1. He told me that the firm could not afford such large salaries.
A. paying
B. to pay
C. to have paid
D. being paid
2. She has travelled in countries.
A. south
B. north
C. northern
D. northwest
3. The plane was then able to and it cleared the moutains by 400 feet.
A. rise
B. raise
C. arise
D. rouse
4. He had to go because he doesn't get on well with others.
A. everywhere
B. anywhere
C. somewhere
D. nowhere
5. Don't be so ; I'm not telling you what I've promised not to say.
A.odd
B.shocked
C.strange
D.curious
6. He his previous best performance in the 1000 meters.
A. improves
B. improves on
C. betters
D. proves
7. I to interrupt a man when he's busy working.
A. envy
B. hate
C. admire
D. improve
8. he was astonished what he found.
A. at
B. to
C. for
D. on
9. They made no effort to hide their amusement I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
A. whatever
B. wherever
C. whoever
D. whenever
10. I had hoped to get $1000 for my old car but had to a lot less.
A. settle down
B. settle in
C. settle for
D. settle on
【参考答案】
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D
6. B 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C
【知识点】
1. afford 后常接动词的不定式，所以应该选B："to pay".
3. 此处只能选择一个不及物动词作答案
4. 句子的意思为："他没有什么地方去因为与别人相处不好"
everywhere：每处
anywhere：无论何处
somewhere：某处
所以，只有nowhere符合题意。
5. odd、strange均为"奇特的"，shocked意为"惊讶的"，curious既有"奇特的"，还有"好奇的"意思。
6. better和improve均有"提高"、"改善"之意，better主要指改善地位或经济状况；improve指提高文化水平。
8. astonish后接动词时常用不定式。be astonished at 对……很惊讶
10. settle down 定居；
settle in 在新居安定下来；
settle for 勉强认可；
settle on 选定，决定。
