21.What’s your ________ for being late this time? Why are you always so late?

A. idea 　　　　　　　　 B. excuse 　　　　　　 C. mind 　　　　 D. thinking

20. Shanghai is my second ________ , because I have lived here for quite a few years.

A. family 　　　　　　 B. house 　　　　　　　 C. home 　　　　　　　　　　 D. station

19. Will you please make some ________ for me to take a seat? I have stood too long.

A. room 　　　　　　　　　　 B. rooms 　　　 C. place 　　　　　　　 D. seats

18. The naughty boy is always making a lot of ________ in class.

A. voice 　　　　　　　　　　 B. noise 　　　　 C. sound 　　　　　　　 D. shout

17. His father worked for ________ after twelve o’clock.

A. another three hour’s 　　　　　　　　　　 B. more three hours

C. three another hours 　　　　　　　　 D. three more hours

16. --What was the ________ yesterday?

--It was October 1.

A. time 　　　　 B. day 　　　　　 C. date 　　　　 D. month

15. The ________ we can’t work out now is that we have too many ________ to ask now.

A. problem; questions 　　　　 B. question; problems

C. problem; problems 　　　　 D. question; questions

14. Jack wasn’t in when I went to his home. So I left a ________.

A. news 　　　　　　　 B. sentence　 　　　　 C. message 　　　　　 D. excuse

13. Those ________ students like football while these ________ teachers like volleyball.

A. boy; woman 　　　　　 B. boys; women 　　　　　 C. boy; women 　　　　　　 D. boys; woman

12. Which of the following seasons is the best one for planting trees?

A. spring　 　　　　　 B. summer 　　　　　 C. autumn　 　　　　　　　　 D. winter