Mr Brain sent his congratulation on Zheng Jie’s successful concert which __1__wonderfully well. Mr Brain __2__Zheng Jie in the newspaper __3__decided to come and hear him __4__. He travelled many miles to attend the __5__. He was glad that he had made the effort because Zheng Jie played beautifully __6__the piano. Zheng Jie had __7__idea of setting up a music __8__and this would __9__a lot of support. And he was __10__to have known Mr Brain __11__was a businessman. For Brain’s family used to __12__a lot of money in the nineteenth century __13__making children work 16 hours __14__in their factories. Although he still __15__large interests in business, Mr brain was always looking for __16__to make life __17__for some of the children in the world. He wrote a __18__for Zheng Jie, __19__that Zheng Jie would use it to start his music school in the near future.

1. A. went 　　　　　　　　　 B. came 　　　　　　　 C. attended 　　　　　　　　 D. was

2. A. heard from 　　　　　 B. talked about 　　 C. read about 　　　　　　　　　　 D. knew about　

3. A. to 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and 　　　　　　　　 C. but 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

4. A. to play 　　　　　　　　 B. play 　　　　　　　　 C. played 　　　　　　　　　　 D. to be played

5. A. meeting 　　　　　　　　　　 B. party 　　　　　　　 C. engagement 　　　　　　 D. concert

6. A. with 　　　　　　　　　 B. by 　　　　　　　　　 C. on 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

7. A. ´ 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. an 　　　　　　　　　 C. a 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the

8. A. school 　　　　　　　　 B. concert hall 　　　 C. factory 　　　　　　　　　 D. group

9. A. want 　　　　　　　　　 B. need 　　　　　　　　 C. hope 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ask

10. A. interested 　　　　　 B. pleased 　　　　　　 C. lucky 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. excited

11. A. who 　　　　　　　　　 B. as 　　　　　　　　　 C. it 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. he

12. A. make 　　　　　　　　 B. pay 　　　　　　　　 C. have 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. give

13. A. in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with 　　　　　　　　 C. to 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by

14. A. one day 　　　　　　 B. a day 　　　　　　　 C. some day 　　　　　　　　 D. week

15. A. had 　　　　　　　　　 B. was 　　　　　　　　 C. lost 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. showed

16. A. possibilities 　　　　　　　 B. chances 　　　　　 C. plans 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ideas

17. A. easier 　　　　　　　　 B. easy 　　　　　　　　 C. easiest 　　　　　　　　　　 D. the easiest

18. A. letter 　　　　　　　　 B. cheque 　　　　　　 C. note 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. book

19. A. saying 　　　　 　　　 B. making 　　　　　　 C. explaining 　　　　　　　　　　 D. hoping

1-5 CCACA　 6-10 BCBBA　 11-12 CB

12.　 --- I must be off now. ___. Bye.

--- Thanks. The same to you. Bye.

A.　 All of lucky　 B. All the best　 C. All the better　 D. All the hope

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11.　 When Mary left college, she had her hair cut short and ___ it short ever since.

A.　 wore　 B. would wear　 C/ has worn　 d. is wearing

10.　 --- Have you worked out when the final payment is ___?

--- Early next month.

A. due　 B. come　 C. found　 D. practical

9.　　　 Alice ___ the job and stay with us.

A.　 suppose to take　 B. is supposed to take　 C. is supposed to taking　 D. suppose taking

8.　　　 You don’t have to pay for the travel. ___ free of charge.

A.　 You are　 B. It is　 C. The cost is　 D. The road is

7.　　　 You should form a good habit. ___, you should go to bed early and get up early.

A.　 In a word　 B. In one world　 C. In other words　 D. In other word

6.　　　 The picture I took in the countryside always ___ me of the time when I stayed there.

A. remembers　 B. reminds　 C. tells　 D. calls

5.　　　 It’s beyond any doubt ___ he is fit for the job.

A. that　 B. whether　 C. if　 D. which