Unit 9 Optimism and Pessimism
解析：選a。welcome 是不及物動詞，但不可以說welcome sb. to do sth. 或welcome sb. to some place. 2. there was_________ time _______ i liked to drink tea. a. a, that b. a, when c. the, that 解析：選b。“there was a time when…”這個句式表示“曾經有一段時間……” 3. —do you think the stars will beat the bulls? —yes. they have better players, so i _________ them to win. a. hope b. expect c. prefer 解析：選b。hope后不能帶由不定式作賓補的復合賓語，即不能說hope sb. to do sth. ；expect 是“期待”的意思，prefer sb. to do“寧愿某人做某事”的意思。 4. i must apologize for ___________ it ahead of time. a. letting you not know b. not letting you know c. letting you know not 解析：選b。本題考查動名詞否定式在句中作介詞賓語的用法。not必須放在動名詞前。