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Test Two
关于used to的意义和用法
used to (只有过去时形式，没有现在时形式)表示过去习惯动作或状态，这种情况现已不复存在。例如：
He used to smoke a lot, but he has long given up smoking.
在否定陈述句或否定疑问句中，用didn’t use to或usedn’t to均可：
He didn’t use to smoke cigarettes.
He usedn’t to smoke cigarettes.
Didn’t Maria use to be interested in the theatre?
Usedn’t Maria to be interested in the theatre?
在肯定疑问句中也可有两种形式：
Used you to go to the same school as Edward?
Did you use to go to the same school as Edward?
近义词辨析
use, apply, avail, employ, utilize
这组词均含有“使用”或“利用”之意。
use
强调利用人或物作为工具。
He used up all his resources in experimenting with the new paint.他为实验新的涂料，花光了一切钱财。
apply
指把某物或某种方法、原理等加以应用。
We should not only know the theory but also know how to apply it to practice.我们不仅要知道理论，还要知道怎样把理论应用于实践。
avail
指使用就近的或他人给予的东西，或使别人为自己提供服务。
I don’t think complaints will avail you much.我觉得抱怨对你没多大用处。
We avail ourselves of every opportunity to speak English.我们利用一切机会讲英语。
employ
指使用未被利用的东西；用于人时表示雇用。
He doesn’t know how to employ his energy and time.他不知道该怎么利用他的精力和时间。
utilize
指充分发挥某物的作用，使无用的东西变有用，或使人或物有新用途。
She hopes to utilize her artistic talents in the job.她希望在工作中发挥她的艺术才能。
全真模拟试题
1. My pain ____ apparent the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically: “Are you feeling all right?”
A. must beB. must have beenC. had beenD. had to be
2. It is only when you nearly lose someone ____ fully conscious of how much you value him.
A. do you becomeB.then you become
C. that you becomeD.have you become
3. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, ____ the atmosphere.
A. as it isB. so isC. the same asD. and so is
4. While driving along the treacherous road, ____.
A. my right rear tyre blew out
B. my right rear tyre had a blowout
C.I had a blownout on my right rear tyre
D. I had my right rear tyre blowout
5. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of AfroAmerican poetry is his insistence that it ____ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.
A. is to be analysedB. has been analysed
C. be analysedD. should have been analysed
6.____ there is little we can do to modify the weather, we can at least know what kind of weather to expect.
A. SinceB.WhenC.WhileD. Unless
7.This organization brought Western artists together in the hope ofmaking more of an impact on the artcommunity ____ any of them could individually and to promote Western art by women.
A. rather thanB.ratherC. thanD. other than
8. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought them ____ suffering and poverty.
A. anything butB. nothing but
C. none other thanD. no more than
9. After ____ seemed an endless wait,it was her turn to step into the doctor’s office.
A.itB.thatC.whatD. which
10. The board deemed it’s urgent that these files ____right away.
A. had to be printedB. should have been printed
C. must be printedD. should be printed
11. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ____of it at all.
A. explanationB. meaningC. senseD. interpretation
12. You should have your eyes tested every year in case the ____ofyour spectacles need changing.
A. lensesB.glassesC.sightsD.crystals
13. The school com