1. ______ left before the deadline it doesn’t seem likely that John will accomplish the job.
A. Although such a short time
B. It is such a short time
C. With so short time
D. With such a short time
 
2. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is ______ loud continuous noise.
A. attached to
B. subjected to
C. filled with
D. associated with

1.D
【句意】离截止日期只剩下这么短的时间，约翰似乎不太可能完成这项工作.
【解析】语法——伴随状语结构。由关键信息“it doesn’t seem likely that John will accomplish the job约翰似乎不太可能完成这项工作”可知空格所在句“______ left before the deadline”在这里应该充当伴随状语，由此可直接排除在句子结构上不符和的A项和B项；再由英语中一般没有“so short time”的表达方式知D项“With such a short time”正确。
 
2.B
【句意】应该注意缩短一个人遭受大的持续噪音的时间。
【解析】固定搭配。be attached to“附属于”；be subjected to“遭受”；be filled with“充满”；be associated with“与……有关系”。由句中关键词“one”代指人以及“loud continuous noise大的持续噪音”的对应知“遭受”符合语境，故B项正确。