[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]Wood carving refers to the art of creating or decorating objects of wood by carving with a sharp, hand-held tool. This form. of art has a history of over 1,000 years and a unique artistic style. The following is some introduction about wood carving in America.

正确答案 ：D

arts and crafts

解析：解析：木雕属于一种艺术，也是一种手艺。其他选项的内容在本文中没有涉及，属于无关信息。

[单选题]All the firemen in the city were ______to fight against the big fire.

正确答案 ：C

called up

解析：解析：called in意为“回收”；called off意为“取消”；called up 意为“召集，打电话，使人想起”；called on意为“访问(某人)”。

[单选题]In the last sentence, the word "bust" most probably means ______.

正确答案 ：A

the upper part of one's body

解析：解析：应该正确理解出现本词汇的最后一个句子“A few even accepted commissions to make busts of prominent citizens.”B选项的意思为“自画像”，和C以及D的意思与句子的语境意义不符。本句话的意思为“一部分木雕师甚至接受任务给名人做上半身塑像”。

[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。

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