Working the land
①解析：選b。考查would rather do sth.這一結構的用法。而do, will和should都不能與rather 搭配。would rather (not) do sth.意為“寧愿（不愿意）做某事”。
②解析：選a。would rather not have done意為“本不想做……（實際卻做了）”。后一句句意為：否則我現在已經完成了我的文件。 所以前句表示“本不想看球賽卻看了”，故選a。
10. lead to
通向；導致；造成（后果）
注意：lead to中的to為介詞，該短語后可跟名詞或動名詞。
the car accident led to his being killed.
那次車禍導致他死亡。
all roads lead to rome.
條條大路通羅馬。
eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.
吃太多糖會導致健康問題。
his carelessness led to his failure.
他的粗心導致了他的失敗。
聯想拓展
result in 導致
result from 由……導致
高手過招
單項填空
the students in the university are all taking courses a degree. （•01•山東煙臺檢測）
a. sticking to b. leading to
c. turning to d. referring to
解析:選b。考查動詞短語辨析。stick to 堅持; lead to 導致，引起；通往；turn to求助，轉向，查閱；refer to 指的是；談論，查閱。由句意“大學生都在學習課程，以取得學位”可知，答案為b。
11. build up
逐步建立；逐漸增強；加強；樹立；積累
the company has built up a fine reputation.
該公司已建立起良好的信譽。
you must build up your strength after your illness.
你在病后必須要增強體力。
高手過招
完成句子 （原創）
①我們應該鼓勵孩子們樹立信心。
we should encourage the children to .
②看到你的詞匯量在逐漸增長我很高興。
i’m very glad to see that your vocabulary is .
答案: ① build up their confidence
② gradually building up