1．Never before ________ to ________ what his parents expect of him more than it is today.
A．he has failed; live up to
B．he failed not; come up with
C．has he failed; live up to
D．did he fail; come up with
答案与解析：C 考查倒装和动词短语的辨析。根据句中的never before和it is...结构，可排除过去时态，应用现在完成时态。该句用否定的比较级表示最高级，句意：他从没有像现在这样令父母满意过。否定副词置于句首时，句子要部分倒装，故选C项。live up to“不辜负”。
2．So such a degree ________ me that I took notes of it and even considered taking it as the topic of my reading report of this semester's final assignment.
A．did the story touch
B．the story touched
C．does the story touch
D．the story touches
答案与解析：A 考查倒装。在“so... that...”“such... that...”句式中，若so, such与其所修饰的词置于句首时，句子要用部分倒装。因整个句子用的是一般过去时，故排除C项，选A项。句意：这个故事如此打动我以至于我做了笔记，甚至考虑把它作为我期末作业阅读报告中的话题。
