1. He told me that the firm could not afford( )such large salaries.
A. paying
B. to pay
C. to have paid
D. being paid
2. She has travelled in( )countries.
A. south
B. north
C. northern
D. northwest
3. The plane was then able to( )and it cleared the moutains by 400 feet.
A. rise
B. raise
C. arise
D. rouse
4. He had( )to go because he doesn’t get on well with others.
A. everywhere
B. anywhere
C. somewhere
D. nowhere
5. Don’t be so( ); I’m not telling you what I’ve promised not to say.
A.odd
B.shocked
C.strange
D.curious
1. B2. C3. A4. D5. D
1. afford 后常接动词的不定式，所以应该选B："to pay".
3. 此处只能选择一个不及物动词作答案
4. 句子的意思为："他没有什么地方去因为与别人相处不好"
everywhere：每处
anywhere：无论何处
somewhere：某处
所以，只有nowhere符合题意。
5. odd、strange均为"奇特的"，shocked意为"惊讶的"，curious既有"奇特的"，还有"好奇的"意思。