Eve: ______

Ivy: I am fine, thank you. And you?

A. How do you do?

B. How are you?

C. Are you well again?

D. What about your health?

[答案]B

【精析】選項A用于初次見面或不熟悉的人之間見面時的問候，而選項C和D在英語中不符合表達習(xí)慣，只有選項B用于平時的問候。

Dale: ______ Would you please tell me the time?

Laura: It's ten past nine.

A. I am sorry.

B. I beg your pardon.

C. Excuse me.

D. Hello, how do you do?

[答案]C

【精析】選項C(對不起，打擾了)是在請求別人幫忙或打擾別人時使用。選項A用于不小心傷害到別人時;選項B用于請求別人原諒或沒聽清楚對方所說的話時;選項D用于初次見面或不熟悉的人之間見面時。

Linda: ______ I haven't seen you for ages.

Lucy: I have just come back from the USA.

A. Where have you been?

B. Where have you gone?

C. Oh, how I miss you!

D. Are you back from the USA?

[答案]A

【精析】由答語可知是詢問某人去了哪里，可排除選項C、D，選項A“你去了哪里?”(去過又回來了);選項B“你去了哪里?”(去了一直還沒回來)。從題中對話可知露西已經(jīng)回來了，因而選擇A。

Mary: We're having a few people over for a dinner party Friday. We'd love to have you.

Tom: ______

A. Oh, I'd love to. But I’m afraid.

B. Oh, really! What time should I come?

C. No, I have to prepare for the exam.

D. Yes, though I have to take the exam.

[答案]B

【精析】Mary邀請Tom出席星期五的宴會。選項A(噢，我愿意，但我恐怕)表達不完全;選項B(噢，真的嗎?那我?guī)c鐘來?)符合交際語境;選項C(不來，我要準(zhǔn)備考試)、選項D(好，雖然我要參加考試)表達不夠委婉，過于直接，而且一般不用yes跟no應(yīng)答別人的陳述句。

Son: I'm terribly sorry. Mom, I've broken an Italian vase.

Mom: ______

A. Oh, what a shame!

B. Oh, dear, how awful it is!

C. Oh, that doesn't matter.

D. Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that.

[答案]C

【精析】兒子告訴母親說自己打破了一個意大利花瓶，并表示抱歉。這時候母親應(yīng)該是原諒他。所以只有選項C(哦，不要緊)符合題意。選項A(真可恥!)、B(太糟糕了!)與D(很遺憾)都不符合語境。

Teacher: You're late again!

Student: Sorry, ______

A. I won't do that anymore.

B. but it's my own business.

C. I’m afraid I've overslept.

D. but I need more sleep.

[答案]C

【精析】老師批評學(xué)生又遲到了，學(xué)生表示歉意。選項B(這是我自己的事情)、D(但我需要更多睡眠)回答不夠誠懇;選項A(我不再遲到了)過于死板;只有選項C(恐怕我睡過頭了)解釋了遲到的原因，承接比較自然。

Patient: I feel terrible today. My stomach doesn't feel well at all.

Doctor: ______

A. You should take something for it.

B. That's too bad for your health.

C. It serves you right.

D. Don't remember.

[答案]A

【精析】病人感到胃不舒服，醫(yī)生肯定要建議病人吃藥(You should take something for it)，選項A符合交際語境要求，是正確答案。

Sally: What is Jack like?

Susan: ______

A. He's kind and handsome.

B. He's very well.

C. He likes music.

D. He's a worker.

[答案]A

【精析】"What is Jack like?"的意思是：“你覺得杰克怎么樣?”只有選項A(他善良帥氣)符合題意，選項B中"well"是指身體好。

Speaker A: Did you check your e-mail today?

Speaker B: No. ______

A. Who cares?

B. Why do you ask?

C. Which one?

D. Why is it so?

[答案]B

【精析】說話人A問說話人B“今天查郵件了嗎?”說話人B說“沒有”，選項B(你為什么要問?)的言外之意是你有何事;符合題意，是正確答案。

Nat: I'd like to come to see you. Will ten o'clock do?

Lulu: ______

A.Fine.

B.Thanks.

C. With Pleasure.

D.See you.

[答案]A

【精析】題干的意思是：“我10點鐘可以去看你嗎?”選項A(可以，很好)符合題意，選項B(謝謝)、選項C(很高興)、選項D(再見)與題干不符。

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