Writing out all the invitations by hand was more time-consuing than we             .

will except

are  excepting

except

had excepted

考查時(shí)態(tài)。句意：手工寫下所有的邀請(qǐng)函要比我們預(yù)料的花去更多的時(shí)間。根據(jù)句意可知我們預(yù)料是在實(shí)際上寫之前發(fā)生的，而本句中實(shí)際寫花去的時(shí)間使用了過(guò)去時(shí)was，所以expect用過(guò)去完成時(shí)。故D項(xiàng)正確。

 Is _______ three hours _______ the poor boy to come to school on foot?

it; that it takes

there; that it takes

there; when

it; that

考查強(qiáng)調(diào)句。強(qiáng)調(diào)句的結(jié)構(gòu)為It’s + 強(qiáng)調(diào)部分 + that從句。本題強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)three hours。句意：可憐的男孩步行到學(xué)?；?個(gè)小時(shí)嗎？故A正確。

Suddenly a good idea occurred to her, but she couldn't find any paper           .

 to write

to write on

written

writing on

考查了非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意：她突然有了一個(gè)好主意，但是她找不到紙來(lái)寫下它。根據(jù)句意可知，這里用不定式表目的，而且固定搭配是write sth on the paper。故選B項(xiàng)。

           is reported in the newspaper, the epidemic situation is getting better now in China.

It

As

That

What

考查定語(yǔ)從句。句意：正如報(bào)紙上報(bào)道的那樣，中國(guó)的疫情正在好轉(zhuǎn)。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空格處引導(dǎo)一個(gè)非限制定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞是整個(gè)主句內(nèi)容，關(guān)系詞在從句中做主語(yǔ)，表示“正如”，應(yīng)用as引導(dǎo)，as 引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句 ，位置比較靈活，可放在主句前。故選B項(xiàng)。

_______ by keeping down costs will Power Data hold its advantage over other companies.

Only  

Just 

 Still  

Yet

考查倒裝句式。句意：只有通過(guò)降低成本，Power Data才能比其它公司更有優(yōu)勢(shì)。A只有；B僅僅；C仍然；D然而。Only加副詞、介詞短語(yǔ)或時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)，放句首時(shí)，用部分倒裝。故選A。