8. _____the high price, demand for these cars is very high.

A. Because of　　 　　 B. In spite of　　　 C. In case of　　　　　　　　 D. Thanks to

7. It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so stood_____ to her mother.

A. close　　　　 　　 B. closely　　　　　　　　　 C. closed 　　　　　　　　 D. closing

6. Zhang Yin preferred _______rather than ______ his friends.

A. to punish, 　go against　　　　　 B. to be punished, turn against

C. being punished, going against　 D. to have punished, turning against

5. Although there’s ________ furniture in it, the room is orderly and tidy.

A. a large number of　 B. quite a few　 　C. much too　 D. not a little

4. Air is to us ____ water is to fish. We should take measures to keep air and water clean.

A. that　　　 B. which　　 C. it　　　　　　　 D. what

3. The Suez Canal would soon ____ mud if not regularly cleared.

A. die out　　　　　　　　　　 B. use up

C. fill up with　　　　　　　　 D. die away

2. It ____ my wishes to leave the country. There are so many things attract me.

A. turns out to be　　　　　　　 B. goes against

C. makes out　　　　　　　　　 D. gets rid of

1. There was so much noise in the hall and the speaker could hardly make himself ____. Besides, he could hardly make us ____ him with his poor English.

A. heard； understood　　　　 B. heard； understand

C. hear； understand　　　　 　　D. hear； understood

Near the north pole(北极)there is only　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 1. __________

two seasons：winter or summer. The winter　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 2. __________

nights are long. For much than two months　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3. __________

you can't see the sun, even at the noon. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 4. __________

The summer days are long, either. For more　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 5. __________

than two months, the sun never sets down, and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 6. __________

there is no night in all. The temperature is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 7. __________

very low near the North Pole. Even at summer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 8. __________

the temperature is below 0℃. But people there　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 9. __________

wear warm clothing all the year round. 　　　　　　　　　　　10. _________