The old man would sell his car for 2, 000 dollars, but the young lady ________ 1.5 thousand dollars.

A. offered　　　B. sold　　　C. asked　　　D. charged

This book is ________ great value. ________ can be enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it, however.

A. in; Few　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. of; Nothing

C. of; Something　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in; Much

 He is ________ a friend to me; he is in a way my English teacher.

A. no more than                                        B. more than

C. not more than                                       D. nothing but

 —What (a) pleasant ________ these trees give us!

—Why not stop here and have a rest in it?

A. shade　　　B. shadow　　　C. shelter　　　D. scene

 Please don’t ________ him, because he is quite ________ about his girlfriend’s words right now.

A. disturb; disturbing                                 B. disturbed; disturbing

C. disturb; disturbed                                  D. disturbing; disturbed

 He is making a study of Shakespeare’s ________ .

A. work　　　B. job　　　C. works　　　D. jobs

 It is good to surf the Internet. But some contents in it may have a bad effect ________ the youth.

A. on　　　B. to　　　C. against　　　D. with

1. His wife must have read his mind because he received some ________ (令人不安的) looks from her.

2. We were so worn out after the long walk in the sun that I suggested a rest in the ________ (阴凉处).

3. They demand that some ________ (熟练的) workers be sent to help them.

4. ________ (大体上来说), I agree with your advice on the plan. But there are a few details I’d like to discuss with you.

5. I like to read the ________ (著作) of Bi Shumin.

6. I wonder what ________ (激发) him to do that.

7. Maths and English are my favourite ________________ (课程).

8. The drought in North China has a bad ________________ (影响) on the crops.

1. 这个人毕业后开始从事新闻工作。

The man ________________ journalism after his graduation.

2. 他在赛跑中被落在了后面。

He ________________ in the race.

3. 我代表全体员工，欢迎你来我们工厂。

________________ all the staff, I welcome you to our factory.

4. 我受到鼓舞而更加努力工作。

I ________________ work harder.

5. 那里的大多数居民被认为是没有受过教育的。

Most of the inhabitants there ________________ be uneducated.

6. 你要是继续偷盗终归得进监狱。

You will ________________ prison if you continue to steal.

7. 这家宾馆可容纳多达500位来宾。

This hotel can accommodate ________________ 500 guests.

8. 过量的工作和过少的休息会引起疾病。

Too much work and too little rest can ________________ illness.

—Try the cakes. ________ ?

—Wonderful. They taste delicious.

A. What for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. What do you reckon

C. What’s going on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. What do you like