1. That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness_ by his lack of talent.
A.so much as     B.rather than    C.as     D.than

2. They have always treated us ____,so we must be generous in return.

A. with an open hand       B. with a high hand      C. with a heavy hand       D. with an iron hand

3. Hotel rooms must be _____ by noon , but luggage maybe left with the porter.
A. departed      B. abandoned      C.vacated      D. displaced

4. Although a teenager; Fred could resist _____ what to do and what not to do.

A. to be told        B.  having been told       C. being told        D. to have been told

5. Barry had an advantage over his mother ­­­­­­______ he could speak French.

A. since that        B. in that      C.  at that      D.  so that

1、答案：A。not… so much as (与其说是，倒不如说是)
毫无疑问那个喇叭手的号声吵死人。介是，与其说我烦他的声音大，倒不如说他没吹号的天分。

2．答案：A with an open hand “慷慨的”
他们总是对我们很慷慨，我们也必须以此为报。

3．答案：C
旅馆房间到中午时必须空出来，但行李可以留给搬动工。

4. 答案: C
尽管弗雷德还只是一个少年,但他很讨厌别人来告诉他该做什么,不该做什么.

5. 答案: B. in that “因为” “既然”, 一般用于书面语. So that 在意思上不符合此句要求.
贝得比他的母亲多具备一个优势,因为他会讲法语.