1. ______ new buildings will be built in my hometown.
A. A great deals of B. A lots of
C. A plenty of D. A great number of
2. --Do you mind if I ______ the TV a bit?
--Yes, I do, because I'm busy with my homework now.
A. turn on B. turn up
C. turn down D. turn off
3. Tom's mother always told him not to smoke again, but ______ didn't help.
A. he B. it C. which D. as
4. --How about your trip to Hainan?
--It couldn't have been ______. Sometimes I went swimming in the sea; sometimes I lay on the sand.
A. so well B. as bad
C. better D. worse
5. --I'm going on a trip to Hainan after the exam.
--Really? ______!
A. Have a nice time B. Congratulations
C. OK D. It's nice of you
6. ______ matters most in learning English is enough practice.
A. What B. Why C. Where D. Which
7. --It's $500, but that is my last offer.
--OK, it is a ______.
A. cost B. price C. reward D. deal
8. The reason ______ I have to go is ______ my mother is ill in bed.
A. why; why B. why; because
C. why; that D. that; because
9. A good storyteller must be able to hold his listeners' curiosity ______ he reaches the end of the story.
A. when B. unless
C. after D. until
10. ______ did we go swimming in the Changjiang River.
A. Only B. Once
C. Seldom D. When
1.D [解析] A应为A great deal of，B应为A lot of或Lots of，C应为Plenty of，D项正确。
2.B[解析] turn on打开;turn up调大(音量);turn down调小(音量);turn off关掉。答句说：是的，我介意，因为我正忙着做家庭作业呢。所以"介意"的应该是调大一些音量。turn on不能跟a bit搭配，故正确答案为B。
3.B[解析] it指前面提到的Tom's mother always told him not to smoke again。
4.C [解析] 根据前后文句意可推知去海南的旅行非常愉快，此处是比较级的否定式表达最高级的含义，意思是"不能再好了"。
5.A[解析] 听说别人要去旅行，应该对其说"Have a nice time!"祝其玩得愉快。
6.A [解析] 句子的意思是：学英语最重要的是要有足够的练习。在名词性从句中，引导词what的意思是"所……的(无范围)"，why表示原因，where表示地点，which表示哪一个(有范围)。因此只有A项符合题意。
7.D[解析] It's a deal意为"就这么办"，"一言为定"。
8.C [解析] I have to go是定语从句，先行词是the reason，因此引导词用why，表示原因，排除D项。my mother is ill in bed是表语从句，说明主语the reason是什么，表示一个事实而不是原因。that在引导的表语从句中充当连词的作用，没有实际意义，不作句子成分，故选C。
9.D[解析] 句意为"一位优秀的故事讲述者一定能够在故事结束前让听众一直保持好奇心"，until意为"直到"。
10.C[解析] 句首为否定或半否定的词语，如never，hardly，seldom，scarcely，little，at no time，not only，not once等，句子采用部分倒装的形式，即将谓语的一部分如助动词或情态动词倒装至主语之前。如果句中的谓语没有助动词或情态动词，则需添加助动词do，does或did，并将其置于主语之前。