If you don't understand something, you may resrarch, study, and talk to other people          you figure it out.

because

though

until

since

考查连词。句意：如果遇到不懂的东西，你可以搜索、研究，和别人交流直到弄明白。A. 因为； B. 尽管；C.until直到；D.since自从，因为。根据句意可知，until符合语境。故选C项。

 Is _______ three hours _______ the poor boy to come to school on foot?

it; that it takes

there; that it takes

there; when

it; that

考查强调句。强调句的结构为It’s + 强调部分 + that从句。本题强调时间状语three hours。句意：可怜的男孩步行到学校花了3个小时吗？故A正确。

Mary never does any reading in the evening, ______.

so does John 

John does too

John does not to

neither does John

主句用never，后面的倒装句相应的用nor或者neither，用完全倒装形式表示后者与前者情况相似。

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。

         Jixi today is more beautiful now. Mr.Jakson said he would visit it         third time.

The; /

The; the

/; a

The; a

考查冠词。句意：今天的鸡西市更漂亮了。Jakson先生说他将又一次来到这里。第一空“鸡西市”应用定冠词；第二空“不定冠词a/an+序数词+名词” 强调在已知数量上在累加一个，且 third为辅音音素开头的单词，应用a。故选D项。

never I have read

never have I read

ever I have read

ever have I read

The law           equal rights for men and women.

permits

confirms

persevers

guarantees

考查动词辨析。句意：这个法律确保了男女权利平等。A.permit允许；B.confirm证实，证明；C.persever坚持；D.guarantee保证，担保。分析句意可知，空格处为动词做谓语，其主语为the law,为单数则谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。又因the law作用是保证公平。故选D项。