4．It was in so poor light that I couldn't________what the newspaper said.

A. make out B. let out

C. spoke out D. cried out

答案与解析：A　题目中应用了强调句型，理解句意可知答案是A项：make out辨别出。

5．It was only after he failed in the exam________he realized that he had wasted so much time.

A. which B. that

C. it D．/

答案与解析：B　本题考查强调句型：It is/was ＋被强调部分＋that...。

6．Those who________the rules of history will be punished by history.

A. stand for B. go against

C. look for D. lean against

答案与解析：B　理解句意可知答案是B项：go against "违背"。

7．-It's time to go to school.________quickly.

-I'm sorry. I'm too sleepy. It's all because of the TV series.

A. Go to bed B. Dress up

C. Dress yourself D. Set up

答案与解析：C　理解对话大意可知对话中第一句话表示到时间上学了，催促赶快穿好衣服。dress up (使)穿上盛装； 装扮dress sb./oneself 给某人/自己穿衣服。

8．He was sentenced to death because he________to a forest on purpose.

A. set fire B. caught fire

C. make a fire D. was fired

答案与解析：A　set fire to 放火/纵火烧......； catch fire 着火； make a fire 生火。理解句意可知答案是A项。

9．The couple never have words because they have________with each other.

A. nothing in common

B. much out of the common

C. little in common

D. much in common

答案与解析：D　have words with...与......吵嘴， 口角 have much in common with...与......有很多共同之处；理解句意可知答案是A项。

10．As is well known, a teacher should________as well as teach.

A. owe B. chew

C. remark D. entertain

答案与解析：D　句意：大家都知道的，一名教师除去教学之外还要懂娱乐。理解句意可判断答案是D项：entertain v. 使欢乐，使娱乐。

11．She received many________on the design of her new dress.

A. dessert B. requirement

C．customers D．compliments

答案与解析：D　句意：她收到了很多对她的新式服装的称赞。根据句意可判断答案是D项：compliment n. 赞扬，称赞。

12．Women________drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than those________don't.

A. who; / B. /; who

C. who; who D. /; /