Jim is an American boy. He likes 16 foot?ball matches, 17 he doesn't have enough money to buy tickets. He can watch the matches 18 TV at home when he has 19 homework. He has to go to school from Monday to Friday, so he missed a lot of important football matches.

A big football match would be held in the after-noon the next day. 20 wanted to watch it very much. But he couldn't. He would have a Chinese test in    21 afternoon.

"Can we have a video, Mom?" Jim asked his mother 22 he went to school. "Then from our TV set you can record the match for me. 

"I'm 23 we can't afford one," said his mother. The next morning Jim went home with a smile, 24 a new video. "But where did you get the money, Jim?" His mother asked in surprise.

"That's    25    ， Mom. I sold our TV set."
(       )16.   A.  watching  B. seeing C.  playing      D. looking

(       )17.  A.  and B.  so      C.  but    D. or
(       )18.  A.  in    B.  on      C.  at      D. with
(       )19.  A.  few       B.   a few

C.  many               D.  a little

(       )20.  A.  Mother    B. Father

C.   Teacher         D. Jim

(       )21.   A.  the same  B.   the different

C.  the same as      D, as

(       )22.   A.      after   B.    before

C.  because     D,  as

(       )23.   A.    glad    B.    afraid

C.  pleased       D.  happy

(       )24.  A.     carrying     B.    listening

C.  watching      D.  playing

(       )25.   A.    difficult     B.    easy

C.  difficulty        D.  easily

(       )15.   We're looking forward to _____  a sports meeting.

A.   have              B. having

C.   has                D. had

(       )14.  ―Mom, I am hungry.

―What about  going  to McDonald's        fried chicken?

A.  eat     B.  to eat    C.   eating          D. eats

(       )13.   He'd like         us _______   to his party.

A.   invite; to go    B.   to invite; to go

C.   invite; go       D.  to invite; go

(       )12.   Alice went out without        a word.

A.   says              B. saying

C.   to say               D. said

(       )11.  It's raining outside, so we        stay at home.

A.  must             B. can

C.  may               D.  have to

(       )10.  ―Helen, let's make dumplings.

―Sorry, I'm busy now. Maybe ________ time.

A.  another            B. other

C.   others            D.   the other

(       )9.   Her friend refused         the gift.

A.  accepting           B. accepts

C.   to accept          D. accept

(       )8.   My father         coming back        next Tuesday.

A.  won't; until       B.   isn't； until
C.  won't ； before     D.   doesn't ； after

(       )7.  Tom is going to study         the English test          this Friday.

A.  for; I                 B.  to; the

C.  for; on               D.   on; in