第12题: [单项选择]I should like to ______ my thanks to you for your kindness. A. extend B. intend C. pretend D. attend 参考答案:A 答案解析:[注释] 本题的考点是“动宾结构搭配”。正确搭配为“extend my thanks to…”,意思为“向……表达我的谢意”。其他的动词都不能与宾语my thanks to来搭配。
第14题: [单项选择]The last half of the nineteenth century ______ the steady improvement in the means of travel. A. have witnessed B. was witnessed C. witnessed D. is witnessed 参考答案:C 答案解析:本题测试主谓一致及动词用法。witness 可以作及物动词,意为“目击”。句中主语为“The last half of the nineteenth century”,意为“19 世纪后半叶”,是一个