If you want to catch the first bus you'd better         for the bus station immediately.

set up

set about

set down

set off

考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果你想赶上第一班公交车，你最好马上动身去车站。A. set up建立；B. set about开始做.....;C. set down 记下；D. set off 出发，动身。结合上文If you want to catch the first bus you'd better可知此处指“动身，出发”，应用set off。故选D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.

When            to someone,I usually say, "Pleased to meet you."

introduce

introduced

introducing

am introduced

考查过去分词和省略。句意：当我被介绍给别人时，我通常会说：“很高兴认识你”。根据句子结构可知，本句是when引导的时间状语从句，原句when I am introduced to someone,这里当从句主语与主句主语一致时，并且从句的谓语动词有be这时从句的主语与be同时省略，所以空格处introduced。故选B项。

---what shall we do tonight then?

---              whatever you want.

Help yourself

No problem

It's a deal

It's up to you

考查交际用语。句意：---我们今晚做什么。---由你决定，你想干什么都行。根据空格后的 whatever you want，以及句意可知空格处填It's up to you由你定。故选D项。

He punished the children          their carelessness         making them pay for the damage.

by; for

with; by

for; by

about; with

考查介词。句意：他因为孩子们的粗心惩罚他们赔偿损失。根据句意可知：“their carelessness"表示他们被惩罚的原因，需用介词for表原因。"making them pay for the damage"表示他们被惩罚的方式，需用介词by表方式。故选C项。

If you work hard like this, you will           sooner or later.

give out

break up

break down

fall down

考查动词短语。句意：如果你继续这样辛苦工作的话，你迟早垮掉。A.give out分发 ；B.break up打碎；C.break down垮掉；D.fall down 跌倒。根据句意可知break down符合语境。故选C项。