1.He was busily engaged ______ writing letters.

  A. on  B. in  C. with  D. by

  2.Do remember to ______ the light when you leave the room.

  A. turn up  B. turn on  C. turn off  D. turn down

  3.The atmosphere consists of an ocean of gases ______ miles high.

  A. hundreds  B. hundreds of  C. of hundreds  D. of hundreds of

  4.Not only the students but also the old teacher ______ been changed.

  A. was  B. were  C. has  D. have

  5.—— ________ I had!

  —— You really suffered a lot.

  A. What a time  B. What time  C. How a time  D. how time


  答案:

  1.正确答案:B答案解析:be engaged in:从事,忙于。

  2.正确答案:C答案解析:根据句意,应该选择“关闭”。句意:离开房间时一定记着把灯关掉。

  3.正确答案:B答案解析:译文:大气由上百英里高的气体组成。“hundred,thousand等数词的复数形式+of短语”表示的是不确切的数量。

  4.正确答案:C答案解析:not only…but also…是固定搭配,意思是:不但……而且……。它需要遵循就近原则,谓语动词应与the old teacher一致,所以答案是C.

  5.正确答案:A答案解析:感叹句分两类:

  1:What + n.+主谓部分;2:How + adj. / adv. / v.+主谓部分。本题属第一种,但省略了bad,相当于 What a bad time I had! 这是个习惯用语。