6. The number of children who have lost both parents to Aids is also expected to rise, reaching more than 26 million in 2010.
预计父母因患艾滋病而死亡的小孩的数目也会上升，2010年将会达到2600多万。
【考点】 V-ing形式作结果状语的用法。
【点拨】 V-ing形式常作结果状语，强调主句动作所产生的结果。如：
The poor woman died, leaving her children nothing but debts.
He dived into the water, leaving only his face exposed.
【拓展】 V-ing形式还可作伴随状语、时间状语和原因状语。如：
The children went out of the hall, talking and laughing.
Walking along the street toward her school, the girl saw a wallet lying on the ground.
Being very tired, he didn’t want to do anything.
【考例】
Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year, ________ a record US $57.65 a barrel on April 4.
A. have reached  B. reaching      C. to reach   D. to be reaching
简析：B。由语境逻辑可知，4月4日油价达到创纪录的每桶57.65美元是年初以来油价上涨32%的结果，因此该空应填V-ing形式reaching作结果状语。

7. I think that Daniel will give up his bad habits, but it will not happen overnight and it will not be easy.
我认为Daniel最终会戒除这种不良习惯，但这不会在一夜之间实现，它将是非常不容易的。
【考点】 give up用法。
【点拨】 give up“放弃”。如：
To keep healthy, you must give up smoking as soon as possible.
If possible, he always gives up his seat to others when he takes a bus.
【拓展】 give in“屈服，投降，让步”。如：
Don’t give in before any difficulty.
【考例】
—Smoking is bad for your health.
—Yes, I know. But I simply can’t ________.
A. give it up   B. give it in         C. give it out   D. give it away
简析：A。由语境逻辑可以推出该空表示“放弃”，因此应填give it up。

8. A number of people also try drugs for the first time because they want to be accepted by their friends who are drug users.
也有许多人因为想被吸毒的朋友所接受而第一次尝试吸毒。
【考点】 accept用法。
【点拨】 accept vt.“接受”，表示接受人主观上主动地、情愿地接受。如：
Why didn’t you accept her invitation to dance with her?
My brother was accepted as a Party member last year.
【拓展】 receive vt.“收到、接到、得到”，强调客观上收到某物，不包括接受人是否愿意接受的意思。如：
I received his gift at the time, but I didn’t accept it.
【考例】
Mary finally ________ Bruce as her life-long companion.
A. received  B. accepted   C. made   D. honoured 
简析：B。由语境逻辑可以推出该空表示“接受”，因此应填accepted。

9. The problem has become so severe that all Internet users are affected by it either directly or indirectly.
这个问题变得如此严重以致于所有互联网用户都直接或间接地受其影响。
【考点】 so...that...的用法。
【点拨】 so...that...“如此……以致……”，引导结果状语从句，so后面接形容词、副词的原级。如：
This book is so interesting that I have read it quite a few times.
The girl ran so fast that I couldn’t catch up with her.
【拓展】 so...that...结构置于句首时应采用不完全倒装句型。如：
So fast did he speak that I could hardly understand him.
【考例】
________ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere. 
A. So successful her business was  B. So successful was her business
C. So her business was successful  D. So was her successful business 
简析： B。句中so...that...结构置于句首引导结果状语从句，因此应采用倒装句型。

10. I realize now what I did was very foolish.
现在我意识到我做的事很蠢。
【考点】 what用法。
【点拨】 what可引导主语从句，表示内容，谓语动词通常用单数。如：
What I need most at present is your help.
In my opinion, what she said at the meeting is encouraging.
【拓展】 what还可引导宾语从句和表语从句。如：
I really don’t know what he will do next.
This is what he told me yesterday afternoon.
【考例】
________ matters most in learning English is enough practice.
A. What   B. Why        C. Where   D. Which 
简析：A。“足够多的实践是学英语最重要的内容”，因此该空应填What，引导主语从句。