—All the teachers went home _________ Mrs. Wang. Why?

—Because she had to finish her work.

A. beside          B. besides         C. without           D. except

—Oh! I failed again.

—Don’t lose heart. One more effort (努力), _________ you will succeed.

A. so that            B. since             C. however                 D. and

 —look! It’s raining _________.

—That’s great. It’s too hot these days.

A. greatly           B. heavily           C. quickly                    D. hardly

—What do you plan to do this weekend?

—I don’t feel like _________ such a long trip. I would like _________ with my mom at home.

A. having; staying                                B. having; to stay

C. to have; staying                                D. to have; to stay

—It’s difficult for the villagers to cross the river for market.

—I think a bridge _________ over the river.

A. was built                      B. is being built

C. has been built                           D. should be built

—Could you tell us _________ to do it?

—Of course. First of all, you should clean the wall, then clean the floor.

A. when               B. what               C. how                 D. whether

—I found Mary _________ a red blouse this morning.

—But I think she looks better in yellow.

A. dressed            B. put on              C. wearing             D. wear

Dear students, please read every sentence carefully. _________ you are, _________ mistakes you’ll make.

A. The more careful; the fewer              B. The more carefully; the fewer

C. The more careful; the less               D. The more carefully; the less

 —Would you please help me with my singing skills?

—_________. You can come to my home on weekends.

A. I hope so                        B. Good idea

C. I’m afraid I can’t                  D. No problem

There is a bar (酒吧) in our town with the name "The White Horse". It is Mr Webster’s.        people went to the bar last year. But things are quite different now.

There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something,          around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse         .” 

“But the name of the bar is The White Horse,” Mr. Webster said. “Yes, but do it.” the man said. Then he went out of the bar. Mr. Webster went to        and said, “I want a picture of a black horse.”

       later a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of the white horse. Soon after the door        , a man came in and said, “There’s a         on the door of your bar. It is surprising that the picture is different from the name.” The man looked, sat down and           something. Then another man came in and said      , and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is         ,” and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster’s bar.

1.A. Few        B. So many         C. Some               D. A lot of

2.A. walked            B. turned              C. looked             D. moved

3.A. too              B. as well              C. instead              D. either

4.A. an artist           B. a musician          C. an athlete           D. a teacher

5.A. Minutes           B. Days                C. Years                 D. Centuries

6.A. closed      B. broke           C. changed             D. opened

7.A. picture           B. point                C. mistake             D. thought

8.A. drank             B. eat                 C. saw                 D. bought

9.A. different ideas   B. the same             C. nothing             D. everything

10.A. suitable     B. a beauty               C. wrong                D. an ad