1.I’m sorry it’s ____ my power to make a final decision on the project.( 上海 2004 春 ) A. over B. above C. off D. beyond2.When I try to understand ______ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.A.why it does B. what it does C. what it is D. why it is3. Where have you been? We ______ you back much earlier.A.were expectingB. are expecting C. have expectedD. expected4. —I’m afraid I can’t finish the book within this week. —______.A.Please go ahead B. That’s rightC. Not at all D. Take it easy5. —We need a person badly to think up such an idea. —______ the new comer have a try?A. Shall B. MayC. Should D. Need因为 may 表示请求时，只能和第一人称连用；而 shall和第三人称连用，表示请求。6. The habit of having eight hours’ sleep a night she was accustomed to ______ greatly since last year. A. change B. has changed C. changing D. have changed7There were a lot of people in the reading room, most of ______ with their heads bent down over their books.A.themB. whom C. that D. which8. —I wonder if I could win the match. Tom is so good a player. —______, John! You know you can beat him.A. Make it B. Go for itC. Get itD. Do it9. Despite ____ hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.A.apply for B. applying forC. findD. finding10. What amazed us most is that our success was far ______ what we thought possible.A.out B. off C. beyond D. within11.One of the most important things in a partner is a ______ of humor.A. state B. feeling C. mind D. sense“ 出乎……之外”12. The Hope Project gives hands to those parents in remote villages ______ a high pay for their children to go to school.A. burdening withB. ...
