施加压力"，为固定短语。

　　3．(2011·陕西高考) ______all of them are strong candidates, only one will be chosen for the post.

　　A．Since B．While

　　C．If D．As

　　解析：选B。考查状语从句。句意：虽然他们都是很强的候选人，但是只有一个人能被选来担任这一职务。根据句意应该选B, while 此处意为" 虽然" 引导让步状语从句。

　　4．-I told you that he would come to see you.

　　-Actually I had little doubt ________ it was true.

　　A．whether B．that

　　C．since D．if

　　解析：选B。考查名词性从句的引导词。句意："我告诉过你他会来看你。""实际上我几乎没有怀疑过这是真的。"doubt用于否定句时，其后一般用that引导同位语从句。

　　5．Everybody was touched ________ words after they heard her moving story.

　　A．beyond B．without

　　C．of D．in

　　解析：选A。考查习惯用语。句意：听过她的这个动人的故事以后，每个人都被感动得难以言表。beyond words"无法用语言表达"。

　　6．-I drove to Zhuhai for the car show last week.

　　-Is that ________ you had a few days off?

　　A．why B．when

　　C．what D．where

　　解析：选A。考查名词性从句的引导词。句意："上周我开车去珠海参观车展了。""那就是你请了几天假的原因吗？"由句意可知此处询问原因，故用why。

　　7．High production rates are often achieved ________ the expense of quality of work.

　　A．for B．on

　　C．at D．with

　　解析：选C。句意：高产出率常常是以(牺牲)产品质量为代价的。at the expense of"以(损害)......为代价"。

　　8．I'm in a ________ over whether to tell him or not.

A．framework B．dilemma