Maria: Do you think you will get a pay rise next year?
Leo: ______
A. I hope so.
B. I'm afraid so.
C. I believe not so.
D. I hope not so.
[答案]A
【精析】"Do you think you will get a pay rise next year?"的意思是：“你認(rèn)為明年你會加工資嗎?”選項A意為“我希望這樣”，符合題意。選項B“恐怕是這樣的”，選項C“我深信不會這樣”，選項D“我希望不是這樣”都不符合表達(dá)習(xí)慣及語境。
Mario: Your beloved teacher has arrived here, Nina.
Nina: I______ she ______ until tomorrow.
A. think; isn't coming
B. thought; wasn't coming
C. didn't think; was coming
D. didn't think; is coming
[答案]B
【精析】"Your beloved teacher has arrived here, Nina."的意思是：“你喜歡的老師已經(jīng)到這里了，尼娜?！边x項B意為“我原以為她明天才到”，此時必須用過去式"thought"，而不是"think"。
Nora: How long has this bookshop been in business?
Michel: ______1982.
A. After
B. In
C. From
D. Since
[答案]D
【精析】"How long has this bookshop been in business?"意思是：“這個書店開了多久?”只有since+某時間點可以做完成時態(tài)的時間狀語，故選項D符合題意。選項A(在……之后)，選項B(在……里面)以及選項C(從哪里來)都與題意不符。