1.I was trying to place an order on your website, but I failed.
.I can take your order over the phone.
A. That's fineB. No wayC. My pleasureD.Of course【答案】A
【详解】考查情景交际。句意：一—我想在你们的网站上下订单，但是我失败了。——我可以通过电话帮您点餐。A. That's fine 没关系;B. No way 不行，没门：C. My pleasure 不客气：D.Of course当然。根据“I can take your order over the phone”可知，此处表示没有关系。故选A。
2. I wanted to make dumplings but found I had flour, so I went out to buy some.
A. made up forB. run out ofC. kept away fromD. got down to【答案】B
【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我想包饺子，但发现我的面粉用完了，所以我出去买了
一些。A. made up for 弥补：B.run out of用完，用尽：C. kept away from 远离，回避：D. got
down to开始认真做。结合句意，此处指“用完”了面粉。故选B。
3. Feeling fearful is healthy_it helps you slow down and evaluate risks properly.
A. because B. untilC.beforeDalthough
【答案】A
【详解】考查连词词义辨析。句意：感到恐惧是有益于健康的，因为它能帮助你慢下来，正确评估风险。A.because因为；B.until 直到：C. before 在……之前：D.although虽然。根据语境，主句提到 healthy（有益于健康的)，连词引导的从句部分则在其体描还为何说是有益于健康的，这是一个原因状语从句，适应because（因为）引导，故选A。
4. Mark is a genius. By the time he graduated, he _jobs by a dozen computer companies.
A. has offeredC. had offeredB. has been offeredD. had been offered【答案】D
【详解】考查过去完成时的被动语态。句意：马克是个天才。到他毕业的时候，已经有十几家电脑公司给他提供了工作机会。该句是复合句，含By the time引导的时间状语从句，主句动作先于从句动作，且主句主语he和谓语动词offer之间是被动关系，是过去完成时的被
动语态。故选 D.
5. The police searched the area for several days were looking for.
【详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：警察在这一地区搜查了好几天。最终，他们找到了他们一直在努力寻找的证据。A.Generally 通常，普遍地；B.Originally 起初，原来，独创地；C.Eventually 最终：D. Unfortunately 不幸地。分析句意，警察一直在努力找证据，努力有了结果，最终找到了，故选C。