1. The beautiful music made me think of the _______ of a running stream. A. voice B. sound C. noise
2. ___ students are having an important exam at the moment. A. Thousand B. Thousand of C. Thousands of D. Thousands
3. Teachers often tell us that we _______ make our parents angry at home. A. shouldn’t B. have to C. needn’t
4. Everyone thinks ______ important to protect the environment. A. / B. that C. it
5. Mary, how nice your hat is! How long ______ you _______ it? A. did, buy B. have, had C. have, bought
6. When I got there, he ______ them to dance. A. is teaching B. teaches C. was teaching D. taught
7. —May I borrow your dictionary, Cathy? —Oh, sorry, it isn’t mine. It’s _______. A. her B. hers C. she
8. —Shall I tell Bob the news? —No, you ____. I’ve told him already. A. shouldn’t B. wouldn’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t
9. E-mail is very popular today. People seldom write letters now, _______?
A. did they
B. do they
C. didn’t they
D. don’t they
10. There _______ a football match between Brazil and Germany next week.
11. —Have you seen my glasses? I ____ find them. —Sorry, I haven’t seen them. A. can’t B. shouldn’t C. won’t
12. When Global Financial Crisis is common all around the world, it’s not easy for college students ______ a good job.
A. to look for
B. find
C. to find out
13. I bought a new sweater because the old one is ______. A. in style B. out of style C. in the style
14. —______? —I have a headache.
A. How do you do
B. What do you do
C. What’s wrong with you
D. How do you like it
15. Helen loves to talk about travel. She ______ many places.
A. has gone to
B. has been to
C. has gone for
D. has been for
16. My brother ______ a football match on TV at this time yesterday. A. is watching B. was watching C. watched
17. Please _______ the old jacket and put on a new one. A. take off B. take place C. take up
18. —How long have you been in this city, Paul? —______ ten years. A. Since B. After C. For
19. —What will you do if it ____ tomorrow? —I’ll stay in bed and watch the cartoon—Xi Yangyang and Hui Tailang on TV.
A. will rain
B. is raining
C. rains
20. How lovely the dog is! Can you tell me _____? A. where did you get it B. where will you get it C. where you got it
21. —How long has the girl been waiting? —She _____ for half an hour.
A. will wait
B. was waiting
C. has been waiting
22. The poor girl makes a living by _____ matches in the street. A. sell B. selling C. to sell
23. I want to watch the soup opera—Love or Bread. Could you please _______ the TV?
A. turn up
B. turn down
C. turn on
24. ____ ask your classmates for help when you can’t finish writing it alone? A. Why not to B. Why don’t C. Why don’t you
25. I find this computer game ______ to play. A. enough easy B. easy enough C. enough easily D. easily enough
26. He wants to chat with friends on QQ instead of _______. A. watch TV B. watching TV C. to watch TV
27. —Millions of people know about Susan Boyle now, ______?
—______. She becomes well-known because of her success on Britain’s Got Talent.
A. do they, No
B. do they, Yes
C. don’t they, No
D. don’t they, Yes
28. Would you mind ____ the TV? Your father is working now. A. turning up B. turning down C. to turn up D. turn down
29. The more you read, _____ you will get. A. the less B. the most C. the more
30. —Would you mind not playing basketball in the street? —_______. We’ll go and play in the park.
A. Not at all
B. Never mind
C. Sorry
