As a matter of fact,           beauty of           nature there made an excellent impression on me.

a; the; /

a; the; the

the; the; /

a; /; the

考察冠词。句意：事实上，那里的自然之美给我留下了极好的印象。as a matter of fact “ 事实上”，为固定短语。第二个空表示特指，用定冠词the。Nature表示“大自然，自然界”时，前面一般不加冠词。故选A项。

A study shows the students who are engaged in after-school  activities are happier than        who are not.

ones

those

these

them

考查代词。句意：一项研究表明，参加课外活动的学生比不参加课外活动的学生更开心。空格处代词与the students是对应关系，可以用the ones 或者those替代。“them”指代前面提到的复数名词，不能与the students形成对应关系，“these”一般不用定语从句修饰。故选B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。

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。

Based on the agreement,all payments          be made by the end of the month.

may

can

shall

will

考查情态动词。句意：根据协议，所有款项应在月底付清。shall用于法律，条款中表示必须要做的事。故选C项。

--- I'm afraid I can't complete the marathon next week.

---              ! You have been practicing a lot.

No problem

Go ahead

Cheer up

Good luck

考查交际用语。句意：---恐怕我下周不能完成马拉松比赛。---振作起来！你一直一直在不断练习。A.No problem没问题；B. Go  ahead请干吧；请便吧；C.Cheer up高兴起来；振作起来；D. Good luck祝您好运。由下文可知说话人担心，完不成马拉松比赛，由“你一直不断练习”可推断表示鼓励“振作起来”。故选C项。

Going on a trip into         space must be quite         exciting experience.

/; the 

/; an

the; the 

the; an

考查冠词。句意：太空旅行是令人兴奋的经历。第一空不填，space前面不加冠词，第二空后面的experience作“经历”时是可数名词，表示“一次令人兴奋的经历"。exciting首字母的发音为元音音素，因此应填an。故选B项。

I drink a cup of coffee           ; but usually I take tea.

frequently

often

constantly

occasionally

考查副词词义辨析。句意：我偶尔喝一杯咖啡，但我通常喝茶。A. frequently频繁地；B.often经常地；C.constantly连续不断地；D.occasionally偶尔地。but 表转折关系；根据后半句的usually,前面用occasionally,与usually意思相对。故选D项。

We played well, but I felt the team were            by one member, who didn’t try his best on the court.

let down

turned down

picked up

cheered up

考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们打得很好，但我觉得有一个队员在场上没有尽最大努力，让整个球队失望了。A. let down 使失望，放下；B. turned down 拒绝，调小；C. picked up捡起，接；D. cheered up使兴奋，振奋。结合句意可知，“有一个队员在场上没有尽最大努力”，所以“我们”感到失望。故选A项。

---Shall we have a talk with her tonight?

---There is no        talking to her. She will never listen.

good

value

point

worth

考查名词词义辨析。句意：---我们今晚要和她谈谈吗？ ---和她谈话没有意义，她不会听。A.good 好处  ； B.value 价值；C.point要点；D.worth价值。根据句意可知可知，此处是固定表达There  is no point (in) doing sth 做某事没有意义。故选C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。