3. A.before　　　　 B.often　　　　 C.when　　　　　 D.because

2. A.walk　　　　 B.drive　　　　 C.fly　　　　　　 D.run

1. A.sunny　　　　 B.cloudy　　　 C.Monday　　　 D.Sunday

10. A.learn　　　 B.look up　　　　 C.carry　　　 D.write

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (1996年全国中学生英语能力初试初三试题)

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　　 Mr. and Mrs. Wang are very forgetful . For example , Mr. Wang sometimes goes to work on Sunday morning , because he thinks it is __1___ . And Mrs. Wang sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family .

　　　 One summer they planned to __2___ to New York for their holidays . They got to the airport only ten minutes ___3__ the plane took off . So time was short . But __4___ Mrs. Wang said she must tell Lingling , their daughter , not to forget to __5___ the front door when she went to school . But Lingling then was at school . They couldn’t tell her about it by __6___ .So they hurried to the post office . Mrs. Wang wrote a short note to Lingling , and Mr. Wang bought a ___7__ and an envelope . Soon the note was ready . They put the stamp on the envelope in a hurry and dropped it in the letter __8___ , but suddenly Mrs. Wang began to cry . The short note was __9___ in her hand . She had put the plane ticket in the __10___ .

9. A.learn　　　　 B.arrive　　　　 C.take　　　　 D.live

8. A.bring　　　　 B.have　　　　　 C.talk about　　　　 D.there are

7. A.different　　　 B.interesting　　　 C.same　　　　　 D.English

6. A.people　　　try　　　　 C.language　　　 D.meanings

5. A.liking　　　　 B.studying　　　　 C.living　　　　 D.leaving

4. A. “hard”　　　 B. “strong”　　　 C. “easy”　　　　 D. “difficult”