在一起合作踢足球时却根本踢不好。on top of "此外，在......上面"；by means of "依靠......方法"；in terms of "在......方面，就......而言"；in case of "如果，假使"。]

5. Newly ________ chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association，Yao Ming has put reforming the domestic game's management at the top of his agenda.

A. appointing B. appointed

C. being appointed D. having appointed

答案　B　[句意：中国篮球协会的新任主席姚明把改革国内比赛的管理(体制)排上了他的重要日程。appoint与Yao Ming是逻辑上的动宾关系，所以选B。]

6. -Oh，this is so annoying. Where on earth did I put my keys?

-You never ________.

A. learn your lesson B. bite your tongue

C. eat your words D. cross your fingers

答案　A　[句意：--嗯，这真令人恼火。我到底把钥匙放哪里了？--你从来都不吸取教训。learn your lesson意为"吸取教训"；bite your tongue意为"忍住不说"；eat your words意为"承认说错"；cross your fingers意为"但愿，祈求"。根据句意可知应选A项。]

7. -Never in my life ________ such an embarrassment. They threw apples at me.

-Well. Fortunately watermelons are out of season.

A. I received B. was I received

C. I have been received D. have I received

答案　D　[句意：--我一生中从未遇到过这种尴尬。他们竟然向我扔苹果。--噢，幸运的是西瓜不是当季的。否定词never用在句首时，句子要部分倒装，且根据句意，此处应用现在完成时强调过去的动作对现在造成的影响，又I与receive之间是主动关系，所以选D。]

8. Owing to the Chinese Poetry Competition，publications on classical Chinese literature are ________ a significant share of storage space at the bookstore.

A. taking up B. dividing up

C. breaking up D. putting up