3.Tom was to blame for the incident. But _______ his positive attitude, we forgave him because “Every man has his faults.”

A.in spite of

B.in search of

C.in exchange for

D.in view of

4.With world economic crisis ________, people appeal to the government for more unemployment benefits.

A.went bad

B.gone bad

C.worsened

D.worsening

【解析】考查with复合结构。world economic crisis与worsen之间是主动关系，故用现在分词作宾语补足语。

【答案】D

5.The soccer team has been doing well this reason, so they ________ win the championship.

A.should

B.might

C.would

D.could

【解析】句意为：这支足球队本赛季表现不错，因而他们应该能赢得冠军。should表示确定或可能有的未来或期望，意为“想必会”、“按理应该”，与语境相符。

【答案】A