故第一空应选fault。句意为"我认为电视机出故障不是我的错。毕竟我才刚刚把它打开，杰克哭着说"。after all毕竟。

　　4．He is inefficient，and ________ he is innocent of any sense of responsibility.

　　A．even though B．furthermore C．therefore D．however

　　答案　B

　　解析　even though即使，furthermore而且，再者，此外，therefore因此，所以，however然而，却。空白处缺少一个表示递进关系的副词。句意为"他办事效率很低，而且没有丝毫责任感"。

　　5．-We've spent too much money recently.

　　-Well，it isn't surprising. Our friends and relatives ________ around all the time.

　　A．are coming B．had come

　　C．were coming D．have been coming

　　答案　D

　　解析　本题考查时态用法。句意为"--近来我们花了太多钱了。--并不惊奇，近来朋友和亲戚总是来访。"用have been coming表示从过去到现在一直所发生的动作。

　　6．More and more high－rise buildings have been built in big cities ________ space.

　　A．in search of B．in place of

C．for lack of D．for fear of