阅读下面短文,选择恰当的单词填空. 每词限用一次, 其中有两项多余.

A is not allowed;    B hot;       C slowly;     D before      E stopped the car;   F enjoyed themselves;     G until    H took off  their clothes      I  in the countryside           J crowded;

Linda and Betty were both nineteen years old. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to take a vacation _1.___. They went to several towns and villages, visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They _2.___  very much.

One afternoon, they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too   __3.__ to go further and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car __4.__ while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and _5.____ by the lake. They looked around and found a woman sitting on a stone and fishing there. After they   ___6._____  and were going to jump into the water, the woman came up to them and shouted, “Sorry, madams. Swimming __7.___ in the lake!”

“Why didn’t you tell us about it _8.______ we took off our clothes?” Betty said angrily.    “But it isn’t forbidden to take off clothes by the lake,” said the woman.

假如你是魏青，请你用英语给你的笔友于林写一封信，向他说明你以前在英语学习中遇到的困难，（听不懂老师的英语，课堂上不敢说英语，记不住单词，作句子不完整等等），经过改进学习方法（上课做语法笔记，向老师求助，每天听英语录音，大声读练习发单，看英语电视节目等等），现在英语有了很大的提高。

Dear YuLin,

___________How’s it going?____                                               

--- Do you often ride _______ bike to school, Tom?

--- No. I usually come to school by ______ bus.

A．a, a              B．a, the             C．/, /               D．a, /

I regret _______ you that the tickets ______ .

A．telling, have sold out                     B．to tell, has sold out

C．to tell, have been sold out                 D．telling, have been sold out

If you _______ me with my English, I will appreciate ________

A．help, your help     B．will help, your help  C．help, you          D．will help, you

--- Would you mind _______ some questions?

--- No, ________ . Go ahead.

A．answering; of course                    B．answering; of course not

C．to answer; of course                     D．to answer; of course not

I have learned how to keep my hair ________. So _____ my classmates.

A．health, have       B．healthy, have       C．healthy, do        D．health, do

It was very kind ________ the policeman ________ me home.

A．of, to send         B．for, sending        C．for, to send        D．of, sending

________ important ______ us to listen carefully in class!

A．That’s; of        B．It’s; for          C．This is; for         D．It’s; of

---How much did you _______ on the shirt?

---Five hundred yuan.

---Oh, It’s ______ expensive. I can’t take it.

A．pay; not          B．spend; not         C．pay; too           D．spend; too