1.The man in the corner confessed to ____ a lie to the manager of the company.
A) have told B) be told C) being told D) having told
答案：D confess to(坦白承认)中的to 是介词，所以排除接不定式的可能，A、B项不选，“撒谎”有了宾语 a lie，不可能再用被动语态，所以C项也排除。
2.Though her parents ____ her musical ability, Jerrilou’s piano playing is really terrible.
A) pour scorn on B)heap praise upon C) give vent to D)cast light upon
答案：B heap praise on/upon 大肆赞扬。pour scorn on/upon 讥笑，看不起。give vent to 发泄。cast light on/upon 提供线索(或情况) ，帮助弄清楚，使有某种理解。
3.We have been____ the enemy’s radio broadcasts to try to find out their secret plans.
A) following B) monitoring C) listening D) hearing
答案：B monitor是(对外国广播的)监听的意思。
4.I used to smoke ____but I gave it up three years ago.
A) seriously B) heavily C) badly D) severely
答案：B heavy smoker：烟瘾很重的人。
5.Nobody has arranged for John to live in that house, but he has____ it for a month now.
A) kept B) held C) possessed D) owned
答案：B have, hold，keep，own 和possess 几个词都有“有，持有，具有”的意思。have 是最普通的用语。意义极广，常用来表示宾语和主语之间的一种所属关系。own 是指合法的获取，具有法律上的所有权，因此主语只能是人。possess 意指占有自己的东西，既可以是有形的，也可以是无形的，它的主语可以是人，也可以是物。hold 和keep 除有possess 和own的意思外，还有保持和控制的意思，hold 是指守护某物，不让人夺走，即使是合法拥有该物的人;keep 表示阻止某人占有某物。
6.The shop keeper was ____inside his own shops and all the day's money was stolen.
A) held over B) held out C) held up D) held off
答案：C hold up 延迟;展示;抢劫。hold over将……延迟。hold out 坚持;伸出。The town was surrounded but the people held out until help came. 这座城市已被包围了，但居民苦撑着等待援兵的到来。hold off 拖延。
7.Don't____ to say who has stolen your money.
A) hesitate B) refuse C) reject D) think
答案：A hesitate：犹豫。
8.Most substances contract when they freeze so that the density of a solid substance is____ of its liquid.
A) than the higher density B) the density is higher than that C) higher than the density D) the higher the density
答案：C 句意：大多数物质冷却时会收缩，所以固体物质的密度会高于它液体时的密度。即本句把固体物质的密度(the density of a solid substance) 与其液体状态时的密度(the density of its liquid) 相比较。
9.The teacher____ some help for us.
A) suggested B) implied C) hinted D) gave
答案：C hint，imply 和suggest 三个词都有“暗示”的意思。hint 意为间接地而非明显地表示或指出一件事。suggest间接地表明，既可以表示故意的，也可以表示偶然的。imply 指一个作者或说话人在其语言文字或态度中暗示某种事情。
10.Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to____ her laughter.
A) hold back B) hold on C) hold out D) hold up
答案：A hold back 抑制，控制。hold on 坚持下去;别挂(电话)。hold out 坚持(抵抗)，顶住(压力) 。hold up 举起;支撑，承受……的重量。
