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。
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慣，只有選項B用于平時的問候。
Thomas: ______
Ronald: I'm going to do a bit of research work. What about you?
A. What is your plan for this weekend?
B. How are you getting on with your research work?
C. Will you make a plan for this weekend?
D. Will you have a good time this weekend?
[答案]A
【精析】排除選項C、D(一般疑問句);選項A是常見的詢問別人計劃的表達(你周末準備干什么?)，與答句相符。選項B(你的論文怎么樣了?)不符合題意。
Maria: Do you think you will get a pay rise next year?
Leo: ______
A. I hope so.
B. I'm afraid so.
C. I believe not so.
D. I hope not so.
[答案]A
【精析】"Do you think you will get a pay rise next year?"的意思是：“你認為明年你會加工資嗎?”選項A意為“我希望這樣”，符合題意。選項B“恐怕是這樣的”，選項C“我深信不會這樣”，選項D“我希望不是這樣”都不符合表達習慣及語境。
Mario: Your beloved teacher has arrived here, Nina.
Nina: I______ she ______ until tomorrow.
A. think; isn't coming
B. thought; wasn't coming
C. didn't think; was coming
D. didn't think; is coming
[答案]B
【精析】"Your beloved teacher has arrived here, Nina."的意思是：“你喜歡的老師已經(jīng)到這里了，尼娜�！边x項B意為“我原以為她明天才到”，此時必須用過去式"thought"，而不是"think"。
Nora: How long has this bookshop been in business?
Michel: ______1982.
A. After
B. In
C. From
D. Since
[答案]D
【精析】"How long has this bookshop been in business?"意思是：“這個書店開了多久?”只有since+某時間點可以做完成時態(tài)的時間狀語，故選項D符合題意。選項A(在……之后)，選項B(在……里面)以及選項C(從哪里來)都與題意不符。
