7.-It is raining cats and dogs.

- ____________.　　　　 .

A. So it is　　 B. So is it　　　　 C. Neither it is　　　 D. Neither is it

6.Someone is at the door, who is_______ ?

A. this　　 B. that　　 C. it　　 D. he

5.In the United States, bus travel doesn't cost much as train travel,________ ?

A. don't they 　　 B. does it　　 C. do they 　　 D. doesn't it

4. ________ is very clear to everyone that he's round and tall like a tree.

A. This　　 B. What　　 C. That　　 D. It

3.Many people now make_______ a rule to buy cards for their friends before Christmas.

A. themselves　　 B. it　　 C. that　　 D. this

2.I think it a great honour _______ to visit your country.

A. to invite B. inviting　 C. having invited 　　D. to be invited

1.It took us over an hour ________ along the street.

A. walk　　　 　 B. to walk　 　 C. walking　 　 D. walked

Mr Jones and Mrs Jones were angry at each other. 　　　　　 　　　　　　 1. ______　　　 They did not say for several days. One day Mr Jones　　　　 　　　　　　 2. ______　　　 was very tired when he came back to work, so he　　　　　　 　　　　　　 3. ______　　　 went to the bed soon after dinner without a word. 　　　　　 　　　　　　 4. ______　　　 Mrs Jones washed, did some sewing. When she　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 5. ______　　　 went up to bed much late than her husband she　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 6. ______　　　 found a piece of paper on small table near her　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 7. ______　　　 bed. On it were the words. “Mother-Wake me up at　　　　 　　　　　　 8. ______　　　 7 a. m. -Father. ” When Mr Jones wake up the next morning, it was　　　　　　 　　　　　　 9. ______　　　 nearly 8 a. m. , and on the small table near his bed he saw other piece of paper. On it was “Father　　　　 　　　　　　 10. ______　　

------Wake up , it is 7a.m.---mother.”

　 There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But　 1　 a few of them are very　 2 . English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 　3　 　language. Many millions are 　4　 　to do so.　　 Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 　5 　. Have you ever 　6　 　ads( 广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your 　7 　back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes　 　8　 　you master your English in a month. 　9　　 the first day your 　10 　will be excellent. Just send ... "　 Of course, it never 　11　 　quite like this.

　　 The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 　12　 　that we all learned our own language well when we were　 13　 . If we could learn English in the same　 way, it would not seem so difficult. 　14　 　what a small child　 does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 15　 in it all　 the time. Just imagine how much 　16　 　that gets!

　　 So it is　 17　 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English　 18 　upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and　 　19　 　much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will　 　20　 . But they cannot do the student's work for him.

1. A. not　　　　 　　 B. quite　　　　 　　 C. only　　　 　　　　　 D. very

2. A. difficult　 　　 B. important　 　　　 C. necessary　　 　　 D. easy

3. A. native　　　 　　 B. foreign　　　 　　　 C. useful　　　　 　　　 D. mother

4. A. learning　　 　　 B. enjoying　　 　　　　 C. trying　　　　 　　　 D. liking

5. A. questions　 　　 B. problems　　 　　　 C. ideas　　　　 　　　　　　 D. answers

6. A. found　　　 　　 B. watched　　 　　　　　　 C. noticed　　　 　　 D. known

7. A. knowledge　 　 B. time　　　　 　　　　 C. money　　　　 　　 D. English

8. A. make　　　　 　 B. help　　　　 　　　　 C. let　　　　　　 　　 D. allow

9. A. From　　　　 　 B. On　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. Since　　　　 　　 D. After

10. A. spelling　　 　 B. grammar　　 　　　 C. English　　　 　　　　　　　 D. pronunciation

11. A. happened　 　 B. looked　　　 　　　　 C. seemed　　　 　　　 D. felt

12. A. know　　　　 B. remember　　 　　 C. understand　 　　 D. think

13. A. students　 　 B. children　　 　　　 C. babies　　　　 　　　 D. grown-ups

14. A. Imagine　　 　 B. Mind　　　　 　　　　 C. Do　　　　　　 　 D. Think of

15. A. using　　　 　　 B. thinking　　 　　　 C. trying　　　　 　　 D. practicing

16. A. time　　　 　　　 B. money　　　　 　　 C. language　　 　　 D. practice

17. A. hard　　　 　　 B. easy　　　　　 　　　 C. funny　　　　　 　 D. silly

18. A. depends　　 　 B. tries　　　　 　　　　 C. has　　　　　　 　 D. takes

19. A. uses　　　 　　 B. takes　　　　 　　　 C. gets　　　　　　 　 D. costs

20. A. do　　　　 　　 B. work　　　　　 　　 C. help　　　　　 　 D. master