The open-air celebration has been put off ______the bad weather .

A .in case of B. in spite of

C. instead of D. because of

They ________that immediate action be taken to stop the water pollution .

A. requested B. expected

C. wished D. realized

----My sister is very upset today.

----It’s your fault. You ________ the bad news to her yesterday.

A. should tell B. should have told

C. shouldn’t have told D. must tell

Many questions ______ at the meeting, but he answered none.

A. came up B. raised

C. were risen D. asked

________time goes by，Mother’s hair has turned grey and the wrinkles on her face deeper.

A．As B．With C．While D．Because

The Australian boy has a good ______of Chinese and can communicate with others freely.

A. request B. Command

C. demand D. usage

There was ______time ______ I hated to school.

A. a, that B./, when

C. a, when D. the, when

—Did the boy break the window ______?

—No. They did it when they were playing football.

A. by accident B. on purpose

C. at dusk D. as usual

—What did Father ask Lily yesterday?

—Father asked her ______.

A. did she pass the exam

B. when did she pass the exam

C. whether she had passed the exam

D. how she has passed the exam

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark down and helped the boy pick up these articles. they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark the boy's name was Bill, that he computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of with his other subjects and that he had just broken with his girl friend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before , Bill asked Mark if they talk. Bill him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess （臟亂） anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to my things. But after we spent some time together and laughing, I realized that I had done that, I would have a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You my life.”

1.A. fell B. sat C. lay D. knelt(跪)

2.A. Although B. Since C. After D. Until

3.A. discovered B. realized C. said D. decided

4.A. played B. loved C. tried D. made

5.A. questions B. ideas C. trouble D. doubt

6.A. up B. out C. off D. away

7.A. called B. helped C. invited D. allowed

8.A. peacefully B. willingly C. freely D. pleasantly

9.A. continued B. agreed C. forced D. offered

10.A. graduation B. movement C. separation D. vacation

11.A. would B. should C. could D. must

12.A.demanded B. reminded C. removed D. asked

13.A. ever B. usually C. even D. never

14.A. checked B. took C. cleaned D. put

15.A. over B. into C. with D. for

16.A. find B. pick C. pack D. hold

17.A. talking B. playing C. reading D. watching

18.A. before B. if C. while D. as

19.A. forgotten B. passed C. left D. lost

20.A. helped B. recovered C. improved D. changed