1.Some states have an income tax similar to ______ of the federal government.

　　A. that B. those

　　C. this D. thesewww.examw.com

　　2.______ the examination， I would have gone to the football match last night.

　　A. But for B. In spite of

　　C. Because of D. Provided that

　　3.He had the ______ over other boys of having had very good preschool education.

　　A. ability B. advantage

　　C. aggression D. alternative

　　4.The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the Pacific， ______ it is still very large.

　　A. but B. and

　　C. so D. therefore

　　5.It was there， the police believe， ______ she was able to activate the recorder she kept in her bag.

　　A. until B. which

　　C. that D. when

　　参考答案：

　　1.正确答案：A答案解析：that在这里指代的是income tax，这句话的意思是：有些州有一个和联邦政府一样的所得税。

　　2.正确答案：A答案解析：本题的考点是：虚拟语气，but for 表示“要不是”的意思，后面句子的谓语动词用虚拟语气would have gone表示与过去事实相反的假设，本句的意思是：要不是考试，昨晚我就去看足球比赛了。

　　3.正确答案：B答案解析：本题是词义辨析题，advantage优势，长处，“比…有优势”经常用“advantage over sb.”;ability 能力;aggression 侵犯，侵略;alternative两者选择其一的，供选择的东西;这句话的意思是：他比其他的孩子有优势，他有非常好的学前教育。

　　4.正确答案：A答案解析：前后并列句的意思有转折，所以用but.

　　5.正确答案：C答案解析：考查强调句的用法。强调句的结构是：It +动词be +强调部分 + that (who) + 其它成分。the police believe 为插入语。