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