【1】It was no use _____________ that I had not seen him, so I waved to him.

【2】The seeds was sprayed over the ground in huge _____________ by aeroplanes.

【3】The pirated would often bury gold in the cave and then fail _______________ it.

【4】Looking round, I realized __________________ that I was the only passenger left on the bus.

【5】By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth ____________.

【6】Big Ben takes its name for Sir Benjamin Hall who ___________________________ the making of the clock.

【7】Because the tree __________________ in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased.

【8】They made no effort to hide their amusement _____________ I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.

【9】The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but _______________ exciting.

【10】In 1860, a better plan was __________________ by an Englishman, William Low. He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built.

【答案】

【1】pretending

【2】quantities

【3】to collect

【4】with a shock

【5】rescuing

【6】was responsible

【7】was mentioned

【8】whenever

【9】no less

【10】put forward

【解析】从所给的词或词组中选择一个合适的，并用其适当的形式完成句子，其中有两个为干扰项。

【1】句意：我假装没有看见他是没用的，所以我向他挥手。It’s no use doing sth.做某事没有用的，答案为pretending。

【2】句意：飞机把这些种子大量地撒在地面上。In large quantities 大量地，可知答案为quantities。

【3】句意：盗版的人常常把金子埋藏在洞里，后来却没能把它收集起来。fail to do sth.失败做某事，故答案为to collect。

【4】句意：环顾四周，我震惊地意识到我是公共汽车上唯一的乘客。答案为with a shock。

【5】句意：到这时为止，状况良好的Lancaster轰炸机实属罕见,值得抢救。be worth doing sth.值得做某事，故答案为rescuing。

【6】句意：Big Ben以Sir Benjamin Hall而命名，他负责钟表的制作。be responsible for对---负责，根据句意可知答案为 was responsible。

【7】句意：因为这棵树在报纸上被提到，现在来到Frinley的游客已经增加。句子用一般过去时态的被动语态，故答案为was mentioned。

【8】句意：每当我从口袋里掏出一包糖果时,他们都会毫不掩饰自己的喜悦之情。可知答案为whenever。

【9】句意：这场比赛给了大家很大的乐趣。它与现代汽车比赛大不相同，但同样令人兴奋。可知答案为no less。

【10】句意：在1860年，一个更好的计划被一个英国人William Low.提出。句子用一般过去时态的被动语态，故答案为put forward。