I haven’t heard from her for a long time.

A. heard of her

B. received her letter

C. listened to her

If you want to be ahead of your classmates， you have to work hard.

A. in touch with B. better than C. away from

People make mistakes. So ________ it and don’t be ashamed when you make a mistake.

A. refuse B. admit C. hide

Lily bought a new pen. And it ______ her twenty yuan.

A. spent B. paid C. cost

---Mum， the traditional Chinese medicine tastes ________. I do not want to take it.

----But， my dear， it is good for you.

A. terrible B. good C. terribly

If your teacher is ________ you in class， you’ll do better in your final exam.

A. angry with B. strict with C. busy with

The fireman ________ to keep the fire under control. In other words， they finally succeeded in putting out the fire.

A. failed B. afforded C. managed

Mr. White came to our school in 2008， and since then he _________ us English.

A. teaches B. has taught C. taught

The teacher asked us _________.

A. what we were interested in

B. where we are going to have our lunch

C. when did we finish homework

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2015 is “a year of books” for Face book founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He promised __1.__ he would read a book every two weeks in the new year. He has __2.____(invitation) people around the world to join him.

Mark is __3.______(know) for his unusual New Year’s resolution. Two years ago， he challenged _4.______(he) to meet a new person a day. Last year， he tried to write a thank-you note every day. Not ___5.______(surprise)， he has already set up a Facebook page “A year of books” for people ___6.________(discussion) books. In the first 24 hours， over 62000 people visited the page.

He planned to choose books about __7._______(difference) topics and cultures. The Bible and Quran have been popular ____8._______(suggest). However， Mark has chosen The End of Power as ___9.____ first book on his Facebook page. Published in March， 2013， The End of Power has 300 pages and talks ___10._____ the changing nature of leadership.