[单选题]According to the second paragraph, the 50 to 60 booking phone calls are from those who ______.

正确答案 ：C

believed that Beijing would be the winner

解析：解析：本题的依据句是“...，the hotel had already received 50 to 60 such phone calls from would-be game-goers gambling on the result.” gambling on the result在这里的意思是“算定了北京会赢”，所以他们提前预定宾馆房间。其他选项内容属于错误信息或无关信息。

[单选题]What matters ______ not winning but participating.

正确答案 ：D

is

解析：解析：此句很可能考句子主语，又因出现动词matter，因此，主语极可能为一主语从句。如主语为名词性从句，谓语动词一般用单数。

[单选题]All the people who went to the new supermarket had one great hope: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for his shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said, "Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!"

正确答案 ：E

be lucky customers

解析：解析：一般而言，第一道题的依据句可以从文章的开始部分寻找。本题的依据句为文章的第一句话“All the people who went to the new supermarket had one great hope：to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for his shopping.”B选项答案非常明确；其他选项在本句中没有涉及，属于无关信息。

[单选题]Mrs. White is different from her friends who were ______.

正确答案 ：B

not always hopeful

解析：解析：本题题干上的信号词为different和friends，依据句为“Unlike her friends， however，she never lost heart.”其中lose heart =lose hope。此句意为“她从来都是满怀希望，而她的朋友与她不同，并不是经常满怀希望”。

[单选题]Wendy: Have you been to the new bakery on the corner? Arthur: No, how is it? Wendy: It is heaven ! ______ !

正确答案 ：C

Their cakes are to die for

解析：解析：从对话语境和供选答案看，Wendy是想说“那里的蛋糕好吃得不得了”。符合习惯的表达只能是Their cakes are to die for!(to die for something = to be eager to have something)。

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