Don’t leave the water______ while you brush your teeth.

   A. run          B. being running     C. to run         D. running

--- Tommy has just won the first prize in the oral English competition.

   --- ______ he was so excited this afternoon.

  A. No wonder       B. It is happy that      C. It is clear that       D. No strange　

---- There’s coffee and tea; you can have _____.

---- Thanks.

A. either            B. each                C. one               D. it     

This programme became more popular after it _______the best TV Show of the Year.

   A. was award         B. was awarded      C. had been award    D. had been awarded

We were about to go outing______ it began to snow heavily.    

when  B. while  C. as  D. until

Bean and other seed shoots are also known as sprouts (新芽). The dry bean seeds contain a store of nutrients just waiting to be released when they sprout. Under the right conditions they will germinate (发芽)。 As they grow, the food value of the seeds is multiplied into vitamins, minerals (矿物质) and other nutrients. This happens almost overnight!

   It is easy to grow your own sprouts, but you need to buy your seeds from supermarkets or health food stores. Seeds for planting in the garden are often powdered with chemicals, so when becoming sprouts they are not safe to eat.

   Try growing sprouts from a variety of beans and seeds. You will find different sprouts at different stages. Bean sprouts are best when they are about three centimeters long. Wheat and sunflower sprouts taste best when the sprouts and the seeds are of the same length. If the sunflower sprout is too long it leaves a funny stinging feeling in the throat after eating. Alfalfa sprouts are best when their small leaves are well developed. Pea and soybean sprouts are good long or short.

   If you leave your sprouts in filtered sunlight for a few hours, the leaves will turn green as chlorophyll (叶绿素) is added. Eating sprouts with green leaves benefits your blood, cells, and the digestive system.

Which of the following sprouts taste good whether they are long or short?

A. Soybean sprouts                   B. Sunflower sprouts

C. Alfalfa sprouts                    D. Wheat sprouts

As sprouts grow, the food value of the seeds will_____.

A. increase         B. decrease      C. remain the same    D. lose

From the passage we know that______.

A. Long sunflower sprouts taste better than short ones

B. Eating too long sunflower sprouts will make you feel uncomfortable in the throat

C. Eating sprouts with green leaves will be harmful to your health

D. It takes a long time for the food value of the seeds to multiply

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Sprouts of seeds for planting in the garden may not be safe to eat.

B. Alfalfa sprouts taste best when their small leaves are more fully grown.

C. All sprouts taste best during the early stage of their growth.

D. Sunlight will make the leaves of sprouts green.     

Please remain ______; the winner of the prize will be announced soon.

A. seating              B. seated        C. to seat D. to be seated

Allen had to call a taxi because the box was ____ to carry all the way home.  

     A. much too heavy                           B. too much heavy       

C. heavy too much                        D. too heavy much

Emergency line operators must always        calm and make sure that they get all the information they need to send help .

       A．grow       B．appear     C．become    D．stay

Hardly could he ________ this amount of work in such a short time.

A. get through       B. get off              C. get into             D. get down