()9. The boy asked his father ______.
A.how life would be like in the year 2100
B.which room he would live in the hotel
C.how he called the man in a black suit
D.whether dinosaurs disappeared millions of years ago

D

选项A，how life would be like in the year 2100的表述错误，应为“what life would be like”，使用how时，应为“how…would be”，故A错误。
选项B，which room he would live in the hotel中，live为不及物动词，需要加介词in才能接宾语，但是这是一个定语从句，先行词which room作live in的宾语，介词in应该放在which之前，即“in which room”，所以B错误。
选项C，how he called the man in a black suit中，call为及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要加介词，此处使用how不合适，应使用what，即“what he called the man”，故C错误。
选项D，whether dinosaurs disappeared millions of years ago是一个完整的宾语从句，语法正确，意思明确，询问恐龙是否在数百万年前消失，符合题意。

()10. —The senior high school entrance exam is around the corner,but I haven't got anything ready.
—Start now! ______.
A.You are never too old to learn
B.Two heads are better than one
C.Many hands make light work
D.Better late than never

D

本题考查谚语的理解与应用。题干的意思是：“——高中入学考试即将到来，但我还没有准备好任何东西。——现在开始！_____。”根据语境可知，此处应选用一句表示“现在开始做总比不做强”的谚语。
A选项“You are never too old to learn”的意思是“活到老学到老”，不符合语境；
B选项“Two heads are better than one”的意思是“三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮”，强调合作的重要性，不符合语境；
C选项“Many hands make light work”的意思是“人多力量大”，同样强调合作，不符合语境；
D选项“Better late than never”的意思是“迟做总比不做好”，符合语境。

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I used to be a very self-centred person,but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 11 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a different person.
I think my 12 started when I was at Palomar College. At first,I just wanted to get my degree and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else,so I hardly ever 13 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester,I was really 14 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried an experiment. I started asking people around me how they were doing,and if they were having trouble,I 15 to help. That was really a big 16 for me. By the end of the year,I had several new friends,and two of them are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new attitude,however,came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my 17 . Every time I came into her room,she was so 18 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 19 her,so I took her place. She let me 20 that making others feel good made me feel good too. When she died,I was 21 ,but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much 22 person today than I used to be,and I hope I will not 23 these experiences. They have 24 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 25 who I am today,and I could not say that a few years ago.
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11. 根据句意“我开始在考虑自己之前先考虑别人”可知，这里需要用到“在……之前”的意思，因此选项B“before”符合语境。
12. 文章首句提到“我过去是一个非常以自我为中心的人，但在过去的两年里我真的变了。”因此，这里指的是“改变”，选项D“change”符合语境。
13. 根据句意“我以为我比其他人都聪明，所以我几乎从不和班上的任何人交谈。”可知，这里需要用到“交谈”的意思，选项A“talked”符合语境。
14. 根据后文“似乎除了我以外，每个人都交了朋友，过得很开心。”可以推断出作者感到“孤单”，选项B“lonely”符合语境。
15. 根据句意“我开始问周围的人他们过得怎么样，如果他们有困难，我主动提出帮助。”可知，这里需要用到“主动提出”的意思，选项B“offered”符合语境。
16. 根据句意“这对我来说是一个很大的进步”可知，这里指的是一个“进步”或“步骤”，选项D“step”符合语境。
17. 根据后文“每次我走进她的房间，她都很高兴，因为她以为我是她的女儿。”可以推断出这位老妇人成为了作者的“朋友”，选项A“friend”符合语境。
18. 根据句意“每次我走进她的房间，她都很高兴，因为她以为我是她的女儿。”可知，这里需要用到“高兴”的意思，选项B“happy”符合语境。
19. 根据句意“她的亲生女儿从来没有来看望过她，所以我代替了她。”可知，这里需要用到“看望”的意思，选项C“visited”符合语境。
20. 根据句意“她让我意识到让别人感觉好也让我感觉好。”可知，这里需要用到“意识到”的意思，选项D“realize”符合语境。
21. 根据句意“当她去世时，我很伤心，但我很感激她。”可知，这里需要用到“伤心”的意思，选项B“heartbroken”符合语境。
22. 根据句意“我认为我现在比过去好多了，我希望我不会忘记这些经历。”可知，这里需要用到“好”的意思，并且根据语境是比较级，选项C“better”符合语境。
23. 根据句意“我希望我不会忘记这些经历。”可知，这里需要用到“忘记”的意思，选项A“forget”符合语境。
24. 根据句意“它们教会了我更多地关心别人而不是自己。”可知，这里需要用到“教”的意思，选项D“taught”符合语境。
25. 根据句意“我喜欢现在的我，几年前我不能这么说。”可知，这里需要用到“喜欢”的意思，选项B“like”符合语境。