When the Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon, an old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was _____ them on TV in a hotel room. There was an Englishman in the room_____. And he said to the Irishman, “The Americans are very _____, aren’t? they are going to send some men to the moon. It’s a very　 _____ way from our world.” “Oh, that’s _____,”the Irishman answered quickly.” “The Irishman are going to send some men to the sun in months’ _____. That’s much _____ away than the moon, you know. “The Englishman was very _____ when he heard this. “Oh, yes it is,” he said, “But the sun is too _____ for people to visit.”

The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irish are clever, too, you know. We ______ go to the sun during the day, of course. We’ll go there during the night.”

1.(　 )A. reading　　　　　 B. watching　　　　　 C. making　　　　 D. mending

2.(　 )A.too　 B.also　 C.of course　 D. only

3.(　 ) A.kind　 B.bad　 C.clever D.good　　

4.(　 ) A. short　 B. long　 C. far　 D. near (　 )5. A.nothing B.all　 C.wrong　 D.great

6.(　 ) A. later B.ago　 C.long ago　 D.time

7.(　 )A.far B.never C. farther　　 D. longer

8.(　 )A. angry　　　 B. surprised　　　

C. glad　　　　　　 D. sorry

9.(　 )A. warm　 B. big　 C. cold　 D. hot

10.(　 ) A. don’t　　　 B. won’t　　　　　　 C. want to　　　　 D. must

20.-____________ did you stay there?

-We stayed there for about five years.

A.How much　 　 B.How often　　　　　　 C.How long　　 D.how far

19.The rich men can buy_______ lots of things.

A.himself B.him C.them　　 D. themselves

18. Mother thought______ a clever boy.

A. he is　 B. him　 C. him was　　 D. his

17.(　 )Ice is water in a　　　　 state.

A. gas　 B.liquid　 C. solid　 D. rain

16.I didn’t know she_______ play______　 guitar(吉他) when she was four.

A. can, \ B. could, the C. could,\ D. can ,the

15.(　 ) I’m afraid there_____ a heavy rain this afternoon.

A.will be going to B. will　 C. will have　　　　 D. will be

14.(　 )The box is　　　　 to　　　　 .　

A. big enough, put my shoes　　　　　　　 B. enough big, put my shoes in

C.big enough,put my shoes in　　　　　 D .big, put shoes in

13.--- The earth goes round the sun.

-- What did he say? I couldn’t hear him.

--- ____.

A. He says the earth goes round the sun.

B. He said the earth goes round the sun.

C: He said the earth went round the sun.

D. He says the earth went round the sun.