08. Two men ____ horseback are wandering ____ the trees.
A. on, among B. on the, through
参考答案：a
on horseback=on a horse在马上，骑着马。
09. –You enjoy skiing so much, Mary.
– ____.
A. So I do B. So do I C. So she does D. So does she
参考答案：a
10. His brother is a boy with few words, ____?
A. is he B. isn’t he
参考答案：b
否定的不是句子的主要成分，不构成否定句。
11. There were ____ people that we could hardly move on.
A. such a lot of B. so a great number of
参考答案：a
12. His hard work ____ when he got an A in the English exam.
A. paid off B. paid for C. paid back D. paid out
参考答案：a
pay off转义为“是值得的”。
13. Keep ____ your English, you’ll find it helpful in your work.
A. on B. out C. up with D. up
参考答案：d
keep up继续下去而不松弛；选项C与“人”搭配。
14. –Do you consider it any good ____ a diary?
– Sure.
A. having B. recording C. taking D. keeping
参考答案：d
15. –Can you ____ that small stream?
– Yes, it’s only two meters ____.
A. jump over, across B. run across, wide
参考答案：a
这里across=wide。
16. –Shall I take on?
– Yes, ____.
A. by all means B. by no means C. by the way
参考答案：a
by all means=certainly; by no means=not at all绝不，一点也不。
17. –Shall we go outing this weekend?
– Oh, with all this work ____, I don’t know if I’ll have time to go out.
A. to do B. doing C. done D. to be done
参考答案：a
目前多数人认为with的复合结构不是独立结构，故all the work不是该分句动作的逻辑主语，不选D。我们从上下文中推断，并用for短语加以引证： Oh, with/having all this work (for me) to do, I don’t know if I’ll have time to go out. having的逻辑主语显然是句子的主语I。
18. At the meeting our monitor made a long speech without a ____.
A. book B. watch C. note
参考答案：c
19. The soldier ____ up the baby and carried him out of the burning house.
A. holds B. brought C. saved D. snatched
参考答案：d
snatch表示突然伸手拿去，及时救助。
20. This dictionary is useful ____ middle school students.
