8. A. go 　　　　　　　 B. go to 　　　　 C. arrive 　　　　　　　　　　 D. leave

7. A. that 　　　　　　 B. what 　　　　 C. whether 　　　　　 D. when

6. A. very 　　　　　　 B. enough 　　 C. rather 　　　　　　　　　　 D. too

5. A. Nothing 　　　　　　　 B. Everything C. Somebody 　　　　　　　 D.A girl

4. A. the north 　　　 B. or north 　　 C. north 　　　　　　　 D. to north

3. A. to pass 　　　　 B. to spend 　 C. having 　　　　　　 D. asking

2. A. do it 　　　　　　 B. doing that C. to do it 　　　　　　 D. with that

1. A. at home 　　　　　　　 B. at house 　　 C. in school 　　　　 D. in factory

15．C。take ---off---是固定搭配，意为“把……从……取下”。

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　　 There is a holiday next week and I can't decide what to do. I have a lot of work to do __1__and this would be a good chance(机会) __2__.　But I don't like　__3__ the holiday in this way. I can work at home all the rest of the year. Last year I went__4__to the mountains. __5__ there was beautiful, but it is too cold this time of year. And it's really__6__ far to go for a short holiday. I decide __7__ this isn't a good time to__8__the mountains. But I__9__to go somewhere else.

　Perhaps this would be a good chance to go to the beach(海滨). I like to go for walks __10__ the seashore__11__　the warm sunshine and watch the water. It's only eight miles and I could get there__12__about two hours. After thinking it __13__, I am sure that this is a __14__ time for the seashore than __15__.

14．A。quickly表示“立刻行动，毫不迟延”用于此处符合the man 的心境，也大大地增强了文章的幽默感。