9. The book is not very important in your studies. You’d better buy one for your future work,　 _______.

　 A. also　　　　　　 B. however　　　　 C. still　　　　　　 D. though

8. I’ll spend the evening _____ in your room waiting for the thief to arrive.

　 A. locking　　　　　 B. in locking　　　 C. being locked　　 D. locked

7. ---Shall I book a table for the dinner?

　 --- _____. The restaurant won’t be full this evening.

　 A. Yes, you may　　　　　　　　　　　 B. No, you mustn’t

　 C. No, you needn’t　　　　　　　　　　 D. I’d rather not

6. ---Harry treats his secretary badly.

　 ---Yes. He seems to think that she is the _____ important person in the office.

　 A. hardly　　　　　 B. least　　　　　 C. less　　　　　 D. most

5. ---What did you see?

　 ---We saw _____ police there.

　 A. many　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　 C. plenty　　　　 D. the

4. ---He says he has an uncle living in America.

　 ---Nonsense. _____, his father has no brother.

　 A. More or less　　　　　　　　　　　 B.As a matter of fact

　 C. No matter what he says　　　　　　　 D. At least

3. ---Would you have written to her had it been possible?

　 ---Yes, but I _____ busy with my work.

　 A. was　　　　　　 B. were　　　　　 C. had been　　　 D.would be

2. --- Is the book interesting?

　 --- Yes, but I’m sure it won’t interest _____.

　 A. everybody　　　　 B. somebody　　　 C. anybody　　　 D. nobody

1.　 He _____ a novel last year but I don’t know whether he has finished it.

A. wrote　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was writing

C. had written　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. has written

5.　　　 It will take a long time to have the problem of pollution solved.

Writing.

Tian Tian’s parents wanted her to have tuition as she didn’t do well in examination. Tian Tian, however, thought it useless for many reasons. First of all, she was sometimes absent minded in class, and missed some important part of the teacher’s instruction. If she couldn’t focus her attention in class, neither could she after class. Second, she felt her ability to understand good enough when she paid attention to anything taught. If the tutor simply repeats what is taught during the day, she would be bored. Third, tuition would leave her busy with exercises. She, however was already too occupied with homework without any tuition. After a long talk, her parents were persuaded not to let her have any tuition ----　 her problem was her working attitude.