1.Employees _____ as temporary project workers don’t have to attend the meeting.

(A) hiring (B) hire (C) hires (D) hired

2.Blue Field residents express _____ to building an oil processing plant and storage terminal at the Port of Norton.

(A) oppose (B) oppositional (C) opposition (D) opposite

3._____ Paris is a busy city, it is also the most romantic place in the world.

(A) Despite the fact that (B) Not until (C) Under the condition that (D) In light of

4.According to the new regulation, the School Board _____ all hires before they are final.

(A) will be approved (B) were approving (C) has to approve (D) can’t help approving

【答案及解析】

1.【答案】(D)，原句是Employees who are hired as ...省略who改成被動的分詞構句。

2.【答案】(C)，(A) V、反對；(B) ADJ、反對的；(C) N、反對；(D) ADJ、對面的。

3.【答案】(A)，儘管事實上[+子句]；(B)直到~；(C)在~條件下[+子句]；(D)有鑑於[+名詞片語]。

4.【答案】(C)，(Have/has to+原V=必須。