Though every morning I queue(排队) at the
bus stop very early, I am often {{U}}(41) {{/U}} for school. The reason
is that there are{{U}} (42) {{/U}} buses for all the people who queue up
at the stop, and the buses often arrive there late.{{U}} (43) {{/U}} the
time table,there should be a bus{{U}} (44) {{/U}} fifteen minutes, but
one often has to wait{{U}} (45) {{/U}} hour for a bus to arrive.
By the time the bus arrives,{{U}} (46) {{/U}} so many
people in the queue that those near the{{U}} (47) {{/U}} can't get on
the bus and{{U}} (48) {{/U}} to wait for another thirty minutes before
the{{U}} (49) {{/U}} bus arrives. I wish the bus{{U}}
(50) {{/U}} would put more buses on.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查的是固定词组的用法，be late for something做某事迟到了。early是提前、早到之意，不可以与介词for连用；on time是按时之意，单独做表语，不和介词for连用。故B正确。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查的是指示代词词组辨析。根据上下文的意思应该是说公交车太少了，故应选too few，A正确。
[知识拓展] too few表示太少了、不足之意。quite a few good few表示相当多、不少之意，如I've been there quite a few times．我已经去过那里好多次了。quite a lot(of something)表示大量、许多之意，如We drank quite a lot of wine．我们喝了好多酒。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查固定短语的意义辨析。instead of表示替代， according to表示根据、依据之意，because of表示由于、因为之意。
根据上下文，B正确。
[知识拓展] A instead of B以A替代B，如I now go to work．on foot instead of by car．现在我步行上班，而不用开车了。According to表示根据、依据某事之意，如According to the list．you have got enough books．根据这个单子，你已经买到了足够的书。because of 表示由于、因为之意，如Because of the，weather．we have to cancel the meeting．由于天气原因，我们不得不取消会议。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查不定代词的辨析。other表示“其他的、另外的” 之意，every表示“每个、每一”之意，another表示“另外的、其他 的”之意。其中every有固定用法every+时间名词，表示每隔多 久，如every two days每隔两天。故C正确。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查时间固定表达法。半个小时的固定表达形式是 half an hour，故A正确。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查固定结构there be句型。there be是存在句型，表 示事实存在的情况，如There are twenty students in our class．我们 班上有20个学生。故A正确。
【答案解析】[精析] 本题考查动词时态。这句话有两个并列的谓语，前一个是Can't get on the bus是一般现在时，所以后一个谓语也应该是一 般现在时，故B正确。
[知识拓展] have to do something不得不做某事，如I have to walk another five miles to get my uncle's house．我不得不再走五公里才 能到我叔叔家。