1. Although __1__ Spanish, he attended the course.
A. he was knowing B. he is knowing C. having a knowledge of D. knows

2. You __2__ that letter to James. However, you didn't.
A. ought to write B. ought to have written C. should write D. should be writing

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3. Joseph was very lucky __3__ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.
A. to escape B. to have escaped C. to escaping D. to be escaping

4. Bread and butter __4__ liked by Westerners.
A. is B. are C. were D. be

5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, __5__ very pleasant to sit on in summer.
A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is

答案：
1. C) 【句意】 虽然只懂一点西班牙语，但他还是参加了这个课程的学习。
【难点】 know是静态动词，不能用于进行时；选knows从句中又缺少主语。knowledge作"知识"讲时是不可数名词，但作"了解"讲时，前面可加"a"，常用于词组haver a knowledge of中，所以选C)。
2. B) 【句意】 你本应该给詹姆斯写信，然而，你没写。
【难点】 ought to have written是虚拟语气，与本句句意相符。
3. B) 【句意】 约瑟夫幸运地逃了性命；他险些没从房间里逃出来。
【难点】 to have escaped 是不定式的完成式，表示过去的某一动作业已完成。
4. A) 【句意】 黄油面包受西方人青睐。
【难点】 bread and butter 是西方人吃的一种食品，虽然有三个字，表达的却是一个东西，并且是不可数名词，作单数。
5. A) 【句意】 我家的后花园有一片草坪，夏天坐在上面会令你心旷神怡。
【难点】 which引出非限制性定语从句，在句中作主语，且和sit on 构成动宾关系。类似的句子有：This room is comfortable to live in 这句中live in 和this room构成动宾关系。

1. He set up in business__1__ his own and was very successful.
A. inB. of C. onD. by

2. John's score on the test is the highest in the class; he__2__ last night.
A. must studyB. should have studied C. must have studiedD. is sure to study

3. Frank almost never received any education__3__ ?
A. would heB. did he C. didn't he D. wouldn't he

4. Even if his letter__4__ tomorrow, it__4__ too late to do anything.
A. will arrive...isB. should arrive...were C. arrives...will beD. arrives...would be

5. We can hear__5__ from the back of the room.
A. just as goodB. just as easy C. just as wellD. easily as well

答案：
1. C) 【句意】 他独自一人开始经商，并且做得很成功。
【难点】 on one's own 是个常用的介词词组，意为"独自"；of one's own表示"某人自己的(东西)"，如：I have a flat of my own.我自己有套房子。
2. C) 【句意】 约翰的考试分数全班最高；他昨天晚上一定学习了。
【难点】 表示对过去某一动作行为的猜测须要用must have done这一句型结构。
3. B) 【句意】 弗兰克几乎从未受过任何教育，是不是?
【难点】 这是一句含有否定副词never的一般过去时的句子，由于主句为否定形式，所以反意问句用肯定形式。
4. C) 【句意】 即使他的信明天到也无济于事了。
【难点】 在条件句中表示现在将来的时间，需要用一般现在时，主句中使用将来时。
5. C) 【句意】 我们在房间的后面也能听得很清楚。
【难点】 as well意为"(程度)同样地好"，是副词短语修饰动词hear；just表示程度，意为"刚好"。