2.　　　 Historically, _____ main material for making tables has been wood, but _____ metal and stone have also been used.

A. the; /　 　　　　　 　　　 B. /; /　　 　　　　　　　　 C. the; the　 　　　　　　 D. /; the

1.　　　 ---I’d rather have some wine, if you don’t mind.

---_______.

A. No, you’d better not　　 　 B. Not at all, anything you want

C. Thank you all the same　 　 D. Yes, but not good

30.　 The nurse treated the naughty boy very kindly, but her patience ____ at last.

A. went down　 B. used up　 C. got away　　 D. gave out

(1)

　Sometime it is difficult to make a decision. When last 　　　　　　　　 　　　 1.________

　summer vacations came, I planned to go to summer school. 　　　　　　　 2.________

　There are so many kinds of summer schools that I really 　　　　　　　　　　 3.________

　didn't know school to choose. I am interested in drawing 　　　　　　　　　 4.________

　pictures, so I decided to go to art school. However, but 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 5.________

　my mother said if it was very useful to learn how to use 　　　　　　　　　　 6.________

　a computer while my father said that it was very useful to 　　　　　　　　 7.________

　learn English than how to use a computer. They could not 　　　　　　　　 8.________

　agree with each other. In the end I decided to go on a trip, 　　　　　　　　 9.________

　for I could do something as I liked without my parents around me. 　 10.________

(2)

　My interest had been in books instead of food since 　　　　　　　　　 　　　 1.________

　I went to high school. In the past I was real interested 　　　　　　　　　　　 2.________

　with all kinds of food. In summer I like to buy ice cream 　　　　　　　　　 3.________

　and cold drinks, and in winter I liked to buy sweet, cakes 　　　　　　　　 4.________

　and some other food. Whenever I went for walk with my 　　　　　　　　 5.________

　parents I would ask them to buy me something for me. 　　　　　　　　　　　 6.________

　However, after I went to high school, I found I was putting up 　　　　 7.________

　weight, for I had to give up the habit of eating my favorite foods.　　　 8.________

　Now I like to spend money on all kinds of books. My 　　　　　　　　　　　 9.________

　parents were always complaining that I am a money spender. 　　　　　　 10._______

练习七

29.　 --- John, you’ve never been to the Great Wall since you came to China, I’m afraid.

　 --- ________.

A. No, I’ve just been there with Mary　 B. Yes, never. How about you?

C. No, but how I wish to.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Yes, but I’d like to as soon as possible.

28.　 I didn’t like aunt Lucy, who _____ without warning and bringing us presents.

A. always turned up　　　　 　　　　　　 B. has always turned up

C. has always turned up　　　 　　　　　　 D. was always turning up

27.　 The situation has become extremely tense. A war ___ break out any time between the two sides.

A. can　 　　　　　　 B. will　 　　　　　 C. could　　 　　　　　　 D. must

26.　 ---Which share is meant for me?

---You can take _____half. They’re exactly the same.

A. this　 　　　　　　 B. any　 　　　　　　 C. each　 　　　　　　　　 D. either

25.　 To my disappointment, the computer I had ____ was out of order again.

A. repaired　 　　　 B. repaired it　 C. had repaired it　 D. had repaired

24.　 --- Why not get some more physical exercise?

　 --- ________

A. I feel tired out.　　　　 B. I’ve lost my color.

C. Could you tell me about any good sports I would like?

D. Some sports will do you good.

23.　 The meeting was to ______ at 9 but the manger ____ until twenty minutes later.

A. start; didn’t turn up　　　 　 　　　　　　　 B. have started; didn’t turn up

C. start; hadn’t turned up　　 　　　　　　　 D. be started; hadn’t turned up