II.Complete each sentence with one of four choices given below：
1.It is not easy to learn English well but if you _______ ，you will succeed in the end.
A)hang up B)hang about
C)hang on D)hang onto
2.San Francisco is usually cool in the summer，but Los Angeles_______.
A)is rarely B)rarely is
C)is hardly D)is scarcely
3.We had to _______ a lot of noise when the children were at home.
A)go in for B)hold on to
C)put up with D)keep pace with
4.Small farms and lack of modern technology have _______ agricultural production.
A)blundered B)tangled
C)bewildered D)hampered
5.There was something wrong with the traffic signal.Our bus was_______ for nearly half an hour.
A)held on B)held back
C)held in D)held up
6.When Jane fell off the bike，the other children_______.
A)were not able to help laughter
B)could not help but laughing
C)could not help laughing
D)could not help to laugh
7.The story was so touching that I could hardly _______ my tears.
A)hold on B)hold on to
C)hold up D)hold back
8.Should you require any further details at this time，please do not_______ to contact me.
A)void B)hesitate
C)delay D)prevent
9.The discussion quickly became a very _______ argument about increasing price.
A)heated B)roaring
C)warm D)boiling
10.The painting was a valuable family possession，which had been _______ from generation to generation.
A)handed over B)handed out
C)handed down D)handed across
1.【答案】C)。
【解析】A)hang up“挂断(电话)”，B)hang about“闲荡”，C)hang on“坚持下去”，D)hang onto“抓紧(某物)”。可见选项C)hang on符合题意，是正确答案。句意：学好英语不容易，但如果你坚持下去，你最终能成功。
2.【答案】B)。
【解析】句中有情态动词、助动词或to be时，rarely等要放在这些动词之后、主要动词之前，但在省略句中，这类词要放在情态动词、助动词或to be之前。句意：旧金山夏天通常凉爽，洛杉矶夏天很少有凉爽的时候。
3.【答案】C)。
【解析】A)go in for“从事，爱好”，B)hold on to“坚持，抓紧”，C)put up with“容忍，忍受”，D)keep pace with“与……保持一致，跟上”，根据以上辨析可知，选项C)put up with符合题意要求。句意：孩子们在家时，我们不得不忍受许许多多的喧闹声。
4.【答案】D)。
【解析】D)hamper意为“阻碍，束缚”。其他三个动词的意义是：A)blundered“盲动，脱口而出”;B)tangled“纠缠”;
C)bewildered“迷惑”。句意：小农场以及缺乏现代技术束缚了农业的生产。
5.【答案】D)。
【解析】短语动词hold up意为“耽搁，受阻，使停止”，符合题意。句意：交通灯出了故障，我们的车被塞近半小时了。
6.【答案】C)。
【解析】can't help doing something是固定搭配，意为“忍不住做某事”。句意：当珍妮从自行车上掉下来时，其他孩子都忍不住大笑起来。
7.【答案】D)。
【解析】hold back意为“抑制”。句意：那个故事太感人了，我几乎不能控制住眼泪。
8.【答案】B)。
【解析】don't hesitate to do something意为“干……不要犹豫”。句意：如你需要任何详情的话，请随时与我联系。
9.【答案】A)。
【解析】heated argument“激烈的争论”，这是固定搭配。roaring常与applause搭配，表示“雷鸣般的掌声”; boiling常见的搭配有boiling hot“酷热的”或boiling water;warm的搭配也很多，但都不能与argument搭配。句意：讨论很快变成关于涨价问题的激烈争论。
10.【答案】C)。
【解析】hand down“传下来，传给”。A)hand over“移交，交给”，B)hand out“发给，散发”，D)hand across不是短语。句意：这幅画是珍贵的家族财产，是一代一代传下来的。
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