8. I want to do all I can _______ you.

　　　　　 A. help　　　　　 B. to help　　　　　 C. helping　　　　　 D. helped

7. _____ is wrong to play tricks on the old.

　　　　　 A. This　　　　　 B. That　　　　　　 C. It　　　　　　　 D. The　　

6. We’ll keep on _______ we succeed.

　　　　　 A. trying after　　 B. to try before　　　 C. trying until　　　 D. try until　　　

5. It’s generous _____ David to lend me his bike.

　　　　　 A. of　　　 B. on　　 C. for　　 D. to

4. When Andy nearly reached the end of the 10,000-meter race, she felt _____ because all the other runners were far behind her.

　　　　　　 A. unhappy　　　 B. nervous　　　　 C. confident　　 D. unlucky

3. It is important ____ you to learn English very well.

　　　　　　 A. of　　　　　　 B. to　　　 　　　C. for　　　　 D. on

2.This road is not______ for heavy trucks to pass through.

　　　　　　 A. widely enough　　　　　　　　　　 B. enough wide　　　

C. wide enough　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enough widely　

1. Timmy often gets full marks in the exams, but he never shows off. He is very _____.

　　　　　　 A. curious　　　　 B. certain　　　　 C. modest　　 D. practical

Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing __1__ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her __2__. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons _3__ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __4__ found work in a big shop. The __5__ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice _6__ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. But she __7__ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __8__ did anything at home. She didn’t love her __9__ but she lived a city life.

Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few _10__ pictures and asked her to appreciate(欣赏)them. She _11__ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were __12__the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all _13__. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”

The women looked at each other but they tried not to __14__. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp(游浪汉)”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a__15__ man had no money to have a portrait taken(请人画像)!”

1. A. him　　　　　　　 B. himself　　　　　　　　　　 C. her　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. herself

2. A. classes　　　　　　　　　 B. English　　　　　　　　　　 C. maths　　　　　　　　　　　 D. language

3. A. when 　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　　　　　 D. after

4.A. hardly　　　　　　　　　 B. easily　　　　　　　　　　　 C. no longer　　　　　　　　 D. happily

5. A. bookseller　　　　　　 B. shopkeeper　　　　　　　 C. gatekeeper　　　　　　　　 D. policeman

6. A. agreed　　　　　　　　　 B. hated　　　　　　　　　　　 C. preferred　　　　　　　　　 D. failed

7. A. sold　　　　　　　　　　 B. was sold　　　　　　　　　 C. gave　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. was given

8. A. always　　　　　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　　　　 D. often

9. A. husband　　　　 B. son　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. brother　　　　　　　　　　 D. uncle

10. A. cheap　　　　　　　　 B. expensive　　　　　　　　 C. terrible　　　　　　　　　　 D. strange

11. A. liked　　　　　　　　　 B. interested　　　　　　　　 C. watched　　　　　　　　　 D. knew

12. A. looking up　　　　　 B. looking for　　　　　　　 C. talking about　　　　　　 D. hearing from

13. A. old　　　　　　　　　　 B. clean　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dirty　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thin

14. A. stop　　　　　　　　　　 B. smile　　　　　　　　　　　 C. laugh　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. lie

15. A. busy　　　　　　　　　 B. clever　　　　　　　　　　　 C. rich　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. poor 　25