23、A sailor  1    had a talk with a farmer. He told him about all his adventures  2    sea and how many times he was  3  downed. “My father was downed at sea,” he said. “ 4   a bad storm his ship  5 on to some rocks and sunk into the sea. All the lives  6  . My grandfather was also a sailor,” he  7  .

   “And where did your grandfather die?” asked the farmer.

   “He died at sea, too,” answered the sailor.

   “Oh!” said the farmer. “The sea must be a  8   place. Are you not afraid of going to sea?”

   The sailor  9  . “Where did your father die?” he asked.

   “He died in his bed, of course,” said the farmer.

   “And your grandfather?”

   “He died in his bed, too.”

   “Oh!” said the sailor. “A bed 10  be a dangerous place. Are you not afraid of going to bed?”

（  ） 1. A. once                   B. twice                 C. three times          D. long ago

（  ） 2. A. in                      B. in to                       C. to                  D. above

（  ） 3. A. near                B. nearby                C. nearly              D. near to

（  ） 4. A. On                 B. Under                 C. Above              D. During

（  ） 5. A. was driven           B. drove                 C. was driving         D. had driven

（  ） 6. A. had lost          B. were lost              C. lost                D. losing

（  ） 7. A. answered                B. asked                 C. added                 D. spoke

（  ） 8. A. safe                B. nice                  C. bad                D. dangerous

（  ） 9. A. laughed             B. cried                 C. shouted            D. told

（  ） 10. A. must              B. can                  C. need               D. would

22、Mario ____________short, but now he’s tall.

A. used to            B. use to be              C .uses to be              D. used to be

21、You don’t spend too much time ________computer games.

A. playing          B. play         C. to play            D. played

20、I have _______girl.

A. a eight-year old                               B. an eight-years old

C. a eight years old                                D. an eight-year-old

19、We ___________to speak aloud in the public place.

A. should be allowed                             B. shouldn’t be allowed

C. should allow                                  D. shouldn’t allow

18、I don’t know__________.

A. which sweater buy                                 B. which sweater to buy

C. which to buy a sweater                             D. which sweater can I buy.

17、----_________do you study for a test?

----By listening to tapes.

A. What         B. When            C. Why        D. How

16、----Must I do my home work?

----No, you______.

A. mustn’t             B. can’t              C. needn’t            D. won’t

15、He _______ his children.

A. is strict            B. is strict to            C.  is strict with                   D. stricts