1. Linda's parents will come back __ two weeks.

    A. after        B. before      C. in          D. during

2. ________ earthquake happened last night while people were sleeping.

    A. A          B. An         C. The        D. /

3. ________ are from America. They live in Shanghai now.

    A. Taylor      B. Mr. Taylor   C. Mrs. Taylor  D. The Taylors

4. The teacher didn't begin the class ________ all the students________.

    A. until; stopped to talk         B. because; stopped talking

    C. until; stopped talking         D. when; stopped to talk

5. There will _________ an interview tomorrow. Are you ready for it?

    A. have        B. has         C. be         D. is

6. I don't like dogs, Mike doesn't like dogs, ________.

    A. either       B. too         C. also        D. as well

7. -How do you ________ your new mother?

  -Very well. She always cares for me very carefully.

    A. get over       B. get on with  C. keep out     D. call up

8. -Where were you last night? I called you, but nobody answered it.

   -My sister was ill and I had to look after her

    A. at the doctor   B. at a doctor   C. with the doctor   D. at the doctor's

9. Linda couldn't find her pet dog ________ before the train left.

    A. somewhere  B. anywhere    C. everywhere      D. nowhere

10. Tina was __________ at the __________ news.

    A. surprised; surprising         B. surprising; surprised

    C. surprised; surprised          D. surprising; surprising

11. -Jim got an "A" in the math test. - ________. He doesn't do well in math at all.

A. You're kidding   B. I don't think so   C. I'm sorry to hear that D. I disagree

12. Ann, you are late. You ______  here an hour ago.

    A. supposed to be   B. were supposed to be   C. supposed    D. were supposed

13. We didn't go to the concert because we didn't have enough money to buy the______

    A. tickets      B. envelopes       C. recipes      D. gifts

14. If the rain _______, we'll have to stay at home this weekend.

    A. stops       B. won't stop       C. doesn't stop  D. will stop

15. I find ______difficult __________ the work on time. It's already 7:00 pm now.

    A. it; finishing   B. that; to finish    C. it; to finish   D. that; finishes

16. -I argued with my best friend. What should I do?

   -Well, I think you should say____________.

    A. you're right   B. that's OK       C. it doesn't matter   D. you're sorry

17. The little girl isn't old enough to ______ herself. She needs help.

    A. put on      B. dress           C. wear        D. take off

18. -I think there will be more pollution in the future.

   - ________. Many families have their own cars now.

   A. I hope so     B. I don't think so   C. I agree      D. I don't know

19. -My best friend likes to have the same haircut as I do. But I want to be original.

   --You should________. Then she may change it.

    A. tell her to get a different haircut   B. be happy

    C. find a new friend               D. have a fight with her

20. What ____you ______at this time last Friday?

    A. do; do       B. did; do          C. were; doing   D. will; do

21. Tony asked ____ you could go to his ~birthday party on Saturday evening.

    A. why       B. what          C. if         D. that

22. -What will you do if you have lots of money?    -I__________

    A. will go to the party             B. will be famous

C. will become a lawyer            D. will give some money to poor people

23. The physics teacher told us that t light __________much faster than sound.

    A. travel       B. travels          C. will travel   D. traveled

24. - ____________?   -I can't turn on my computer.

    A. How is it going                B. Can you help me

    C. What's the problem             D. Where is your computer

25. I asked my father__________.

    A. where will he go                B. when did he return

    C. how soon he would retum        D. what would he do then

        We live in the" computer age". People like scientists, writers, teachers and even students use computers to do   26  work. But more than 30 years ago,   27   couldn't do much. They were very big and expensive. Very   28   people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and  29  .   30   they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people even havethem at home.

     Computers become very important because they can work   31   than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can   32   people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put   33   them. Computers are very   34   and helpful. They are our good friends.

     Do you want to   35   a computer?

26. A. many         B. all kinds of      C. a lot        D. some

27. A. scientists      B. teachers        C. students      D. computers

28. A. few          B. little           C. a few        D. a little

29. A. cheap        B. cheaper        C. expensive     D. more expensive

30. A. But          B. And           C. Because      D. If

31. A. slow         B. slower         C. fast          D. faster

32. A. help         B. make           C. use          D. stop

33. A. in           B. into            C. on           D. up

34. A. beautiful      B. careful          C. useful       D. heavy

35. A. pay          B. sell             C. lend        D. have

(A)