9.(　　 ) Neither Li Ping _____ I am going to see the film.

　　 A. nor　　　　　　　　　 B. or

　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　 D. so

8.(　　 ) You must be careful when you go _______ the street.

　　 A. around　　　　　　　　　　 B. through

　　 C. across　　　　　　　 D. into

7.(　　 ) They can teach _______ how to use a computer.

　　 A. theirs　　　　 B. they　　　　　 C. their　　　　　 D. themselves

6.(　　 ) I love singers ______ write their own music.

　　 A. who　　　　　 B. whose　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. where

5.(　　 ) He has three ________ under the bed.

　　 A. pair of shoe　　　　　　　　　　 B. pairs of shoe

　　 C. pairs of shoes　　　　　 D. shoes

4.(　　 ) The battery－operated slippers are used for _____ in the dark.

　　 A. seeing　　　　　　　 B. see

　　 C. saw　　　　　　　　　 D. sees

3.(　　 ) The car _____ invented in 1885.

　　 A. is　　　　 B. were　　　　　 C. had been　　　　　 D. was

2.(　　 ) By the time I got outside, the bus ______ already _____.

　　 A. had－left　　　　　 B. have－left　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　 D. leaves

1.(　　 ) Rosa _______ music that has great lyrics.

　　 A. prefer　　　　　　　 B. prefers

　　 C. preferring　　　　　 D. preferring

　　 Until about 40 years ago, you could go by train to many small(1)_____ and villages in Britain. When British Rail took over the railway lines, they (2)_____ the smaller ones because they did not make money. But around 1979, there was a movement to re-open(3)_____ small lines and to run trains on them(4)______; not modern diesel(柴油机)trains, though,－steam engines! Before that, London’s last steam engine made its final trip in 1971. Two(5)______ people turned up for the ride and showed(6)_____ how popular the old steam trains were.