一、单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. It’s reported that a terrible rainstorm hit _______ south of our country. A. a B. the C. / D. an 2. —The museum isn’t far from here. Why not go there by _______? —OK. And it’s good for our health.
A B C D 3. There _______ a big cake and many candies at the party yesterday. A. was B. were C. is D. are 4. —Excuse me, is this _______ new camera? —Yes, it’s _______. A. your; my B. your; mine C. yours; my D. yours; mine 5. _______ great man Huang Furong is! He lost his life while saving the students in the Yushu earthquake. A. How B. How a C. What D. What a
6. —_______ should we clean the library? —Twice a week. A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How often 7. I _______ the charity show on TV when the telephone rang. A. watch B. watched C. am watching D. was watching 8. —I’m going to Sanya for my holiday tomorrow. —_______ A. Have a good time! B. You’re right. C. It’s good. D. Goodbye！ 9. This piece of music _______ beautiful. A. looks B. sounds C. tastes D. smells 10. You can’t sneeze and keep your eyes _______ at the same time. A. open B. opens C. opened D. opening 11. They would rather _______ colours like orange or yellow than blue or white. A. use B. to use C. using D. uses 12. We will fly a kite as soon as your homework _______. A. finishes B. will be finished C. has finished D. is finished 13. It’s nice _______ Andy _______ me with my English study. A. at; to help B. of; to help C. with; help D. of; help 14. This is _______ difficult problem that few students can work it out. A. so B. so a C. such D. such a 15. Sandy didn’t tell her parents that she was going home because she wanted to give them a _______. A. gift B. call C. surprise D. note 16. —Do you mind if I smoke here? —_______ You can go to smoke in the next door. A. Yes, please. B. Never mind. C. You’d better not. D. Of course not. 17. _______ they are twin brothers, they don’t look like each other. A. Though B. Since C. However D. When 18. —I don’t know _______ now. —She is much better today. A. how is she B. where is she C. how she is D. where she is 19. Tom _______ the USA. He _______ back in two months. A. has gone to; comes B. has gone to; will be C. has been to; comes D. has been to; will be 20. —The Mars-500 test will take about 520 days. —__________ I hope it goes well. A. It’s a pleasure. B. Good luck! C. That’s OK. D. Congratulations! 二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Monty Robert’s father was a horse trainer. As a child, Monty often went from one farm to 21 with his father. Sometimes they didn’t have enough money to 22 food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a 23 farm. When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper 24 what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. He wrote a seven-page paper 25 his dream of having a horse farm one day. He 26 drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper. The next day he handed 27 in to his teacher. Two days later, he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with some words “See me after class.” 28 the boy did and asked his teacher, “Why did I get an F?” The teacher said, “This dream will not 29 for a young boy like you. 30 a horse farm needs a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for a lot of things. There is no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “If you write this paper again with a 31 dream, I will give you a good grade.” After school he thought about it 32 . At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making 33 changes at all. He wrote, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 34 .” Many years later, Monty had his own 200 acres horse farm. His dream came true. So don’t let 35 take away your dreams. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are. 21. A. another B. the others C. other D. the other 22. A. look for B. pay for C. wait for D. ask for 23. A. horse B. chicken C. pig D. flower 24. A. in B. at C. about D.
