1.Alice found the island an ideal place for her holiday _______ the changeable weather.
A. besides
B. excpet that
C. except for
D. except
2. Though computers are very powerful, _______ people have to program them with instructions.
A. but
B. and
C. /
D. or
3. When you arrive, call me _______.
A. as soon as possible
B. as quicker as possible
C. as soon as you could
D. as quick as possible
4. Students are not allowed to _______ when teachers are having a lesson.(interruption)
5. It _______ the computer a minute to find the answer.
A. spent
B. coust
C. paid
D. took
6. After they safely came back, they were _______ to each other than before.(friendly)
7. The door guard was asleep because we could hear him _______. (snore)
8. Let’s cut this loaf of bread into _______. (half)
9. Our city will become even _______. (beautiful)
10. Students usually study _______ when they are in Grade Eight.(physical)
11. We can give a computer instructions by putting a program into it. (对划线部分提问)
_______ _______ we give a computer instructions?
12. Mr Clarke didno’t have breakfast and went to work. （保持原意）
Mr Clarke went to work _______ _______ breakfast.
13. George decded that he would buy a digital camera online. （改为简单句）
George decided _______ _______ a digital camera onlin.
14. Lucy left her umbrella on the bus yesterday. （对划线部分提问）
_______ _______ Lucy _______ her umbreall yesterday?
15.You’d better stop playing computer games now.（改为同义句）
You’d better _______ _______ palying computer games now.
16. He didn’t want to miss the first bus, so he got up early. （保持原意）
He got up early _______ _______ he could catch the first bus.
17.It took Sam half an hour to send these pictures by e-mail. （保持原意）
Sam _______ half an hour _______ these pictures by e-mail.
18.Hi, Paul, can you _______ the word “sauerkraut” in your e-dictionary for me?
A. look out
B. look for
C. look at
D. look up
19. I don’t care how much money I can get from collectiong stamps. I am just keen on it. The underlined phrase means “_______”.
A. afraid of
B. responsible for
C. popular with
D. fond of
20. ——Can I help you? ——_______.
A. No, I can do it myself.
B. How can I get the information about “aliens”?
C. That’s all right.
D. I’m sorry to hear that.
21. Shakuntala has got an amazing brain. （改为感叹句）
_______ _______ Shkunlala’s brain is!
22. We take good care of the old in our country.（改为被动语态）
The old _______ _______ good care of in our country.
23. We must keep the air in the room clean. （改为被动语态）
The air in the room must _______ _______ clean.
24. Thy saw a boy playing in the street.（改为被动语态）
A boy _______ _______ playing in the street.
25. Uncle Tom grows tomatoes in the field every year. （改为被动语态）
