公共英语（PETS）三级语法与词汇例题解析（8）

1. I’d rather you _____ anything about it for the time being.
A. do
B. don’t
C. didn’t do
D. didn’t
答案： C
解析： I’d rather 后⾯从句动词⽤过去式.
2. We must manage to do our work better with ____ people.
A. less money and few
B. less money and fewer
C. little money and less
D. few money and less
答案：　B
解析：我们尽⼒⽤更少的钱和⼈⼒来把⼯作做得更好；注意less修饰不可数名词，few修饰可数名词，little修饰不可数名词，表否定。

3. That’s a good suggestion! Let’s finish our work _____ we can be free this evening.
A. now that
B. that
C. because
D. so that
答案： D
解析：这是⼀个好的建议！让我们完成⼯作这样今天晚上就可以⾃由了； now that 既然，由于。

4. _____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A. When compared
B. Compared
C. While comparing
D. Comparing
答案： B
解析：注意⽤被动形式，“⽐较”这个动作是被动的；另外，如果没有B项的话，A项也正确，但最常⽤省略When的这种；与整个地球来⽐，的⼭峰看起来也不算什么了。

5. That tree looked as if it _____ for a long time.
A. hasn’t watered
B. didn’t water
C. hadn’t been watered
D. wasn’t watered
答案： C
解析：这棵树看起来好像很长时间没有浇过⽔了；注意⽤被动形式。