21. Young people are sharing more information aboutthemselves on social media sites now than they __in the past.
A)was C)do
B)are D)did
答案:D 表示过去时态,主语为复数故舍弃A,选D
22. One of thetoughest jobs of managers and executives is _____ how to engage theiremployees.
A)to figure out C)figure out
B)to be figuring out D)figuredout
答案:A, is 后面不能加动词原形,D表示被动语态,不符合,B表示进行时,不符合
23. _____ they are invented to be very smart, robots still can’t replacehumans.
A)If only 要是..就好了,表示虚拟 C)As if 好像
B)Even though 即使 D)Just as就像
答案:B
24. Thispassport photo doesn’t look like you at all, so you must have another one_____.
A)taking C)taken
B)to take D)took
答案:C, have sth done 的用法
25. We arepleased to share the news _____ we have finished our project ahead of schedule.
A)that C)those
B)which D)these
答案:A,该句子为同位语从句,_____ we have finished our project ahead of schedule是做news的同位语,that只是链接作用,不担当句子成分
26. The search will go on _____ a new and better material is found to replacethis one.
A)since 自从 C)while当…时候
B)until 直到 D)as 当..时候
答案:B
27. These photosremind me of the days _____ I stayed in Britain, working as a visitor scholar.
A)where C)whether
B)when D)how
答案:B,该句为定语从句,先行词为days表示时间
28. This websitemay contain links to other websites _____ privacy practices may be differentfrom ours.
A)that C)who
B)which D)whose
答案:D,定语从句,先行词为websites,后面的privacypractices与先行词构成从属关系
29. The company _____ its sales by an average of 10% per year since itsestablishment in 1993.
A)increases C)is increasing
B)increased D)has increased
答案:A,per year为关键,表示每年,公司每年的销售以10%增长,表示陈述事实,用一般现在时
30. The flight scheduled _____ at 9 a.m. was delayed four hours due to the badweather.
A)to take off C)taking off
B)take off D)to be taken off
答案:A,首先确定句子谓语是was delayed, 所以scheduled是非谓语成分,其完整表达是Be scheduled to do sth表示计划做某事,又因为take off 飞机起飞是不及物动词,无被动语态