_______ by keeping down costs will Power Data hold its advantage over other companies.

Only  

Just 

 Still  

Yet

考查倒装句式。句意：只有通过降低成本，Power Data才能比其它公司更有优势。A只有；B仅仅；C仍然；D然而。Only加副词、介词短语或时间状语，放句首时，用部分倒装。故选A。

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。

Suddenly a good idea occurred to her, but she couldn't find any paper           .

 to write

to write on

written

writing on

考查了非谓语动词。句意：她突然有了一个好主意，但是她找不到纸来写下它。根据句意可知，这里用不定式表目的，而且固定搭配是write sth on the paper。故选B项。

It was fortunate that Jack narrowly escaped             in a traffic accident last month.

killing

being killed

to be killed

 to kill

考查非谓语动词。句意：杰克上个月在交通事故中死里逃生，真是幸运。固定表达escape doing sth.逃离做某事。此处Jack与kill之间是被动关系，应该使用动名词的被动语态，用being killed。故选B项。

Don't forget            the letter for me when you pass  by the post office.

post

to post

posted

posting

考查不定式作宾语。句意：你经过邮局时别忘了替我寄这封信。forget to do sth忘记要做某事；forget doing sth 忘记做过某事。根据句意表示事情已经发生。故选B项。

Tom wanted to play football with his friends in the street，but his father told him ________.

not to

not to do

not do it

do not to

考查动词不定式的省略。完整的形式应该是…，but his father told him not to play football with his friends in the street.为避免重复，常省去不定式动词，保留不定式符号to，故选A。

— Is it my age ________the boss minds?
—I’m afraid so. He will consider ________ necessary to have an experienced assistant.

which；it

that；it

which；that

that；that

考查强调句型和it的用法。第一空that与it is构成强调句型。第二空it是一个形式宾语，真正的宾语是不定式to have an experienced assistant，选B。

______about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.

So curious the couple was

So curious were the couple

How curious the couple were

The couple was such curious

 Is _______ three hours _______ the poor boy to come to school on foot?

it; that it takes

there; that it takes

there; when

it; that

考查强调句。强调句的结构为It’s + 强调部分 + that从句。本题强调时间状语three hours。句意：可怜的男孩步行到学校花了3个小时吗？故A正确。