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公共英语(PETS)三级语法与词汇例题解析(二) 21. In ancient China, people used to send smoke _____ to warn that the enemy were coming. A. signs B. signals C. symbols D. marks 答案: B 解析: 这个题考四个名词的比较, 其中: signs 迹象; signals 信号; symbols 象征; marks 分数. 22. The icy conditions made our travel dangerous. So _____ going by car we took the underground. A. instead of B. in addition to C. as well as D. at the cost of 答案: A 解析: instead of 代替,而不是; in addition to 除了…之外(还有); as well as 也(除…之外), 既…又…; at the cost of 以…为代价. 这道题横线后面是动名词形式,所以选项C和D首先排除. 23. Sometimes my job is boring, but _____ I enjoy it. A. by contrast B. by nature C. on the whole D. on the average 答案: C 解析: by contrast 与…相比,后面要跟with, by contrast with与…相比较; by nature 本性,生性; on the whole 总的来说; on the average 平均. 24. I’ll buy the clock _____ it costs. A. what B. whatever C. where D. however 答案: B 解析: 不管花多少钱,我都买下这个钟. 25. _____ Mr.Wilson is well again, he can travel. A. Now that B. So far C. Though D. Even if 答案: A 解析: Now that 既然; So far和现在完成时态连用. 26. _____ , he failed in the college entrance examination again. A. To disappoint his parents B. To his parents’ disappointment C. At his parents’ disapproval D. His parents’ disappointing 答案: B 解析: 令他父母失望的是,他的高考又一次失利. to one’s disappointment 令某人失望的是…; 类似的还有: to one’s surprise 令某人吃惊的是…. 27. Please remember _____ these letters on your way to the station. A. posted B. posting C. to post D. post 答案: C 解析: remember to do… 记住去做某事; 去火车站的路上记得把这封信发了. 28. I’m not used to _____ in that impolite way. A. speaking B. being spoken C. spoken D. be spoken 答案: B 解析: 我不习惯别人对我这样不礼貌地提及. 动名词的被动式spoken的逻辑宾语是“我”,也就是主句的主语. 29. Tom suggested that they should go to Greece,