表示"过了多久才......"的意思。

　　10．He is so vain and will never follow others' advice. __As__a result，he failed in the important exam.

　　解析：句意：他很自负并且从不听他人的建议。结果他没有通过这次重要的考试。as a result"因此；结果是"，符合题意。

　　11． __In__common with most of the young，Tom likes listening to rock and roll.

　　解析：句意：像大部分年轻人一样，汤姆喜欢听摇滚乐。in common with sb.与某人相同，像某人一样，符合句意。

　　12．The student made __it__ his life goal to create his own big company.

　　解析：句意：这位学生把创建自己的大公司作为人生目标。it作形式宾语，替代后面的不定式。

　　13．We firmly believe that war never settles anything.It only results __in__ violence.

　　解析：result in导致。句意：我们坚信战争不能解决任何问题。它只会造成暴力。

　　14．(2015·北京，31改编)If __accepted__(accept)for the job，you'll be informed soon.

　　解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：如果录用你了，我们将很快通知你。本句条件状语从句中省略了主语you，与accept构成被动关系，用过去分词accepted。

　　15．Many people think highly of him，but __personally__(person)，I think he is actually dishonest.

　　解析：句意：许多人对他的评价很高，但就个人而言，我认为他一点也不诚实。personally意为"就个人而言；亲自地"，在句中作状语，修饰整个句子。

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　A recent report found 46% of parents agreed that their child knew more about the Internet than they did.And now new research shows parents are turning to their children for lessons in technology.

　　The new study of around 1,000 parents showed that 67% of parents have asked their teenager children for technology­related advice.44% have asked their teenager for help using the Internet，and 41% have received teen advice about how to use the TV or home entertainment system.

Ahad Surooprajally，a father of five children，says his children help him with technology in the home."They've grown up surrounded by technology，" he explains."We have four computers and four iPads in our house.If I want to know something technical they're the ones I go to."