一、单项填空
1．—Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management?
—If you make ______ most of the equipment，there will be ______ rise in production.
A．/；/ B．/；a
C．the；a D．the；/
解析：考查冠词的用法。第一个空考查固定搭配：make the most of“充分利用”；第二个空rise作“晋升，提高”时常用作可数名词。
答案：C
2．The weather turned out to be fine yesterday.I ______ the trouble to carry my umbrella.
A．should have taken B．needn’t have had
C．needn’t have taken D．mustn’t have taken
解析：考查情态动词表示推测。needn’t have done表示“本没必要干某事而干了”，并且take the trouble to do sth.是固定搭配“不辞劳苦地干某事”。
答案：C
3．—Do you mind if I smoke here?
—______.I’ve got a cough these days.
A．I’m afraid I do B．Of course not
C．No trouble at all D．Yes，just go ahead
解析：考查交际用语。I’m afraid I do表示委婉地拒绝对方，符合语境“我这几天有点咳嗽”。No trouble at all意为“不客气”；B、C两项都表示“赞同吸烟”不符合语境。
