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PAGE PAGE 8 2007年 51. There are as good fish in the sea ever came out of it. [A]than [B]like [C]as [D]so 正确答案为C). as。考核的是as+adj/adv(+n)+as的结构. 52. All the President’s Men one of the important books for historians who study the Watergate Scandal. [A]remain [B]remains [C]remained [D]is remaining 正确答案为B). remains. 这里All the President’s Men总统的亲信们是书名. 谓语动词用第三人称单数. 53. “You borrow my notes provided you take care of them.” I told my friend. [A]could [B]should [C]must [D]can 正确答案为D). can 表示许可/建议,在口语中常用can. 表示给与“许可”通常用can/may而不用could/might. 这里provided引导条件状语从句,意思等于if/on condition that 54. If only the patient a different treatment instead of using that antibiotics, he might still be alive now. [A]had receive [B]received [C]should receive [D]were receiving 正确答案为A). If only引导的虚拟语气,解释为”要是…该多好啊!”. 与现在的事实相反的则if only后接过去式did,和过去事实相反的则接过去完成时had done. 这里是说要是这个病人接受了不同的治疗方式(其实那个时候并没有接受),与过去事实相反用过去完成时. 句意: 如果那个病人不使用抗生素而是采用其他疗法,他现在可能还活着呢. 55. Linda was the experiment a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute. [A]to start [B]to have started [C]to be starting [D]to have been starting 正确答案为B). be to do是固定用法. 由于start the experiment这个动作先于change her mind,所以用过去完成时be to have done表示在过去的事情对现在的影响. 注：动词不定式的完成式有时用在intended, expected, meant, were to, was to等过去式的动词后面，表示未实现的行为。例如： 1)I meant to have sent the book to you by mail. （我本想把这本书邮寄给你的。） 2)He was to have been the new ambassador, but he fell ill. (他原是要任新大使的，但是他病了。) 56. She fifty or so when I first met her at the conference. [A]must be [B]had been [C]could be [D]must have been 正确答案为D). 对过去事情的肯定推测用must have done, 否定推测用couldn’t have done. 57. It is not much the language as the background that makes the book difficult to understand. [A]that [B]as [C]so [D]very 正确答案为C). not..so much ..as与其说,不如说,固定用法,历年专四考试中也是重点和难点. 句意:与其说是语言还不如说是背景让这本书难以理解. 58. The committee has anticipated the problems that in the road construction project. [A]arise [B]wil