­­— Look! The beautiful girl is running ________ the heavy rain.

— Oh, she is so crazy.

A. in B. with C. under D. without

­­— I want to buy a coat at the new shopping mall.

— Why not shop online? It’s ________ expensive and ________ convenient.

A. less; less B. more; less

C. less; more D. more; more

— What are the young people doing there?

­­— They are discussing how to ________ the pollution in the river.

A. come up with B. talk with

C. deal with D. get on with

­­— Did you take part in the charity parade in Zhongshan this year?

­­— No, I didn’t. I ________ for the new term then.

A. prepared B. was preparing

C. prepare D. will prepare

— I wonder if Jim ________ for a walk with us in the park tomorrow.

— He will if he ________ free.

A. goes; is B. will go; will be

C. go; will be D. will go; is

— Must I finish cleaning the room now, mom?

— No, you ________. You can do it tomorrow.

A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t

— ________ work it is!

— But we will try our best to finish it on time.

A. What easy B. How easy C. What hard D. How hard

Chen Zhiqiang took part in Super Brain Ⅲ ________ himself.

A. challenging B. to challenge

C. challenged D. challenge

— Do you know Mother’s Day?

— Certainly, it is popular and it ________ formally in the US in 1914 .

A. celebrated B. was celebrated

C. is celebrated D. was celebrating

­­— Excuse me, could you please speak a little more ________?

— Sorry, I thought you could follow me.

A. slow B. quickly

C. slowly D. quick