2. Friendship is like money:easier made than _________.
(2003年上海春招卷,35题)
A. keptB. to be kept
C. keepingD. being kept
剖析:谚语:Easier said than done.说到容易做到难。注意than前后比较对象的对称性,前后均用了动词的过去分词。同理该题than前用了made,而than后应用keep的过去分词kept。全句意为:“友情像金钱:挣钱容易存钱难”(喻为:建立友情易,友情长存难)。答案为A。
3. She will tell us why she feels so strongly that each of us has a role__________in making the earth a better place to live.(2003年上海春招,38题)
A. to have playedB. to play
C. to be playedD. to be playing
剖析:本题考查动词不定式作后置定语的用法。这里是不定式作定语,修饰a role。但要注意不定式的不同形式表示不同含义。to have played表示完成;to be playing表示进行;to play表示将来;to be played表被动关系。根据句意“她会告诉我们为什么她这样强烈地感觉到:在使地球成为更美好的居住地中,我们每个人将起到一定作用。”是表示将来。再者要注意当动词不定式与所修饰的名词之间为动宾关系,同时与句子主语为主谓关系时,动词不定式用其主动形式表示被动意思,故排除C。由题干从句中时态来看,为一般现在时(has a role),故此处表示“起作用”,并非已完成的动作或正在起作用,故排除A和D项。答案为B。
4. It is said that in Australia there is more land than the government knows____________.