4. -______ do you improve your listening?　 -I improve it ______ listening to tapes.

　　 　　A. How, with　　 B. What, with　 C. How, by　　　 D. What, by

3. Jack likes playing ______ soccer, but he doesn’t like playing ______ piano.

　　 　　A. /, /　　　 　　　B. the, /　　　 　C. the, the　　　 D. /, the

2. It’s too hard for me ______ English well.

　　　　 A. learning　　 　　B. to learn　 　C. to learning　　 D. learn

1. I have never ______ there before.

　　　　 A. been to　　　 B. been　　　 　C. gone to　　 　　 D. gone

　　 Holly: Did you see Jim Jensen? He used to be so wild!

　　 Greta: Yes, but he　 　1　 　(not be). He looks very conservative(保守) now.

　　 Holly: Was he thin in high school? I don’t remember.

　　 Greta: Yes, and he　 　2　 　(be) now.

　　 Holly: 　3 　　(he, wear) glasses?

　　 Greta: Yes, he does.

　　 Holly: 　4　 　(he play) the guitar?

　　 Greta: Yes, he does, but now he plays the classical guitar. He　 　5　 　(play) the rock and the　 roll 　6　 　.

　　 Holly: Didn’t he used to have long hair?

　　 Greta: Yes, he did, but now he’s bald. I also saw Jan Bissing at the reunion(校庆). Remember her? She used to be the most popular girl in school.

　　 Holly: What does she look like now?　 7 　　(she, look) the same?

　　 Greta: Yes, except for her hair. She 　8 　　(have) long, brown hair　 9　 　.

It’s short and blonde. And she 　10　 　(be) cute! She 　11 　　(have) those big blue eyes and those thick eyelashes(眼睫毛).

　　 Holly: There was something different about her…didn’t she always used to

wear a hat?

　　 Greta: Yes, and she　 　12　 　(do).

　　 Holly: Didn’t she used to date(和…约会) with George Weissler?

　　 Greta: She　 　13 　　(do)! In fact, they’re going to get married (结婚)next

month.

　　 My grandmother complains about how things have changed, and she says that

life 　1　 　be better.

　　 Families aren’t families the way　 they　 　2　 　be. Everyone’s divorced.(离婚) If a husband and wife are having problems with their marriage, they don’t stay together 　3　 　. And mothers　 　4　 　　stay home and take care of their children, but not　 　5　　 . Everyone’s working. No one has time for children　 　6　 　.

　　 And the cars! No one walks　 　7　 　; everybody drives. We　 　8 　　walk five miles to school everyday, even in winter.

　　 And people don’t talk to each other　 　9　 　. They are too busy to talk, too

busy to eat, too busy to think…

　　 Life　 　10　 　be simple, but it isn’t　 　11 　　.

10. What games __________ you _______________ when you were a child?

9. Normally I started work at 7 o’clock, so I _______________ up very early.

8. We _______________ near the airport but we moved to the city centre a few

years ago.

7. Mary loves watching TV. She　 _______________ TV every evening.