1．Dry wood b______ easily.

　　 Dick was a clever boy, _____(1) his parents were too poor , so he _____(2) in his spare time and _____(3) the holiday for his education. _____(4) , he managed to get to the university, but it was _____(5) expensive to study there that he found it necessary to get to jobs ____(6) the same time so as to earn enough money to pay for his ____(7).

　　 One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher's shop during the daytime , and _____(8) in a hospital _____(9) night. In the shop he learned to cut meat up quite nicely, _____(10) the butcher often left him to do all the serving while he went into a room behind the shop to do the accounts. In the hospital, _____(11) , he was, of course, allowed to do only the simplest jobs, _____(12) as helping to lift people and _____(13) them from one part of the hospital to another. But at the butcher's shop and at the hospital, Dick had to wear _____(14) cloches.

One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help carry a woman _____(15) her bed to the place where she was to have an operation. The woman was ____(16) feeling frightened at the thought of the operation before Dick came to get her, but when she saw him, that finished _____(17) .

　　 "No! No!" she _____(18) , "not my butcher! I won't be operated ____(19) by my butcher!" and fainted _____(20) .

(1)　 A. and　 B. but C. however　 D. while　

(2)　 A. wanted to work　 B. would work C. liked to work　 D. had to work

(3)　 A. on　 B. in C. during　 D. for

(4)　 A. In spite of this　 B. Instead of this C. Besides this　 D. Except

(5)　 A. too　 B. so C. very　 D. much

(6)　 A. in　 B. at C. for　 D. within

(7)　 A. school　 B. education C. studies　 D. studying

(8)　 A. one job　 B. a job C. the job　 D. another

(9)　 A. during　 B. in C. so　 D. at

(10) A. but B. for　 C. so　 D. as

(11) A. on the other hand　 B. however C. for some reason　 D. generally

(12) A. such B. so C. /　 D. the same as　

(13) A. put　 B. carry C. lead　 D. show　

(14)　 A. blue　 B. black C. thin　 D. white

(15)　 A. on　 B. from C. in　 D. off

(16) A. often　 B. always C. already　 D. usually

(17) A. it　 B. them C. her　 D. him

(18)　 A. thought　 B. cried C. said　 D. guessed

(19) A. /　 B. in C. with　 D. on

(20) A. /　 B. away C. down　 D. out

20. Ninety percent of the textbooks___________ sent to the school on time. (　 )

A. have 　B. has 　　C. have been 　　D. has been

21 Keep the coats away from the fire _____ they won’t be _______.

　 A　 so that, burnt　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 such that, burned

C　 unless, burning　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D　 if, burned

22 The students are not allowed to ______ much time watching TV.

A　 pay　　　　　　　　 B　 spend　　　　　　 C　 have　　　　 D　 take

23 I’m thirsty. Could you ______ me a cup of tea?

A　 bring　　　　　　　　　　 B　 take　　　　　　　　 C　 fetch　　　　　　　 D　 carry

24 The solider died ______ First World War.

　 A　 during the　　　　 B　 in a　　　　　　　　 C　 at the　　　　　　 D　 during

25 If the boss ______ you are doing that you’ll get ______ trouble.

　 A　 sees, into　　　　 B　 see, in　　　　　　 C　 will see, / D saw, to

19. Nobody _____________allowed ___________in hospitals. (　 )

A. are, smoking　 　B. are, to smoke

C. is , smoking 　　D. is , to smoke

18. He was reading a magazine while walking and he almost____________. (　 )

A. knocked me down 　B. knocked down me

C. knocked me off 　　　D. knocked off me

17. I wouldn't like to wear a hat_____________ the shade. (　 )

A. or in 　B. or stand in C. and in 　D. and stand in

16. I'll take my share of money; the ___________yours. (　 )

A. other are　 　B. other is C. rest are 　　D. rest is

15. Tom had to borrow some money from his friends __________he could buy a car.(　 )

A. which 　　B. so that 　C. so as to 　　D. in order to

14. Some of the students like the film. The rest _____________ it. (　 )

A. is not interested in 　B. are not interested in

C. is preferred 　　　　D. are preferred

13. We tried to stop ____________ spreading. (　 )

A. the fire's 　　B. the fire's from 　C. the fire 　　D. the fire for