1. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems for himself and his family.
[考例] He’s too young to look after _______.
A. herself        B. himself
C. myself         D. yourself
[解析] B。主语是he，它的反身代词是himself。
2. ... but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life.
[考例] _______, the boy won the prize.
A. In surprise     B. To our surprise
C. Be surprised    D. Be surprising
[解析] B。to one’s surprise 意为“令某人惊奇的是……”，一般放在句首；in surprise意为“惊奇地；吃惊地”，修饰谓语动词；be surprised意为“感到惊奇的”，可单独使用或后面跟动词不定式或从句等。
3. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, ...
[考例] Mrs. Shute wouldn’t leave the TV set, _______ her children were waiting for their supper.
A. if         B. because
C. even though       D. as soon as

[解析] C。even though意为“即使”，符合题意。if意为“如果”，because意为“因为”，as soon as意为“一……就……”，都不符合题意。