(A)

Peter lived 　1　 　his mother in a very big house and when she died , the house became too big　 2　 　him ,　 　3　 　he bought a smaller one in the next street . There was a very nice old clock in　 4　 　first house and when the men came to take his things to the new house for him . Peter thought ,“I’m going to let them carry my beautiful old clock in their truck . Maybe they’ll 　5　 　it and then it will be very expensive to repair . So he 　6　 　and began to carry it down the road in his arms . It was heavy so he stopped two or three 　7 　　to have a rest .

　　 Then suddenly a small boy came along the road . He stopped and 　8　 　Peter for a few　 9　 　. Then he said to Peter ,“You are a foolish 　10　 　, aren’t you ? Why don’t you buy a watch like everybody else ?”

1.(　　　 ) A. and　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　 　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

2.(　　　 ) A. for　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　　 D. to

3.(　　　 ) A. and　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　 D. so

4.(　　　 ) A. her　　　　　　　　 B. his　　　　　　 C. its　　　　　　　 D. him

5.(　　　 ) A. broken　　　　　　 B. broke　　　　 C. break　　　　 D. breaking

6.(　　　 ) A. picking it up　 B. picking them up　　 C. picks it up　　 D. picked it up

7.(　　　 ) A. time　　　　 　　 B. timed　　　　 C. times　　　　 D. timing

8.(　　　 ) A. looked at 　　　 B. look for　　 C. look after　 D. looks at

9.(　　　 ) A. second　　　　　　 B. seconds　　　 C. minute　　　　　　　 D. minutes

10.(　　　 ) A. woman　　　　　 B. boy　　　　　　 C. man　　　　　 D. girl

　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(B)

Mr. Black gave his wife money every Friday evening ____1____she always spent it before the next Wednesday, so that for the next ____2____days she had ____3____.

Every Tuesday Mr. Black asked her, “ But what did you spend all that money ____4____?” and she always answered,” I don’t know.

One ____5____Mr. Black brought home an exercise book and a pencil and gave them to his ____6____with her money. “Now look!” he said to her, “When you get from me, write it down on this page, and on another page write down what happens to the ____7____.”

When Mr. Black came home the next Tuesday evening, his wife came to him and showed him the ____8____ “I have done what you told me,” she said ______9____. On one page she had written: “28th June. I got 18 pounds for John;” and on another page,　 “2nd July. I ____10____ it all.”　 Mr. Black was very angry when he read that.

1.(　　　 ) A.and 　 B. or　 　 C. so 　　 D. but

2.(　　　 ) A.two 　 B. three C. four　　 D. five

3.(　　　 ) A.no one　　 B. any 　　　　C. none 　 D. some

4.(　　　 ) A.on　 　 B. for 　　 C. in 　　 D. at

5.(　　　 ) A.Tuesday 　 B. Sunday　　　 C. Friday 　　　 D. Thursday

6.(　　　 ) A.mother　　　 B. daughter 　 C. sister D. wife

7.(　　　 ) A.pencil 　　　 B. book　 　　 C. money　 　 D. things

8.(　　　 ) A.book　 　　 B. pencil　 　　 C. money　　 　　　 D. things

9.(　　　 ) A.happy　 　　 B. happily　　 　　　 C. happily　 　 D. happier

10.(　　　 ) A.spent　 　 B. had spent 　 C. have spent 　　　 D .has spent

15.(　　　 )children are often　 told not to play　　　　　　　　　　 fire.

　　　　 A、　 on　　　　　　　　　　　 B、 at　　　　　　　　　　　　 C、　 for　　　　　　　　　　　　 D、with

14.(　　　 ) _______ do you want to be when you grow up ?

　　 A. What　 　　　　　 B. How　　　　　　 　　　 C. Who　　　　　　　　　　 D. When

13.(　　　 ) The visitors _________ here two hours ago .

　　 A. arrived in　 　　　　　　 B. got to　　　　 　　　　 C. arrived　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrived at

12.(　　　 ) Mr. Smith ________ an hour on this work .

　　 A. spent　 　　　　 B. took　　　　　 　　　　 C. used　　　　　　　　 D. paid

11.(　　　 ) Last Saturday , we visited _________ house in the country .

　　 A. the Green　 　　　　 B. the Greens’ 　　　　 C. Greens　　　　　　　　　 D. the Greens

10.(　　　 ) She met her uncle _________ her way _________ school .

　　 A. at , /　　　　　　　　 B. on , /　　　　　　　　 C. at , to　　　　　　　　 D. on , to

9.(　　　 ) My apartment is not _________ .

　　 A. big very much　 B. enough a big　　　 C. a big enough　　　 D. big enough