答案与解析：D　本题考查同义词或近义词辨析。choose用法最广，表示"选择，挑选"，侧重于通过意志或判断，是最普通的用语。select"精选，挑选"，是指从同类的许多东西中仔细辨别后选择，挑选最合适的，从而淘汰一部分。pick"挑选，挑捡"，通常按个人的喜恶进行仔细挑剔和苛刻地选择，主观性强。elect表示"选举，推选"接班人或职位。

3．________we know, she didn't go abroad.

A．So long as B．So far

C．As far as D．Even though

答案与解析：C　as far as we know 就我们所知。

4．I'd like to have these films________. Can I pick them up tomorrow?

A．developed B．imagined

C．expanded D．printed

答案与解析：A　根据句意可判断答案是A项：develop vt. 使显影，冲洗(底片)。

5．The reason________I was keeping an eye on him was________I doubted________he was a thief.

A．because; why; that B．why; because; whether

C．why; that; that D．why; that; whether

答案与解析：D　分析句子结构可知：why引导定语从句，that引导表语从句，whether引导doubt的宾语从句。

6．Not until I finished my homework________.

A．I didn't watch TV B．I watched TV

C．did I watch TV D．I did watch TV

答案与解析：C　当Not until位于句首时，句子要倒装。其结构为：Not until＋从句/表时间的词＋助动词＋(主句)主语＋谓语＋...。

7．The more experience you have, the more________you are to get the job.

A．probable B．possible

C．likely D．perhaps

答案与解析：C　句意：你的经验越多，你就越有可能得到这份工作。 the more...， the more...越......， 越......， be likely to do sth. 很可能做某事。

8．I had________gone out________the telephone rang.

A．hardly; that B．hardly; when

C．no sooner; when D．hardly; than