. Mary spends a lot of money on clothes _______ her family is not rich.

   A. because           B. though                  C. if                              D. so

 My friend Li Xiao knows my hometown very well because he _______ there many times with me.

     A. has been           B. has gone                C. had gone                 D. went

 We haven’t decided _______ we’ll go to Shanghai next week.

   A. where               B. when                   C. why                        D. how

 There goes the bell. Hurry up, _______you’ll be late for class.

   A. and                  B. or                        C. so                           D. but

This is the school _______ I studied three years ago.

      A. where                B. when                   C. that                        D. which

      — _______ can we get there?

—In five minutes.

      A. How often        B. How far               C. How soon               D. How long

He never ________ no matter how many difficulties he has.

     A. gives up           B. gives in             C. works out             D. goes away

      —It’s dangerous to swim here. Look at the sign.

—Oh, I _______ notice it. Thanks for telling me.

A. haven’t              B. won’t                     C. don’t                     D. didn’t

      —Come back quickly, Tom.

      —Sure, Mum. _______.

      A. Please go ahead                                  B. It won’t be long

      C. I’ll say it again                                  D. Good idea

Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.

“I have been a taxi driver     36     nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night,     37     there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually     38    between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”

“Some     39     things happened late at night.     40     day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her     41      . So I waited in the car    42      she climbed in through the windows.”

    “I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out    43      was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to     44     in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”

    “Luckily the woman came downstairs. She     45     have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!” 

1.A. in                 B. for                    C. before               D. after

2. A. if                 B. so                     C. though              D. because

3.A. go home        B. go shopping       C. do sports           D. do housework

4. A. sad              B. good                 C. strange              D. disappointing

5. A. The other  B. Another             C. The others        D. Other

6. A. money          B. bag                  C. box                   D. key

7.A. until              B. while                C. since                 D. as soon as

8. A. what             B. which               C. who                  D. that

9. A. drive            B. walk                 C. climb                D. run

10.A. will             B. can                   C. may                  D. must