Unit 4 Newspapers

1．－You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.

　　－Well, now I regret ______ that.

　　A. to do    B. to be doing   C. to have done    D. having done

　　解析：此题考查regret to do和 regret doing的区别。从对话所表达的内容来看，在会上提反对意见的人对其行为表示后悔，故用D，说明动作已做过。

2. All the people who ______a newspaper must be able to work fast.

　　A. work     B. work at     C. work out     D. work on

　　解析： be on…或work on…都是“在……供职，是，……成员”之意。如：He has been on the people’s Daily for nearly 20 years．work at表示花时间、花精力用来从事某项研究或某项活动。如：He still worked at his biology．work out（可分开用）“解决（问题），计算出（总数等）”。D。

3. He has not been sending me any books _____.

　　A. lately    B. late     C. later    D. latest

　　解析：late作“晚”解；later作“以后”解；latest作“最迟地”解；lately作“近来，最近”解，常与完成时连用。故选A项。

4.______English is not really ______English.

　　A. Learning; learning             B. Learning; learning about

　　C. Learning about; learning about   D. Learning about; learning            

　　解析：learn指“学会”、“掌握”知识和技能，learn about／of指“（间接地）了解到（有关于……的情况介本题译作“了解英语的有关知识并非真正学会英语”。故D正确。

5. Hearing the news, he hurried home, ______the book ____on the table.

　　A. leaving; lying open    B. leaving; lie opened

　　C. to leave; lying opening  D. to leave; lie opened

　　解析：此题第一空动词-ing形式作状语，leaving 动作发出者是he，第二空lying作book的补足语，而open是形容词，与lying共同作宾补，所以答案为A。