当希望别人做某事或者不愿意让别人做某事，或者表达自己的一种希望、愿望时需要恰当用词，这样才能准确地传达自己的意图。

　　[高考真题]

　　1. — Will you be able to finish your report today?

　　— ____________. (2006全国卷II)

　　A. I like it B. I hope so

　　C. I’ll do so D. I’d love it

　　2. — You haven’t lost the ticket, have you?

　　— ____________. I know it’s not easy to get another one at the moment. (江苏2004)

　　A. I hope not B. Yes, I have

　　C. I hope so D. Yes, I’m afraid so

　　[答案与解析]

　　1. B。此处表示一种希望，意思是：我希望今天能够完成报告。常见的表达希望的用语还有I wish to see you again. / I hope to become a teacher. 等。

　　2. A。根据语境，此处应用I hope not (我希望没丢)，表示希望不会是某种情况。

　　[巩固练习]

　　1. — Do you feel like taking a walk in the park?

　　— ____________.

　　A. You may ask your brother to go, too

　　B. Yes, but I can’t afford the time

　　C. No, I’m really not in the mood for it this evening

　　D. No, thank you

　　2. — Bill, would you like to go camping sometime this month?

　　— ____________

　　— Probably just the two of us.

　　A. Sure, Fred wants to go, too.

　　B. I’d love to, but I heard it’s too crowded.

　　C. Fine, as long as it’s a weekend. By the way, who’s going?

　　D. Sounds great, when can you get time off from work?

　　3. — Who would you rather have clean the office?

　　— ____________.

　　A. I’d like Tom B. Tom, please

　　C. Tom’d rather D. Tom, of course

　　Key：1-3 CCD