2.　　　 --- What do you think of my English, sir?

---Well, it’s getting better, but there’s still plenty of ____ for improvement.

A. space　　 　　　　　　　 B. area　 　　　　　 C. place　　 　　　　　　　 D. room

1.　　　 As I know, there is _____ car in this neighbourhood.

A. no such　 　　　 B. no a　　 　　　　 C. not such　 　　　　　 D. no such a

30.　 The hero said, “ One should love _____ country!”

A. her　 　　　　　　 B. its　 　　　 C. their　　 　　　　 D. one’s

　(1)

I can’t swim because I have a strong fear of water. Look back 　　　　　 　　　　　　　 1. ________

　my childhood experiences, I think that three reasons might 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 2. ________

　explain the fear. The first reason is that I was not allow to go　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 3. ________

　near the water when I was a child, for my mother had a 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 4. ________

　unreasonable fear of it. So, even as a child that I was taught to 　　　　 　　　　　　　 5. ________

　see the water as something danger. Second, my eyes 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 6. ________

　became bad when I was five. If I took off my glass in the 　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 7. ________

　water, I couldn’t see anything, or this increased my fear.　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 8. ________

　The worst part of my experience is that as a child I saw 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 9. ________

　a neighbor drowned. After then I have been more frightened. 　　　　　 　　　　　　　 10. ________

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　Decorate the Christmas tree is usually a family event. For many families, 　　　 1. ________

　it starts with choosing a tree from either a farm and a store. Then the tree 　　　 2. ________

　is brought at home and put into a Christmas stand that holds the tree up 　　　　 3. ________

　straight. Then everyone helps to hang balls and light. After the tree is 　　　　　　 4. ________

　decorated, a Christmas tree skirt rapped around the bottom of the tree. 　　　　　 5. ________

　Sometime, people make all of the decorations for the tree by themselves. 　　　 6. ________

　Many people collect Christmas trees decorations throughout their lifetime, 　　 7. ________

　adding a new decoration each year. Beside lights and balls, people may 　　　　 8. ________

　also put flowers, pine cones, strings of pop corn and garlands (花环) on the 　 9. ________

　tree, There are as much different ways to decorate a tree as there are people! 10. ________

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29.　 --- Mum, I’m going to visit my aunt. What about a week?

---A week is too long. Try to be back in a of days.

A. number　　 　　 B. dozen　 C. couple　 　　　 D. score

28.　 Which is wrong?

A.　　 You must have studied English for years, haven’t you?

B.　　 Pass me a book, don’t you?

C.　　 He must have arrived yesterday, didn’t he?

D.　　 Everybody is here, aren’t they?

27.　 --- I’d like to invite you to a concert this evening.

---Thank you, but _____ I’ll be free I’m not sure at the moment.

A. while　　　 　 B. if　　 　　　　　　 C. when　　 　　　　　　 D. whether

26.　 The driver kept ______ about the accident ____ lose his job.

A. still; in order to not　　 B. quiet; not so as to

C. silent; so as not to　　　 D. calm; in order not to

25.　 ______ fun it is to jump into a pool or go swimming in summer!

A. What a　 　　　 B. How　 　　　　 C. How a　　 　　　　　　 D. What

24.　 My teacher often said in class, “ Let’s _______ in English.”

A. say　　 　　　　 B. talk　　 　　　　 C. speaking　 　　　　　 D. tell

23.　 --- ______ I return the dictionary within three days.?

--- No, you ____. You _____ it for five days.

A.　　 May; needn’t; can borrow

B.　　 Can; mustn’t; would have

C.　　 Must; don’t have to; can keep

D.　　 Shall; can’t; should read