All we need          a piece of advice on how we can improve our time management.

are

is

were

was

考查be动词和时态。句意：我们需要的只是一条关于如何改进时间管理的建议。分析句子可知，说明一般情况应该用一般现在时，这句话的主语是All we need, 所以为主语从句，当主语从句作主语时，谓语动词用单数，所以用is。故选B项。

---Miss Yuan，you promised！

---Well，______.But it was you broke your word first.

so was I

so did I

so I was

so I did

考查强调句。句意：袁女士，你承诺过的！噢，我确实如此。但是是你先失言的。A和B是一类回答，C和D是一类回答。当别人说他自己怎么样，而你有跟他同样的情况时，用AB这样的形式回答。当别人说你怎么样，而你自己也确实是他说的那样时，用CD回答。至于用be动词还是do要根据具体语句定，谓语是be时就用be的相应形式，谓语是实意动词时就用do的相应形式。根据句意，故选D。

Though it is a          job, he  still devotes much time and energy to it.

poor-paying

poorly-paying

poorly-paid

poor-paid

考查构词法。本题中考查了复合形容词的构词法，“使用副词+过去分词” 构成新的形容词，如“newly-discovered”最新发现的；本句中“poorly-paid报酬极少的”。句意：尽管这是一份报酬极少的工作，但他仍然花了很多时间和精力做它。故选C项。

_______ by keeping down costs will Power Data hold its advantage over other companies.

Only  

Just 

 Still  

Yet

考查倒装句式。句意：只有通过降低成本，Power Data才能比其它公司更有优势。A只有；B仅仅；C仍然；D然而。Only加副词、介词短语或时间状语，放句首时，用部分倒装。故选A。

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。

Perhaps they have experienced something similar and do not want you to           the same pain.

go over

go through

go around

go on

考查动词短语辨析。句意：也许他们有过类似的经历，不希望你经历同样的痛苦。A. go over复习，重温；B. go through经受，通过；C. go around 四处走动，流传；D. go on继续。根据the same pain可知，此处是“经历，经受”的意思。故选B项。