( ) 1. — I didn’t catch what you said just now. Could you __________ it? — OK. Listen to me carefully this time. A. tell B. say C. repeat D. read ( ) 2. Lucy is a good girl and she often ______ her mother ______ the housework. A. helped; with B. helps; with C. helped; about D. helps; about ( ) 3. He _______ to improve his oral English, so he practises ______ English every day. A. tried; speaking B. tries; speaking C. tried; to speak D. tries; to speak ( ) 4. It _____ me half an hour ______ to the city library. A. took; to walk B. spent; to walk C. took; walking D. spent; walking ( ) 5. — Could you _______ your bike to me? — Mine is broken. Why not _________ one from others? A. lend; borrow B. borrow; lend C. lend; lend D. borrow; borrow ( ) 6. — What should I do to learn more new words? — How about ________ English books? A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads ( ) 7. — Look! Jim ________ basketball over there. — Let’s go and play with him. A. plays B. will play C. played D. is playing ( )8. — I’ll go to Bill’s birthday party on this weekend. — Enjoy ____. A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself
( )9. — I don’t know how to get to the post office. — You should ask someone ____. A. other B. else C. another D. others ( ) 10. — How about the young lady? — It’s hard to say,but her voice ______ beautiful. A. sings B. hears C. looks D. sounds ( ) 11. ─ Could you give me some _______? ─ Why don’t you join an English club and do more practice? A. ways B. advice C. food D. money ( ) 12. My mother ______ to Guilin three times, so she knows much about the city. A. is going B. goes C. has been D. has gone ( ) 13. — I usually go there by train. — Why ____ there by plane for a change? A. don’t go B. not to go C. not go D. not you go ( ) 14. ─ Has Jimmy visited the USA _____? ─ No, never. A. before B. ago C. after D. later ( ) 15. ─ Would you like ______ cake? ─ No, thanks. I’m full. A. another B. other C. else D. others ( ) 16. What good boys they are! They listen to the report carefully ______. A. sometimes B. all the time C. some times D. last time ( ) 17. My little brother is only 3 years old, but he can ___ from one to one hundred in English. A. get B. talk C. learn D. count ( ) 18. ─ Please remember what he says at the meeting. ─ I’ll _______ his words. A. write down B. take away C. hear from D. listen to ( ) 19. — Have you _____ made a pen friend? — No, I haven’t. I want to make one this term. A. yet B. either C. ever D. always ( ) 20. He went to London two days ______. He had never been there ______. A. ago; ago B. before; ago C. before; before D. ago; before