很大影响。题干中泛指"一位父亲"，第一个空用不定冠词a；make a difference有影响，该短语是固定短语，故选D。

8.You can't imagine what great difficulty I had ______ my child to accept my suggestion.

A. to persuade B. persuading C. persuaded D. persuade

【答案】B

【解析】

【详解】考查固定句型。句意：你无法想象我说服我的孩子接受我的建议，遇到了多大的困难。Imagine doing sth. 想象做某事，该句型是固定句型，故选B。

9.The scenery on Taishan is so attractive, ______ it a very good place for people in the world all the year round.

A. making B. makes C. made D. to make

【答案】A

【解析】

【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：台山的风景是如此吸引人，对于全世界的人来说，全年都是一个好地方。Make的逻辑主语是The scenery，它们之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词作状语，故选A。

10.-Why have you moved here?

-I only ______ to enjoy the farming life here.

A. attempt B. attend C. connect D. used

【答案】A

【解析】

【详解】考查动词辨析。句意：--你为什么搬到了这里？--我只是尝试享受这里的田园生活。题干中表示"尝试"，A. attempt尝试；B. attend参加；C. connect连接；D. used使用，故选A。

第二节:语法填空(共10小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分15分)

　　阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Kenneth Williams ____1____ (consider) one of the greatest British comedy actors of the twentieth century. His voice, as his outstanding gift, actually defended him as a ____2____ (perform). Williams would often spend weeks ____3____ (decide) how a character should sound and this "voice" determined his approach to each role. ____4____ even after he had chosen his "voice",