1.All the arrangements should have been completed prior __________ our departure.
A.in
B.to
C.by
D.before
答案：B
【译文】在离开之前，应当把一切准备好。
【解析】本题考查固定搭配：prior to，在……之前。
2.I am considering __________ my job as I′m not getting on well with my boss.
A.changing
B.to change
C.changed
D.to be changed
答案：A
【译文】我正在考虑换工作，因为我和老板关系不太好。
【解析】本题考查动词consider的用法。consider后面接动名词做宾语。因此A为正确答案，又如：We are COnsidering learning a foreign language(我们正在考虑学一门外语)。
3.We have __________ to the government for a home improvement loan.
A.arranged
B.approached
C.applied
D.appointed
答案：C
【译文】我们已经向政府申请了改善住房的贷款。
【解析】本题考查动词词义辨析及用法。apply for……，“申请”，中间插入to the government指向谁申请，因此C最符合题意。arrange for…，安排好……;appoint as…，被任命为……;approach，接近，靠近。
4.Do you feel like __________ today?
A.having something eaten
B.having something to eat
C.to have something eaten
D.to have something to eat
答案：B
【译文】今天想吃点什么?
【解析】本题考查feel like的用法。feel like doing sth.…，想要……，如：I don’t feel like eating just now(我现在不想吃)。have something to eat，吃点东西。因此B为正确答案。
5.I believe that every crime, __________ the circumstance,should be severely punished.
A.in spite of
B.because of
C.instead of
D.on account of
答案：A
【译文】 我认为任何一种犯罪，在任何情况下，都应当受到严重的惩罚。
【解析】本题考查短语辨析。in spite of，不管，不顾，如：He went out in spite of the rain(尽管下雨，他仍然外出)。本题的意思是不管在什么情况下，都要严惩，因此A符合题意。because of，由于，因为;instead of，替代;on account of，由于，因为。
