The young man made a ______ to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation.

A. prediction       B. promise      C. plan         D. contribution

When he left _____college ,he got a job as ______reporter in a newspaper office .

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

In china,            pressure to pass            exams gives students the impression that learning comes from textbooks.

A．/; / B．the; the C．the; /   D．/; the

Mrs. Taylor has ___ 8-year-old daughter who has ____ gift for painting---she has won two national prizes.

A. a; a       B. an; the       C. an; a       D. the; a

The most important thing about cotton in history is ______part that it played in ______ Industrial Revolution. 　

A. 不填；不填 B. the; 不填　　C. the; the D. a; the

Many people have come to realize that they should go on __________ balanced diet and make __________ room in their day for exercise.

A. a; 不填     B. the; a     C. the; the     D. 不填; a

I can ______ be a teacher. I’m not a very patient person.                

A. seldom        B. ever    C. never   D. always

Some of you may have finished unit one. _____ , you can go on to unit two.

A. If you may      B. If you do      C. If not       D. If so

I’ve no idea. I just pretended nobody was at home, so I didn’t’t ask who _______ was.

A. he                      B. that

C. she                     D. it

—Have you finished your first paper?   -- ______ . Just half of it. How about you?

A. Not at all      B. Not likely        C. Not a bit          D. Not yet