5．由于有许多工作要做，她不被允许离开办公室。

　　________________， she wasn't allowed to leave her office.

　　[答案]　With a lot of work to do

IV． 单项选择

1. We're so busy that no one in the office can _____ for any other work.

A. spare B. be spared

C. share D. be shared

　【答案】B

　【解析】考查情态动词的被动语态：情态动词+be+done。句意：我们是如此的忙碌以至于在办公室安排不出多余的人去做任何其他的工作了。spare表示"腾出或省去(多余的人或物)"。

2. He regards that book _____ one of the worst that he's _____ read.

A. to be, ever B. to be, never

C. as, ever D. as, never

　【答案】C

　【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意：他认为那本书在他读过的书中是世界上最糟糕的。regard ... as ...的意思"把......当作......"，其中的介词 as 不能换成 to be。

3. "Did you get a job?" "No, I ______, but it's no use."

A. expected B. tried to

C. managed to D. planned

【答案】B