一、单项选择题:
( )1. I don't understand what my teacher said ________,but later I got it.
A.at first B.at last C.at least D.in fact
( )2. —________ is the weather like in your city?
—Always _______.
A.What ;clouds B.What; cloudy C.How; clouds D.How; cloudy
( )3. —Can you catch what I said?
—Sorry, I can _________ understand it.
A. almost B. probably C. nearly D. hardly
( )4.. —Did Mike ________ the table tennis match?
—No,he didn't. Tom________ him.
A.win;beat B.win;won C.beat;won D.beat;beat
( )5. You look _______ in the blue sweater. Try another one.
A. lovely B. smart C. strange D. beautiful
( )6. —What were you and your cousin doing at this time yesterday?
—He was reading a magazine ________ I was writing an e-mail.
A. as B. while C. when D. after
( )7. —I called you last night, but no one answered. —I’m sorry. I ____ dinner at that time.
A. have B. had C. have had D. was having
( )8. —What should I do when the earthquake happens, Dad?
—First of all, it's important to_______ and hide yourself in the corners(角落) of the room.
A. calm down B. put down C. get down D. fall down
( )9. — She doesn’t speak ______ her friends. — I agree with you. But her written work is wonderful.
A. as badly as B. as well as C. as good as D. as many as
( )10. —Sixty percent of the animals ill because of the dirty water and air.
—That’s true. So we must take action to people making the earth dirty.
A. gets; protect B. get; protect C. get; prevent D. gets; prevent
( )11. “They are filling the bags with clothes.” means they’re ________
A putting their clothes away B. putting their clothes into the bags
C. putting down their clothes D. putting on their clothes
( )12.Mr. Black talked about his son with the teacher the phone.
A. by B. on C. in D. with
( )13 —What are you doing ?
—I am thinking about at the class meeting.
A. how say B. what say C. how to say D. what to say
( )14. —Dad, could you please drive ?
— No hurry. We have enough time before the plane takes off.
A. faster slowly D. more carefully
( )15. I tried several jackets on, but ______ of them looked good.
A. both B. either C. none D. neither
二、完形填空:
A poor girl was selling flowers in the street 1.______ Christmas Eve(前夕). Her parents were ill, so she had to get money for food. It was very cold. The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped 2 .______a beautiful house. The girl knocked at the door and a man came out. She asked 3. ______ he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want 4. ____. She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the foot of a tall wall. She looked at the flowers. 'The flowers smelt very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light, and slowly she began to fly into the sky. She 5. _____ higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them was her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn't 6. _____ .The girl told her that she had to sell flowers to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her not to 7._____and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed happily.
It snowed 8.______ that night. The girl died 9.______ a smile on her face. At the same time , people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and 10. ______ .
1. A. in B. on C. at D. with
2. A. in front of B. in the front of C. behind D. beside
3. A. what B. why C. if D. when
4. A. some B. any C. nothing D. something
5. A. went B. got C. looked D. flew
6. A. get money B. go out C. come to see her D. stay at home
7. A. laugh B. worry C. cry D. sleep
8. A. heavily B. heavy C. largely D. strongly
9. A. had B. has C. with D. without
10. A. looked after the girl B. talked about the girl
C. enjoyed themselves D. watched themselves
A
When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
race实验I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description(描述) “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized(道歉)to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they
laughed and were no longer angry.