1. —I’m making ______ progress with his help.
—Great! I hope you can go to a famous university ________next year.
A. /; a B. the; / C. the; a D. /; /
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查冠词。句意：——在他的帮助下，我正在取得进步。——好极了！我希望你明年就能去名校。第一空，表示“取得进步”短语为make progress，中间不需要冠词；表示“明年”短语为next year。故选D。
2. —Why did Peter look upset?
—His boss asked him to leave.________，he was fired.
A. By the way B. In a word
C. In all D. In other words
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语辨析。句意：---彼得为什么看起来不高兴?他的老板要他离开。---换句话说，他被解雇了。A.By the way 顺便说一下；B.In a word总之；C.In all 总而言之; DIn other words换句话说。根据His boss asked him to leave以及he was fired可知，他的老板要他离开。换句话说，他被解雇了。故选D项。
