhoon指物。所以第二空填that。故选A项。