11. Mrs. Taylor has an 8-year-old daughter who has a(n) ______ for painting-she has won two national prizes.
A. ability B. interest C. present D. gift
10. Little Tom admitted ______ in the examination, ______ the teacher his word that he wouldn’t do that again.
A. to cheat; to give B. cheating; kept
C. having cheated; giving
D. to have cheated; keeping
9. Mr. Harris apologized ______ the children ______ the lady ______ what they had done.
A. for; to; to B. to; to; for
C. for; to; for D. to; for; for
8. _______ is no doubt that the Rockets will defeat the Washington Wizards in the next
game.
A. It B. As C. That D. There
7. It was ______ of you not to give others a ride in your new car.
A. jealous B. unfair C. greedy D. mean
6. Lily’s mobile phone was left in a taxi accidentally, never ______ again.
A. to find B. to be found
C. finding D. being found
5. At first the institute refused to purchase(购买) the experiment instrument, but this decision was ______ changed.
A. occasionally B. consequently
C. backwards D. afterwards
4. The shy girl felt ______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s
questions.
A. amazed B. awkward
C. curious D. amused
3. Don’t get upset-I was only ______. .
A. amusing B. teasing
C. pretending D. cheating
2. This book tells _____ life story of John Smith, who left ______ school and worked
for a newspaper at the age of 16.
A. the; 不填 B. the; the
C. a; the D. a; 不填