1．2011•安徽高考surprisingly, susan"s beautiful hair reached below her knees and made ________ almost an overcoat for her.
a．them b．her c．itself d．herself 解析：句意：令人惊讶的是，苏珊漂亮的头发到了膝盖以下，几乎是为她做了一件大衣。make“使得……，使……做”。itself 指头发，作make 的宾语，overcoat 作宾语补足语。故选c项。答案：c
2．2011•北京高考the employment rate has continued to rise in big cities thanks to the efforts of the local governments to increase ________.
a. them b. those c. it d. that 解析：rate 用单数表示“……率”，因此不能用them 和 those；that 用来指代不可数名词且常和介词短语搭配，不符合题意；it 就是指the employment rate。句意：“在地方政府提高就业率的努力下，大城市的就业率在持续上升。”故选c项。答案：c
