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。

---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。

In our daily life, everyone fails every now and then. It is how you             that makes a difference.

react

replace

rely

request

考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我们的日常生活中，每个人都会时不时地失败，你对失败如何反应才是关键。A. react反应；B. repalce取代，代替；C. rely 依靠，依赖；D.request要求；根据“n our daily life, everyone fails every now and then”，应是“怎样做出反应”。故选A项。

They elected him          captain of the team for         second time.

the; a

a; the

a; a

/; a

考查冠词的用法。句意：他们再次选他当队长。职位，官衔前面不加冠词，a second time表示“又一次，再次”；the second time表示第二次（顺序）。故选D项。

Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may             the  shocking end.

give out

give away

give up

give off

考查动词短语辨析。句意：不要在故事的开头提到它，否则会泄露令人震惊的结局。A. give out分发；B. give away泄露；C.give up 放弃；D. give off发出（光），根据“the shocking end”可知，此处表示“泄露”。故选B项。

The information tells me that the way of education in Canada is quite different from          in China.

one

it

that 

those

考察代词。句意：这条信息告诉我们在加拿大的教育方式和在中国的教育方式很不一样。前后比较的是教育方式，用that 指代the+名词。A. one 是泛指一个，B.it 指的是同一个东西，D. those指代the +名词复数。故选C项。

There                   in the world              China is a great country with a long history and rich culture.

are no doubt; that 

are not doubts; if

is no doubt; that

is not doubt; if

考查固定句型和同位语从句。句意：毫无疑问，中国是世界上有着悠久历史，丰富文化的一个大国。分析句子可知，这个句型为 there is no doubt that 引导，表示“毫无疑问......”.本句为that that 引导的同位语从句，句意和句子结构完整。故选C项。