3. Do not express shock for what you hear _____ matter how shocking it might seem.
答案：C. no
解析：no matter how 是一个复合连词，引导让步状语从句，本题的意思是“无论事情看上去如何令人震惊，你也不要对你的所闻表示出激动。”
4. As a visitor or guest in either a Chinese home or restaurant you will find that_____ manners are important to the enjoyment of your meals and keep you in high spirits!
答案：B. table
解析：table 在此处表示餐桌，table manners 意思是“餐桌礼貌”
5. His grandmother _____ born in France.
答案：D. was
解析：任何人的诞生都是发生在过去。
6. _____ a single mom made things even more difficult.
答案：B. Being
解析：being a single mom 是动名词短语，在此处用作主语。
7. Her plane takes _____ at 3 p.m.
答案：B. off
解析: take off 表示起飞。其他：take up——开始处理、着手；take on——披上、呈现；take in——接受、吸收；
8. My parents told me that my brother had been _____ with a rare disease.
答案：B. diagnosed
选项解析：
A. realized 被意识到
B. diagnosed 被诊断出
C. generalized 被归纳出来的
D. computerized 被电脑处理过的
9. The portraits _____ look like them, but I was still unsure of my painting techniques.
答案：A. did
解析：助动词 do 常放在动词原形前用来强调，从后面的句子 I was still unsure 中可以看出，本句的时态基点立足于过去，因此要用过去形式 did 加以强调。