－Could you get home at three o'clock?

－________．The meeting in our company won't be over at that time．

A．I think so

B．I'm afraid so

C．Yes，I hope so

D．I'm afraid not

－Come in Peter, I want to show something to you．

－Oh, how nice of you! I ________ you ________ to bring me a gift．

A．never think; are going

B．never thought; were going

C．don't think; were going

D．hadn't thought; were going

－I miss my mother very much．She has gone abroad on business for nearly a year but luckily she will be back in a week．

－Pardon? I ________ something else just now．________ will she come back?

A．was thinking; How long

B．thought; How often

C．was thinking; How soon

D．thought; When

－Could you tell me ________?

－It's twenty minutes by underground．

A．how I can arrive to the club

B．how much it costs to reach your school

C．how far it is from your home to the museum

D．how long it took me to get to the supermarket

－You've won the drawing competition．Congratulations! Among all the pictures in the competition，I found ________ was really amazing．By the way, when did you draw it?

－During the trip to the Sydney Opera House ________ September．

A．yours; in

B．yours; on

C．you; in

D．you; on

－There used to be a lot of fish in the lake many years ago．

－Yes, but there are very ________ now because of the pollution．

A．few

B．fewer

C．little

D．less

－What's up?

－The music in the restaurant sounds so ________ that I want to leave at once．

A．soft

B．wonderful

C．friendly

D．noisy

－How do you western people celebrate ________ ?

－They usually make special pumpkin lanterns．

A．Christmas

B．Thanksgiving Day

C．Halloween

D．New year's Day

－Do you remember ________ ?

－Sure．On foot, not by car, I think．

A．when Mei Fang came

B．how Mei Fang came

C．how did Mei Fang come

D．when did Mei Fang come

－Would you mind if I borrowed this book?

－________ In fact, I was going to suggest you read it．

A．No, I'd rather not．

B．Yes, of course．

C．Not at all．

D．More or less．