1．____ it is to jump into a pool or go swimming in a river in summer.

A. What fun      B. What a fun   

C. How fun     D. How a fun

2. Did you say ____?

A. that what he said was true    B. That it was true what he said

C. What did he say was true     D. what he said was true

3. John ___ me that he was going to help me with my English.

A. explained B. said  C. told  D. mentioned

4. Computers can help those who don’t ___ a common language talk to each other.

A. share  B. need    C. care   D. spare

5. On the plane home I suddenly __- that I had left my coat at the hotel.

A. recognized  B. knew C. realized D. meant

6. Most people take no ___ in reciting texts.

A. interested  B. interest  C. enjoy D. prefer

7. When you come here for your holiday next time, don’t go to __ hotel; I can find you __ bed in my flat.

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

8. I was told you telephoned me yesterday.

____

A.      So I did  B. so did I C. So you did

D. So did you

9. How to deal with reading?

__ my opinion, you should read the story as fast as you can to get a ____.

A. In; understanding    B. to; general idea

C. To; understanding    D. In; general idea

10. She asked me __ I ___ her birthday party.

A. when; attended   B. why; would join

C. how; would attend  D. whether; would attend

11. Many of us are from the south, ___, Li Lei is from Guangdong.

A. such as    B. such like C. for example

D. that’s to say

12. It is easier to lose friends___.

A. that to make friend   B. rather than make friends

C. than making friends  D. than to make friends

13. What do you think ___ me for my eighteenth birthday.

A. did he buy   B. has he bought

C. he has bought  D. should he buy

14. My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I __ half of it.

A. was missing B. had missed C. will miss D. missed

15. The reason ___ it should be so is now very clear.

A. which B. why C. for D. what

16. When we asked why he was late, he said the reason was ___ he had been given a wrong direction.

A. because  b. for   C. that   D. since

17. ___ she couldn’t understand was ___ fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons.

A. What; why  B. That; what C. What; because  D. Why; that

18. Shall we go now?

Yes, ___.

A.      you like  B. if I don’t like

B.      as you like  D. if you like

19. She thinks she has the right to do ___.

   That’s where she is wrong.

A. as she likes   B. is she likes

C. that she likes   D. how does she like

20. It is warm today. _____

A. So was yesterday   B. So is yesterday

C. So yesterday was   D. So yesterday is

21.There’s little water in this bottle. ____.

A. Nor is that one  B. Nor is there in that one

C. Neither that one is D. Neither there is

22. Maybe the book is in the desk. _____.

A. So is it B. So it isC. So does it D. So it does

23. If you go to the cinema tonight, ___.

A. so do I  B. so I do C. so will I D. so I will

24. He understands Chinese but can’t speak it.

   ____

A. So does it   B. Nor can she

C. So she does  D. So it is with her

25. I’m not sure ___ they can get there on time.

A. whether B. that C. when D. where

26. He said he felt sure ___ the answer.

A. about B. to  C. on  D. at

27. ___ that he knows how to do the work.

A. It is sure B. They are sure

C. We felt sure  D. He was not sure.

28. People think ____ the game.

A. he sure to win   B. him is sure to win

C. he is sure to win D. he sure of winning

29. Would you like ___ some tea?

No, thanks. I don’t like ___ tea.

A.      having, drinking  B. having; to drink

C. to have; to drink   D. to have; drink

30.Can you imagine these fat men ___ a high mountain?

A. climbing   B. to climb

C. being climbed  D. to be climbed

31. Do you think we’ll have good weather?

   I imagine ____.

A. it   B. that   C. so   D. to

32. Seeing the ___ flood, she was ___ to take the boat.

A. scaring; scaring   B. scared; scared

C. scaring; scared    D. scared; scaring

33 __- great scare you have given me!

A. What   B. What a   C. How  D. How a

34. They were __- pleased to see each other that they forgot everything else.

A. very B. so C. much  D. rather

35. The young man has made so much noise that he __- not have been allowed to attend the concert.

A. could B. must C. would  D. should

36. Did you ever hear of a painter __- Raphael?

A. who named  B. who called

C. whose name was    D. was named

37. Who is he?

  A man ___ himself Smith.

A. named B. who is called C. calling D. calls

38. Hi Tracy, you look tired.

  I’m tired, I ____ the living room all day.

A.      painted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have been running

39. Why do you look so red?

I ___ for half an hour.

A. ran B. was running C. had run D. have been running

40. Frank is the kind of person whom people like to ____.

A. make a friend  B. make friends

C. make a friend with  D. make friends with

41. Because of my poor English, I’m afraid I can’t make myself ____.

A. understand  B. to understand

C. understanding  D. understood

42. Paul doesn’t have to be made ___. He always works hard.

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

43. Much attention should be paid to ___ your handwriting, or you won’t get high marks.

A. improve  B. improving C. be improved D. be improving