答案:C

7. With the fight against piracy 　　　,more and more people find that authentic CDs and DVDs deserve 　　　.

A.furthered;buying

B.furthered;to buy

C.furthering;to be bought

D.furthering;buying

解析:further为及物动词,意为"促进,推进",在with复合结构,用过去分词形式表被动或完成;deserve doing相当于deserve to be done,表示某事"值得被做"。

答案:A

8.Mum,I was wondering if you could lend me a few dollars until I 　　　 on Friday.

A.get paid　　　　 B.got paid　　　

C.have paid　　　 D.had been paid

解析:在时间状语从句中用一般现在时表将来,且I与pay之间是动宾关系,故选A项。

答案:A

9.It's surprising that your brother　　　Russian so quickly-he hasn't lived there very long.

A.picked up B.looked up

C.put up D.made up

解析:pick up在此句中意为"无意中获得或学到"。句意:你哥哥学俄语如此之快让人感到惊讶--他住在那儿也没有多长时间。look up"仰望,尊敬";put up"建造,搭起";make up"组成,构成,弥补"。

答案:A

10.Film has a much shorter history,especially when 　　　 such art forms as music and painting.

解析:compare...to...意为"把......和......进行比较",在该题when后面为非谓语形式,由于句子主语film和compare为被动关系,所以应用过去分词形式,此处是when it (film) is compared to such art forms as music and painting的省略。

答案:D

11.Can you 　　　 yourself 　　　 the new job?

A.adapt;for　　 B.adapt;to　

C.adjust;for　 D.suit;for

解析:句意:你能适应这项新工作吗?adapt oneself to"使自己适应"。adjust与suit都可作"适应"讲,介词一般用to。

答案:B

12.In the early 1920s,thousands of people went to Australia to 　　　 their fortune.

A.seek B.take

C.develop D.undertake

解析:seek fortune意为"寻求财富",B、C、D三项均无此意。

答案:A