Only when he returned ________ that the war had ended and the army had come back.

we tell

we told

did we tell

were we told

考查倒装句型。Only放在句首时，句子要用倒装语序；根据句意“我们被告知”可知，此处要用were we told。故答案选D。

Since this accident has nothing to do with him, he seems no way             .

to be blamed

to blame

blame for

to blame for

考查固定用法。句意：既然这次事故与他无关，他似乎也就无可指责了。短语sb to be blame“某人该受责备，某人应该负责”，为固定搭配，没有被动语态。故选B项。

It’s his brother ______ never been to Australia. You’d better take him with you.

that is

who is

that have 　

 who has

句意：就是他的弟弟从没去过澳大利亚。你最好带他和你去。根据句意及题干分析此题是考查强调句型，因为强调的是his brother，是人，所以用who引导是现在完成时态，故选D。

You don't have to know the name of the author to find a book. You           find the book by the title.

must

need

can

would

考查情态动词辨析。句意：你不需要知道作者的名字就能找到一本书。你可以按书名找到这本书。A.must必须，一定；B.need 需要；C. can可能；可能；D.would愿意。根据句意可知，此处表示一种客观的可能性，应使用情态动词can。故选C项。

---Who was calling you on the phone just now？

---_______.

That's him

It was Tom

This was someone

Maybe Jim's

考查强调句。句意---刚才谁在电话里面叫你？---他是汤姆。根据题意，答句为强调句。完整形式为it was Tom that call you on the phone just now.缩写形式为It was Tom，故选B。

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。

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。

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。

It's really           to know that there're only seven bones in giraffes' long necks.

amazingly

amazed

amazing

amazement

考查形容词辨析。句意：知道长颈鹿的长脖子上只有7块骨头，真是令人惊讶。分析句子结构可知，is是系动词，空格处需填形容词作表语。主语是It,指物，表示“令人惊讶的”，应填amazing。故选C项。

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。

I_____you can finish the exam in two hours.

does believe

do believe

did believed

do believed

句意：---我确实相信两个小时内能完成考试。这里用来强调，在谓语动词前加助动词do表示强调。句子的主语是第一人称，所以位于动词不能用单数，故排除A；did后用动词原形；do后用动词原形，故选B。