Mark lived in a village far away. One day he became very ill and everyone thought he would 　16　 soon. They sent for a doctor. Two days　 17　 　the doctor came and looked over the sick man.　 18　 　asked for a pen and some paper to write down the name of the medicine. But there was no pen　 19　 paper in the village, because no one could write.

　 The doctor　 20　 up a piece of burnt wood from the fire and wrote the name of the medicine on the　 21　 of the house. “ Get this medicine for him,” he said, “ and he will soon get　 22　 .”

　 Mark’s family and friends did not know　 23　 to do. They could not read the strange words. Then a young man 24　 an idea. He took off the door of the house , put it on his carriage and drove to the nearest　 　25　 . He got the medicine there , and Mark was soon well again.

16. A. wake　　　　 　B .cry　　　　　　 C. move　　　　 　D. die

17. A. late　　　　 　B. later　　　　 　C. ago　　　　 　D. before

18. A. The sick man　 B. Mark　　　　　 C .The doctor　 　D. The farmer

19. A. and　　　　　 　B .or　　　　　　 　C. then　　　　 D. also

20. A. picked　　　 　B .held　　　　　 C. made　　　　 D. looked

21. A .wall　　　　 　B .window　　　　 C .ground　　　 D. door

22. A. well　　　　 　B .worse　　　　　 C .bad　　　　　 D. good

23. A. when　　　 　　B. what　　　　　 C. where　　　 　D. which

24. A .thought　　　 　B. hit　　　　　　 C .caught　　　 D. had

25. A. shop　　　　 　B. farm　　　　　 　C hospital　　　 D. village

15. This house is __________ that one.

　A. so large as　　　　 B. as larger as　　　　 C. as largest as　　　　 D. as large as

14. We ________ English for three years already , and we can speak a little English now.

　 A. learn　　　　　　 B. have learned　　　　 C. has learned　　　　 D. will learned

13. I have heard _______ about Mr. Brown.

　 A. a lot of　　　　　　 B. lots of　　　　　　 C. a lot　　　　　　　 D. a lots of

12. -- Who teaches you English?　 -- _________. I learn English by myself.

　 A. No　　　　　　　 B. No one　　　　　 C. Neither　　　　　 D. None

11.Five _ ________ dollars is_________ money.

　 A. million, a lot of　　 B. millions, a lot of　　 C. million of, much　　 D. millions of, many.

10. -Have you _______ been to Europe?　　 -- No, I’ve　 ______ been there.

A. never, just　　　　　 B. ever, never　　　　 C. just, never　　　 D. never, ever

9. ______ he _______ the doctor the day before yesterday?

　A. Has, seen　　　　 B. Did , see　　　　　 C. Does, see　　　 D. Have ,seen

8. ---I’m sorry I ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________my homework at home..

--That’s all right. Don’t forget _____________it to school this afternoon.

A. forgot, to bring　　 B. forgot,　 to take　　 C. left, to take　 　D. left, to bring

7. -______ to the United States? 　-No, never, but I went to Canada a few years ago. 　A. Have you been　　B. Have you gone　　C. Did you go　　　 D. Will you go