"在......的地方，在......情况下"。]

8.-Who do you think will be in charge of our class during Mr.Wang's absence?

-I don't know.________ I am not particular about teachers.

A.It can't be helped.

B.It all depends.

C.It makes no difference.

D.It won't hurt to ask.

答案　C　[句意：--你认为王老师不在时，谁会负责我们班？--我不知道。(是谁都)没有什么影响，我对老师不挑剔。It can't be helped "无法避免，没办法"；It all depends "视情况而定"；It makes no difference "没有影响"；It won't hurt to ask "问一下也无妨"。]

9.To the couple's great surprise，the house was in a mess as if ________.

A.breaking into B.having broken into

C.broken into D.being broken into

答案　C　[句意：让这对夫妇大为吃惊的是，屋内一团糟，似乎有人闯入。as if broken into是方式状语从句as if it was broken into的省略，主语与break into是被动关系，故用过去分词。break into "闯入，破门而入"。]

10.-Darling，my routine meeting ends at 8：00 pm，when，I suppose，you ________ dinner.

-But I can wait.

A.will have B.have had

C.will have had D.are having

答案　C　[--亲爱的，我的例会晚上八点钟结束，我觉得你那时应该已经吃过晚饭了。--但是我会等你的。根据语境可知，此处表示对将来某个时间点之前已经完成的动作的推测，应用将来完成时，故选C项。]

11.If you want to go further in the new sport the best way is to ________ and practise