A. that；the one that B. when；one that

C. that；the one what D. when；one when

答案与解析：B　考查定语从句和代词用法。句意：对中国人来说，2008年是特别的一年，在这一年中国第一次举办了奥运会，也经历了许多自然灾害。第一个空后为定语从句，第二空指代and前面的a year因此应用one，后面that在定语从句中充当主语。

4. No sooner ________ down ________ he stepped in.

A. had I sat; when B. had I sat; than

C. I had sat; when D. I had sat; than

答案与解析：B　no sooner...than...表示"一......就......"，no sooner放在句首时，其后句子应用倒装。

5. None of the criminals would escape ________.

A. to be punished B. being punished

C. punishing D. to punish

答案与解析：B　escape后需跟动词的－ing形式，而不跟不定式。此处应用punish的被动式，表示"受到处罚"。

6. ________money has been spent on this project so far.

A. A large amount of B. A great deal

C. A great many D. A great number of

答案与解析：A　a large amount of与a great deal of后接不可数名词；a great many与a great number of后接可数名词复数。

7. She killed him in a(n) ________ attempt to free herself.

A. desperate B. hopeless

C. disappointed D. intensive

答案与解析：A　句意：为了获得自由，她铤而走险地杀了他。desperate绝望的，不顾一切的；hopeless没有希望的；disappointed失望的；intensive强烈的，精深的，透彻的。

8. In a low voice, she ________ that someone was moving about upstairs.

A. shouted to me B. signed to me

C. whispered me D. whispered to me

答案与解析：D　根据in a low voice可以断定为"低声说"，"对某人低声说"应为whisper to sb.。

9. She's the sort of person who ________ in a crowd because she is always well dressed.

A. makes out B. turns out

C. picks out D. stands out

答案与解析：D　考查动词短语辨析。make out分清；turn out结果是；pick out挑选出；stand out突出，显眼。pick out此处应用被动形式。