﹡41. It seemed that he 　　　　　　something expensive.

42. She really wants to get 　　　　　　next month.

﹡43. The foods here 　　　　　　. Please take any you like.

“Ring…Ring…” the telephone suddenly rang. Sam got up to 　16　 　the call. It was his aunt.

“Sam, 　17　 　are you still at home?” she asked in a surprised voice.

Sam looked at the clock. It was already 7:30 am.

“Oh, my goodness! There is an important 　18　 　today,” Sam shouted out.

He rushed to wash his face and get dressed. When he was going to leave the house, he remembered that he had not 　19　 　his books. He ran quickly to the 　20　 　and put them into his schoolbag.

He then went to the bus stop as 　21　 　as he could. When he got into the classroom, his classmates were 　22　 　writing.

“Why are you so 　23　 　?” asked the teacher.

“I’m sorry, sir,” Sam answered, afraid of looking up, “it was my clock…It failed to 　24　 　me up this morning and …”

“Don’t say anything about it!” his teacher stopped him. “Don’t try to come late next time!”

Sam said yes and walked to his seat quickly. But when he tried to do the paper, he could not think in a right way for long. He put his head on the desk and said, “What a 　25　 　day it has been for me!”

16. A. find　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. answer　　　 　　 C. give　　　 　　　 D. put

17. A. why　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　 　　 C. when　　　 　　　 D. where

18. A. talk　　　　 　　　　 B. party　　　　 　 C. meeting　　 　　　 D. exam

19. A. put down　　 　　　　　　　 B. put away　　 　　 C. put off　　 　　 D. put up

20. A. door　　　　 　　　　 B. bus　　　　 　 C. kitchen　　 　　 D. desk

21. A. early　　　　 　　　　 B. quietly　　　 　　 C. fast　　　　 　　 D. carefully

22. A. free　　　　 　　　　 B. worried　　 　　 C. busy　　　 　　 D. careful

23. A. ill　　　　　 　　　　 B. ready　　　　 　 C. lonely　　 　　　 D. late

24. A. cheer　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. wake　　　 　　 C. lift　　　　 　　　 D. make

25. A. short　　　　 　　　　 B. happy　　　 　 C. usual　　　 　　　 D. sad

15. -You don’t look well this morning. What’s wrong?

　 　-Nothing. Maybe I 　　　　　a little late last night.

　　 A. stayed up　　 B. woke up　　 C. got up　　 D. stood up

13. Although the alarm clock went 　　　　　, my friend didn’t wake up.

　　 A. on　　 B. off　　 C. out　　 D. down

﹡14. -When did you 　　　　　?

-I’ve 　　　　　for two months.

　　 A. get married; been married　　　 B. be married; been married

C. get married; gotten married　　　 D. get married; married

12. 　　　　, I found my key in my drawer.

　　 A. Luckily 　　B. Lucky　　 C. Unlucky　　 D. Unfortunately

11. He works 　　　　　that he makes few mistakes in his work.

　　 A. so carefully　 B. such carefully　 C. so careful　 D. such careful

8. The phone was ringing but by the time she 　　　　　indoors, it had stopped.

　　 A. gets　 　B. got　　 C. has got　　 D. had got

﹡9. When we got to the theatre, the play 　　　　　for half an hour.

　　 A. has started　 B. has been on　 C. had started　 D. had been on

﹡10. -I can’t walk any longer, Mum.

-Why? 　　　　　, dear?

　　 A. What has happened to you　　　 B. What did you happen 　

　　 C. What have you happened　　　 D. What is happened to you

7. Catherine 　　　　　the e-mail before her mother came into the bedroom.

　　 A. has finished　 B. was finished　 C. finished　 D. had finished

6. -Kate, tomorrow is my birthday. Please come to my home.

-Thank you for 　　　　　.

　　 A. invite me　 B. inviting me　 C. invite to me　 D. inviting to me