答案：B

8．The veteran workers are doing their best to pass ________ their technical know­how(技能)to the younger generation.

A．off B．on

C．away D．through

答案与解析：B　pass on 传授；pass off 逐渐消失；冒充；pass away 去世，消磨掉；pass through 穿过；通过；经历。

9．We________ certain living things as birds not because they have long legs or short legs，but because they all have feathers.

A．suppose B．classify

C．look D．insist

答案与解析：B　classify...as..."把......归类为......"。

10．A teacher must see to it that every one of his students develops________.

A．fairly B．properly

C．hurriedly D．extremely

答案与解析：B　properly"适当地，相当地"符合题意。

11．Shanghai and Nanjing are among the most important cities in China________ their size and population.

A．in favor of B．in case of

C．in honor of D．in terms of

答案与解析：D　in terms of"就......来说；从......角度"符合题意。

12．Lang Lang is my favorite pianist. I regard him as ________other pianists.

A．superior to B．more superior to

C．superior than D．more superior than

答案与解析：A　be superior to..."优越于......"为固定词组。superior 无比较级，也不能与than搭配。

13．(2011•安庆联考) Was it ________the conference of APEC that made Shanghai the focus of the world then?

A．holding B．to hold

C．held D．having held

答案与解析：A　这句话是强调句型，强调句中的主语，原句应是 Holding the conference of APEC made Shanghai the focus of the world then.

14．If there is anything you want，please don't ________to ask me.

A．stop B．mind

C．hesitate D．pause

答案与解析：C　hesitate to do..."做......犹豫不决"，符合题意。stop"停止"；mind"介意"；pause"暂停"。

15．Because of their continuous failures，my enthusiasm for Chinese football team gradually________.

A．faded away B．ran out

C．gave up D．died out

答案与解析：A　fade away"逐渐消失；消退"。run out"用完"，其主语通常是物；give up"放弃"；die out"灭绝"。

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