表示"逐步地"；more or less表示"大约"。

8．Mike seldom asks ________ questions in class，but today he raised ________ fairly good one.

A．/; a B．the; a

C．/; the D．/; /

答案与解析：A　此题考查冠词。question是复数形式，根据语境可知在课上，Mike很少问问题，泛指，故前面是零冠词，后面一空用不定冠词a修饰。one泛指今天他提了一个相当不错的问题。

9．I've already told you never to ________ my things.

A．mess up B．put up

C．clean up D．make up

答案与解析：A　mess up"搞糟，弄乱"。句意：我早已经告诉过你不要乱动我的东西！

10．She ________ great importance ________ regular exercise.

A．ties; to B．puts; to

C．attaches; to D．lays; on

答案与解析：C　attach importance to 重视。句意：她非常重视定期锻炼。

11．Jack almost fell off the cliff，but managed to ________ until help came.

A．keep on B．catch on

C．count on D．hang on

答案与解析：D　hang on 牢牢抓住，抓紧不放。句意：杰克差点从悬崖上掉下来，但他努力抓住不放直到获救。keep on(doing sth.)继续(做......)；catch on 理解；count on 指望，依赖。

12．________ everyone can hear the speaker，there is no

________ to turn up the radio.

A．Now that; point B．Even if; point

C．Now that; need D．Even if; need

答案与解析：C　now that 引导让步状语从句；there is no need to do sth.是一个固定句型，意思是"做某事没有必要"。

13．I can't bear ________，so I hope you can come on time.

A．to keep waiting B．to keep to wait

C．being kept waiting D．being kept to wait

答案与解析：C　bear 表示"忍受"时，后可跟名词、动名词或不定式作宾语。keep 作使役动词使用，后面不跟不定式作主语补足语。

14．We found the meeting room thoroughly ________ and everything ________ in good order.

A．cleaned; arranged B．cleaned; arranging

C．cleaning; arranged D．cleaning; arranging

答案与解析：A　cleaned 和arranged 皆为过去分词在句中作宾语补足语，表示状态。

15．-I'd better ________ now. The water is boiling in the kitchen.

-Good­bye.

A．ring off B．ring up

C．hold on D．ring back