21．If you don’t want to ________ weight，you’d better take more exercise.
A．put up with B．get up C．put on D．hold up
答案 C
解析 put on weight增加体重。
22．—Does it rain a lot in the desert?
—________，it hardly ever rains.
A．On the other hand B．On the contrary
C．At the same time D．For another thing
答案 B
解析 句意为：“沙漠里下雨多吗？”“恰恰相反，几乎从不下雨。”此处用on the contrary表示“恰恰相反”。on the other hand另一方面；at the same time同时；for another thing从另一方面来说。故选B。
23．This is the first time we ________ a film in the cinema together as a family.
A．see B．had seen C．saw D．have seen
答案 D
解析 在This/It is the first/second...time that从句中，that从句谓语动词用现在完成时态。句意为：这是第一次我们全家人一起到电影院看电影。
24．Scientists have made a ________ in their treatment of that disease.
A．breakthrough B．fantasy C．breakdown D．monument
答案 A
解析 句意为：科学家已在治疗那种疾病方面取得了突破性进展。breakthrough突破，符合题意。fantasy幻想；breakdown故障，损坏；分解；monument纪念碑。
25．A little boy came running round the corner and ________ me over.
A．looked B．went C．watched D．knocked
答案 D
解析 句意为：一个男孩由拐角跑来，把我撞倒了。knock sb.over撞倒某人，符合题意。look over从……上面看；察看；go over转变；复习；watch over看守；监视。
26．The band ________ in 1999 and its members spent the following 10 years pursuing their individual careers.
A．split up B．looked up C．took up D．went up
答案 A
解析 句意为：这个乐队在1999年解散，而乐队成员们在接下来的10年里各谋其业。split up断绝关系，分成小部分，符合题意。look up抬头看；查阅；take up从事；占据；拿起；go up上涨。
27．________ the dictation was easy；it was very short.
A．In a way B．On the way C．By the way D．In the way
答案 A
解析 句意为：从某种程度上说，这次听写很容易，它非常短。in a way从某种程度上说，符合题意。on the way在路上；by the way顺便说；in the way挡路。
