______ of the students in my class plan to go abroad for ______ study in the future.

A．Two-thirds; farther                      B．One-thirds; farther

C．Three-fourths; further                   D．Three-fifth; further

--- The two old friends were ______ busy ______ with each other ______ the time.

--- Yes. They hadn’t met for long.

A．too; to talk; to forget                     B．too; talking; to forget

C．so; to talk; that they forgot                D．so; talking; that they forgot

I am surprised to see you not smoking. You ______.

A．are used to        B．were used to       C．used to           D．used to be

 --- Have you solved your problem?

---I've kept on thinking about that matter ______, but I have no idea yet now.

A．at times           B．some time         C．at a time          D．all the time

--- Could you tell me______ in Yangzhou?

--- Of course. I think it’s in Dongguan Street.

A．where can we have something good to eat    B．where we can have something good to eat

C．when will the Food Festival be held          D．when the Food Festival will be held

---Mike’s radio has gone wrong. He will have it ______ tomorrow.

---Why not have Aunt Wang ______ it? Nobody can if she can’t.

A．fix; fixed          B．fix; fix            C．fixed; fixed        D．fixed; fix

 --- ______ you find ______ways to work out this problem, Jim?

--- Yes, I ______.

A．Could; another; could                    B．Can; another; can

C．Could; other; can                       D．Can; other; could

 ---I have some big news for you. You’ve been accepted as a member of our club.

---______  That’s great!

A．Have I?           B．Pardon?           C．Congratulations!    D．Good idea!

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   1  at the answer. Thinking he had not made   2   understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” But the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   3   to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   4   a compliment (恭维)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She     5      understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and   6  when they are praised(赞扬). So if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”

In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not   7  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident    8   being modest.

  9    you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down on by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try ”, he or she will  10  get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1.                A．excited         B．surprised       C．relaxed   D．frightened

2.                A．her            B．herself         C．himself   D．him

3.                A．when          B．which          C．what D．how

4.                A．accept         B．receive         C．refuse    D．disagree

5.                A．hardly          B．really          C．rarely    D．badly

6.                A．kind           B．modest         C．shy  D．confident

7.                A．think           B．say            C．ask  D．mean

8.                A．different from   B．as well as        C．instead of D．the same as

9.                A．Unless         B．Until           C．Whether  D．If

10.               A．expect to       B．fail to          C．succeed in     D．believe in

We surveyed 300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the age of 11–18, one hundred 19–26 and one hundred 27–35. The following chart shows their answers:

Favourite things to do (by ages)

1.According to the survey, which two activities do most people enjoy doing?

A．Playing computer games and watching TV

B．Playing computer games and taking a walk

C．Watching TV and going to movies

D．Going to movies and taking a walk

2. From the chart above, we can see the younger people are, the less they like ________.

A．taking a walk                           B．watching TV

C．going to the movies                      D．playing computer games

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the chart?

A．All the people like taking a walk most.

B．The people of 11–18 like taking a walk least.

C．The most people like going to the movies in the 19–26 group.

D．The people of 27–35 like playing computer games most.