Son: I'm terribly sorry. Mom, I've broken an Italian vase.
Mom: ______
A. Oh, what a shame!
B. Oh, dear, how awful it is!
C. Oh, that doesn't matter.
D. Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that.
[答案]C
【精析】兒子告訴母親說自己打破了一個(gè)意大利花瓶，并表示抱歉。這時(shí)候母親應(yīng)該是原諒他。所以只有選項(xiàng)C(哦，不要緊)符合題意。選項(xiàng)A(真可恥!)、B(太糟糕了!)與D(很遺憾)都不符合語境。
Mary: We're having a few people over for a dinner party Friday. We'd love to have you.
Tom: ______
A. Oh, I'd love to. But I’m afraid.
B. Oh, really! What time should I come?
C. No, I have to prepare for the exam.
D. Yes, though I have to take the exam.
[答案]B
【精析】Mary邀請(qǐng)Tom出席星期五的宴會(huì)。選項(xiàng)A(噢，我愿意，但我恐怕)表達(dá)不完全;選項(xiàng)B(噢，真的嗎?那我?guī)c(diǎn)鐘來?)符合交際語境;選項(xiàng)C(不來，我要準(zhǔn)備考試)、選項(xiàng)D(好，雖然我要參加考試)表達(dá)不夠委婉，過于直接，而且一般不用yes跟no應(yīng)答別人的陳述句。
Linda: ______ I haven't seen you for ages.
Lucy: I have just come back from the USA.
A. Where have you been?
B. Where have you gone?
C. Oh, how I miss you!
D. Are you back from the USA?
[答案]A
【精析】由答語可知是詢問某人去了哪里，可排除選項(xiàng)C、D，選項(xiàng)A“你去了哪里?”(去過又回來了);選項(xiàng)B“你去了哪里?”(去了一直還沒回來)。從題中對(duì)話可知露西已經(jīng)回來了，因而選擇A。