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。

A bank is a place         they lend you an umbrella in a fair weather and ask for it back when it begins rain.

when

where

that 

there

考查定语从句。句意:银行就是一个天气好时借给你雨伞，开始下雨时再要回来的地方。A.when关系副词，做时间状语 ；  B.where关系副词，做地点状语；C.that 关系代词；D.there 那里。分析句子可知，空格处引导定语从句，关系词代替先行词 place，在从句中充当地点状语，应用关系副词where。故选B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。

it was at 10 pm yesterday______he came home from work.

that

when

which

what

考查强调句。句意：昨天晚上10点他下班回家。考查it+be+强调部分+that+句子，选A。

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.

You don't have to know the name of the author to find a book. You           find the book by the title.

must

need

can

would

考查情态动词辨析。句意：你不需要知道作者的名字就能找到一本书。你可以按书名找到这本书。A.must必须，一定；B.need 需要；C. can可能；可能；D.would愿意。根据句意可知，此处表示一种客观的可能性，应使用情态动词can。故选C项。

We shouldn't take         for granted that we still have a lot of time before the Entrance Examination.

this

that

it

such

考查代词。句意：我们不应该想当然地认为在高考前我们还有很多时间。这里涉及了一个固定句型take it for granted that 认为.....是理所当然的，该句型中it 作形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面that引导的从句。故选C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。