【题目】I __________ a novel written by O·Henry(1862—1910) , a well known American short story writer last night, and I'll finish it another night.

A. read

B. have read

C. had read

D. was reading

【题目】 It was ______ that I didn’t want to go out for a walk.

A. a so cold day B. such cold a day

C. too cold a day D. so cold a day

【题目】It's so nice to hear from her again. __________, we last met more than thirty years ago.

A. What's more

B. That's to say

C. In other words

D. Believe it or not

【题目】— I thought Gao Hui and her friend were in the cinema seeing the film “Let The Bullets Fly” yesterday evening.

— Impossible. She _______ TV with me in my home then.

A．watched B．had watched

C．would watch D．was watching

【题目】—Mummy, could you buy me a skirt like this?

—Certainly. We can buy __________ one than this, but __________ this.

A. a better ； better than

B. a good ； as good as

C. a cheaper；as good as

D. a more expensive ； not as good as

【题目】Mike thinks it won’t be long ______he is ready for his new job.

A. when B. after C. before D. since

【题目】His handling of the situation was ________, which was spoken highly of later by everyone present.

A. respectable B. admirable

C. believable D. responsible

【题目】--She looks very happy. She ________have passed the exam.

--I think so. It’s not difficult after all.

A. should B. could C. might D. must

【题目】--Look! What are the Greens busy doing?

-- Mrs Green is cutting the grass; _________, her husband is planting the roses.

A. rather B. instead

C. thus D. meanwhile

【题目】It suddenly _____ him that he had taken the wrong bus.

A. happened to B. devoted to

C. appealed to D. occurred to