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。

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 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。

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.

I found _____ convenient to shop online at home .

it’s 

that

it

that was

考查强调句。句意：我发现在家网购很方便。这里it指代后面的to shop online。其中的强调句式是：主语+find it +形容词+to do，意为主语发现做某事是...的，故选C。

According to Professor Johnson, we don't have to read the book if we don't want to, as it is              .

worthwhile

necessary

optional

serious

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：根据约翰逊教授的说法，如果我们不想读这本书，就不必读，因为它是可选择的。A. worthwhile值得的； B. necessary 必要的；C. optional 可选择的；D. serious 严肃的，认真的。根据“  we don't have to read the book if we don't want to”可知，这本书读不读都可以，由此可知它是“可选择的”。故选C项。