Don't forget            the letter for me when you pass  by the post office.

post

to post

posted

posting

考查不定式作宾语。句意：你经过邮局时别忘了替我寄这封信。forget to do sth忘记要做某事；forget doing sth 忘记做过某事。根据句意表示事情已经发生。故选B项。

The exhibition           next Sunday will feature paintings created by contemporary artists.

hosted

being hosted

to be hosted

hosting

考查非谓语动词。句意：下星期举办的展览将展出当代艺术家的作品。根据句意及分析句子结构可知，此处表示将来发生的事情，应使用不定式作定语，host 与 exhibition 之间是逻辑动宾关系，应使用不定式的被动式。故选C项。

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。

Dr.Rowan,           secretary resigned two weeks ago, has had to do all his own typing.

whose

of whom 

of which

which

考查定语从句。句意：罗文博士的秘书两周前辞职了，他只能自己打字。          secretary resigned two weeks ago是非限制性定语从句，修饰Dr.Rowan, 引导词在从句中作定语，表示“Dr.Rowan's”，表示“......的”，应用关系代词whose引导该从句。故选A项。

Small sailboats can easily turn over in the water ________.

if not managed carefully

if are not managed carefully

unless not managed carefully

unless are not managed carefully

The wise parents can tell whether their children are telling the truth         they listen to their excuses to wrong deeds.

the first time

every time

for the first time

for every time

考查时间状语从句。句意：每次听孩子对错误行为的辩解，聪明的父母都能分辨出他们是否在说真话。此处引导时间状语从句，表示“每一次” 应用every time。the first time表示“第一次”，与语境不符；for the first time作时间状语，不可引导从句；没有for every time 的表达方式。故选B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。

There are 24 solar terms in a year. Grain Rain often starts in Apirl,the           month of the year.

Third

fourth

fifth

sixth

考查数词。句意：一年有24个节气。谷雨通常在一年中的四月开始。空格前有定冠词the,与可数名词单数month，要用序数词。根据

Grain Rain often starts in Apirl，可知四月份是一年之中的第四个月，要用序数词fourth。故选B项。

Really? You        twice the price to buy the book!

paid

took

spent

cost

考查动词词义辨析。句意：真的吗？你付了2倍的价格买这本书！四个动词都有“花费”的意思，但用法不同。pay的主语通常是人，常用结构是 sb pay (money) for sth;take作“花费”时讲常用于固定句型 It takes/took sb (money/time)to do sth做某事花费某人（金钱/时间）；spend的主语通常是人 sb spend...on sth 或sb spend ...(in) doing sth;cost的主语通常是物，sth cost sb (money)意为“某物花了某人多少钱。本题主语是人，结合句意和后文to buy the book，空格处应填pay。故选A项。

It was last night ________ I saw the comet.

the time

when

that

which

强调句的结构是：It＋be＋强调部分＋that(who)＋主谓句。强调句的连词只有两个，that和who。当强调的部分是人，且为句子的主语时，才用“who”，其余用that。因此选C。