A hot dog is one of the most popular American food. It was named after frankfurter, a German food. You may hear “hot dog” ___16___ in other ways. People sometimes __17___ “hot dog” to express pleasure(快樂(lè)). For example, a friend may ask ___18___ you would like to go to the cinema. You might say, “Great. I’d love to. ” Or, you could say,”__19____! I’d love to go.” People ___20__ use the expression to describe someone who is a “show-off”, who tries to show everyone else how ___21__ he is. You often hear such a(n) ___22__ called a “hot dog”. He may be a basketball player, for example, who __23____ the ball with one hand making a(n) __24__ catch seem more difficult. You know he is a “hot dog” because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) to crowd, hoping to __25___ their cheers.

(    )16. A. cooked      B. eaten        C. picked           D. used

(    )17. A. speak       B. tell          C. talk              D. say

(    )18. A. where       B. how         C. if               D. when

(    )19. A. Excuse me   B. Don’t worry   C. Never mind       D. Hot dog

(    )20. A. ever        B. yet           C. also             D. still

(    )21. A. kind        B. hopeful       C. great            D. careful

(    )22. A. person      B. dog          C. hand             D. action

(    )23. A. catches      B. plays         C. throws           D. passes

(    )24. A. funny       B. easy         C. exciting           D. good

(    )25. A. lose        B. win           C. avoid            D. explain

 I don’t know if he _______here. If he comes, he _______ me.

A. will come; will call         B. will come; calls

C. comes; will call            D. comes’ calls

 We _______ them by three to two yesterday.

A. beat    B. won    C. will beat    D will win

----Peter, I will visit our teacher this Sunday.

----_______. Let’s go together.

A. Nor do I　 B. I will do　 C. So will I　 D. So can I

----Time to go to bed, Mary.

----Oh, mum. I won’t go to bed _______ I finishes my composition.

A. after　 B. since　 C. until　 D. as soon as

----Excuse me. Could you tell me _______?

----Yes. There is a video shop next to the tall building.

A. where can I buy some CDs　　　 B. where I can buy some CDs

C. when can I buy some CDs　　　 D. when I can buy some CDs

 I didn’t have a good sleep last night because of the noise, so I feel _______ now.

A. asleep    B. awake    C. excited    D. sleepy

 I think you have to stop _______. It’s bad for your health.

A. smoke    B. smoked    C. smoking    D. to smoke 

 ----What did your dad tell you, my baby?

  ----He said the sun _______ in the east.

A. went up    B. will go up    C. goes up    D. is going up

 Everyone in our class got to school on time _______ the heavy rain.

A. because of     B. in spite of    C. instead of    D. as if