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。

It is the ability to do the job ______ matters not where you come or what you are.

one

that

what

if

考查强调句。句意：是做这项工作的能力更重要而不是你从哪里来和你是谁。此句是强调句，基本结构是It is/was+被强调部分+that，此处强调the ability to do the job，故选B.

Look! There is         over there. Do you know him?

a 8-year-old boy

an 8-year-old boy

a 8-years old boy

an 8-years old boy

考查形容词和冠词。句意：看！那边有一个8岁的男孩。你认识他吗？空格处为复合形容词作定语，其基本构成形式是：数词+名词（单数）+形容词，并且要用连字符连接，排除C和D项；8发音以元音音素开头，需用不定冠词an修饰。故选B项。

With a lot of difficult problems           ,he feels like a cat on  hot bricks.

to settle

being settled

settling

settled

考查非谓语动词。句意： 因为有一大堆难题要解决，他感觉像像热锅上的蚂蚁。本句with +名词+to do sth,动词不定式表示的动作尚未发生或当时看来尚未发生。本句表示“因为有一大堆难题要解决”。故选A项。

---Where is Class       ?

---It’s on the       floor.

Six; third

Sixth; third

Six; three

Sixth; three

考查数词辨析。句意：----六班在哪里？---在三楼。英语中表达序号时，如果用基数词表示：名词+基数词，如六班，Class Six;如果用序数词表示：the+序数词+名词，如三楼，即the third floor。故选A项。

Though it is a          job, he  still devotes much time and energy to it.

poor-paying

poorly-paying

poorly-paid

poor-paid

考查构词法。本题中考查了复合形容词的构词法，“使用副词+过去分词” 构成新的形容词，如“newly-discovered”最新发现的；本句中“poorly-paid报酬极少的”。句意：尽管这是一份报酬极少的工作，但他仍然花了很多时间和精力做它。故选C项。

People           about what our future will look like for thousands of years.

have been wondering

wonder

wondered

will wonder

考查动词时态。句意：数千年以来人们一直想知道我们未来是什么样子。根据时间状语 for thousands of years可知，描述从过去开始一直持续到现在的动作，用现在完成进行时。故选A项。

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。