1. --- Judging from _____ number of the cars, there are not many people in the club.
--- I think so. People would rather stay at home to have _____great fun.
A. the; / B. a; / C. the; a D. a; a
2 .The population of China is larger than ___ of any other country.
A. one B. it C. that D. what
3. My brother stayed up late last night, _________ he got up late this morning and was late for work.
A. so as to B. so order to C. so that D. as a result of
【答案】C
【解析】
试题分析：句意：我的哥哥昨晚熬夜到很晚，结果他今天早晨起晚了，上班迟到了。so as to为了……so that结果 as a result of由于…… 的结果，选C。
考点：考查固定词组
4. John received an invitation to dinner. And with his work ________, he gladly accepted it.
A. finished B. finishing C. having finished D. was finished
5. Look, I can’t believe ____ little animals can eat _____ much food.
A. such, so B. so, so C. such, such D. so, such
6. Prices of daily goods _________ through the Internet can be lower than store prices.
A. are bought B. bought C. been bought D. buying
7. When Tom admitted ___ to the teacher this morning, he was told to avoid ____ lies again.
A. lying; telling B. to lie; telling C. lying; to tell D. to lie; to tell
【答案】A
【解析】
试题分析：句意：当Tom承认今天早晨对老师撒谎时，他被告知以后避免再撒谎。Admit和avoid，后面都接动词的— ing形式，选A。
考点：考查词汇用法
8. Fortunately, all the passengers on board _______ the train accident.
A. remained B. survived C. lived D. avoided
9. It will be some time _____ you know the full result of the mid-term exams.
A. before B. when C. since D. that
