型中since引导时间状语从句，从句用一般过去时态，分两种情况：（1）如果从句的动词是终止性动词leave/come/---，则表示"从动作开始到现在多长时间了。"It is three years since he began to smoke.他已经吸烟三年了。（2）如果从句的动词是持续性动词stay/smoke/live---，则表示"从动作结束到现在多长时间了"。 It is three years since he smoked.他戒烟三年了。

8. I will ________ the story as it was told to me.

A. set about B. set out C. set down D. set up

【答案】C

【解析】考查动词词组。A. set about开始做―――； B. set out出发，开始；　　C. set down 记下，写下； D. set up建立。句意：我按着它被告诉的，将把这个故事记下来。答案为C。

9. --- I think he is taking an active part in social work.

---I agree with you __________.

A. in a way B. on the way C. by the way D. in the way

【答案】A

【解析】考查词组意思，in a way 意思"在某种程度上"；on the way意思"已成胎但尚未出生"； by the way 意思"顺便"；in the way意思"阻碍"；根据意思，可知选C

10. ---What do you think made Mary upset?

---___________ her new bicycle.

A. As she lost B. Losing C. Lost D. Because of losing

【答案】B

【解析】考查动名词。句意：--你认为什么使玛丽那么不安？--丢了她的新自行车。这里第一句中的do you think是插入语，what在句中作主语；第二句是省略句，完整的是Losing her new bicycle made her new bicycle.所以选项必须能够做主语，A是状语从句，C是过去分词，不能做主语； D是原因状语，故选B。

11. It's required that the football match _____ put off ___ the bad weather.

A. be; because of B. would be; due to C. was; thanks to D. was; owing to

【答案】A

【解析】考查主语从句中的虚拟语气和介词词组。句意：据要求足球比赛因为坏天气应该被推迟。It's required that 主语+（should ）+动词原形+---。the football match和put off之间是被动关系，第一空应该是(should ) be ，其中should 可以省略，根据句意可知答案为A。