ⅰ.单项填空 1．—i haven't seen mary and bob for years. —yeah, after they got married, they ________ in london. a．solved b．settled c．stayed d．left 解析：句意：“我多年没见过玛丽和鲍勃了。”“是的，他们结婚以后，在伦敦定居了。”“定居”用settle in表达，故b项正确。solve“解决”；stay“停留，住”； leave“离开”。答案：b 2．(2012•黄山适应性训练)many people think highly of him, saying that he is very clever, but ________ he's a fool in that matter. a．in my view b．in other words c．on the contrary d．in addition 解析：根据but可知后面说话人在发表自己的观点。in my view“依我看来”。答案：a 3．people are ________ to have celebrated harvest festivals ever since they began to plant and gather food. a．possible b．probable c．likely d．optimistic 解析：句意：自从开始播种和收获粮食的时候起，人们就可能庆祝丰收节日了。likely可以用人也可以用物作主语，possible，probable不能用人作主语，d项optimistic“乐观的”，与题意不符。答案：c
