2019年mpa考试英语真题——固定短语181

{01}I could hardly ________ laughing when he told me the jokes．
A.keep from
B.keep
C.keep on
D.keep down
解析：keep from doing sth．“阻止做某事”；keep(on)doing“继续/反复做某事”。根据句意，推出A项。
本题选A。
{02}________, he can’t hear anything．
A.As a matter of course
B.As a matter of fact
C.On the fact that
D.On matter that
解析：as a matter of fact意为“事实上”，是一个固定短语，不能随意增减。其他无法构成短语。
本题选B。