2. 我的手机坏了，没有收到你的短信。

____________________________ with my mobile phone. I can’t receive your message.

1. 我想不会下雨，不要带伞了。

____________________________it will rain; leave your umbrella behind.

What’s the coolest kind of transportation (交通工具 ) for middle school students back from the winter holidays? A racing bike? A car? No, it’s a special 　1　 　of shoe called Heelys (暴走鞋). Heelys look just like common 　2　 shoes, but they have a wheel hidden in the heel (鞋跟). So instead of 　3　 , kids can “fly” around in them.

“Wearing Heelys is fun and cool,” said Wu Peng, a boy who wore them on his 　4　 　day back at No. 6 Middle School in Beijing. Wu Peng said he loves the shoes so much that he wears them wherever he goes. Sometimes he even 　5　 　his parents’ car to the supermarket on his Heelys!

Other students think these are very cool, but some haven’t been so lucky with their Heelys. It’s reported that some 　6　 have fallen down while using these shoes, and some have been hurt.

“Heelys wheels are on the heels of the shoes, so it’s easy to fall,” said Liu Rui, a doctor at the Hong Kong International Medical Clinic, Beijing. Even 　7　 , Liu said, “Wearing Heelys for a long time could stop young people from developing their ankles (脚踝) and legs.”

When Josie left school she had no idea what she wanted to do. A friend of hers, who was a year older, and 　21　 name was Josephine, was at art college, and she __22__ Josie to join her there.

Josie’s father worked in a factory, and her mother in a shop. They were __23__ their money to buy their own house, and they had __24__ that Josie would start earning too as soon as she __25__, so when she told them that she wanted to go to art college, she __26__ them to have objections(异议). But in fact they had __27__.

“You will have to find some kind of a job to __28__ your college,” Josie’s mother __29__ her. “You father and I will be very happy to keep you __30__ but we have no money for your college courses and none for paints and all the other things you’ll need.”

“Thank you very much,” Josie answered. “I’m really very grateful to you both. And there’s __31__ about getting a job; the head of the art college has __32__ me one in their library.” After a few months, Josie’s parents really felt very __33__ that their daughter was going to college, especially __34__ she brought home some of the things she had painted, for which she had received high praise from her teachers.

21. A. his　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. her　 　　　　　　　　 C. whose　 　　　　　　 D. that

22. A. promised　 　　 B. permitted　 　　　　　　　 C. advised　 　　　　　 D. persuaded

23. A. spending　 　　　 B. counting　 　　　　 C. saving　 　　　　　 D. sparing

24. A. hoped　 　　　　　 B. wished　 　　　　　 C. decided　 　　　　　 D. demanded

25. A. went to work　 　　　 B. left school　 　　　 C. returned home 　 D. grew up

26. A. thought　 　　　　 B. wished　 　　　　　 C. expected　 　　　 D. got

27. A. none　 　　　　　 B. nothing　 　　　　　 C. no one　 　　　　　 D. not

28. A. support　 　　　　 B. go on　 　　　　　　 C. do in　 　　　　　　 D. pay for

29. A. warned　 　　　　 B. suggested　 　　 C. scolded　 　　　　　 D. admired

30. A. at work　 　　　　 B. back　 　　　　　　　 C. at home　 　　　　 D. from education

31. A. no hope　 　　　　　　　 B. no wonder　 　　 C. one way　 　　　　 D. no problem

32. A. given　 　　　　　 B. offered　 　　　　　 C. solved　 　　　　　 D. taken on

33. A. worried　 　　　　　　　 B. disappointed　 C. proud　 　　　　　　 D. sure

34.A. if　 　　　　　　　　 B. that　 　　　　　　　 C. where　 　　　　　　 D. when

17. -Would you like to join us in the game?

-_____, for I have something important to attend to.

A. I will　　　　 　 B. I’d love to　 　　 C. I won’t　　　 　 D. I’m afraid not

**18. Working hard _________success, so your dreams can come true.

A. bring　　 　　　　 B. brings　　 　　　 C. to bring　　 　　 D. bringing

**19. Mary found her bike _________ she lost a week ago.

A. who　　 　　　　 B. where　　 　　　 C. what　　 　　　　 D. which

**20. Could you tell me ________?

A. what the food is made of　　 　　　　 B. which the food is made

C. how is the food made　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. who the food is made

1. I like Chinatown. It’s ________ good place to do shopping.

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

*2. Kate has lost her keys. She asks _________for help.

A. I　　　 　　　　　 B. me　　　 　　　　 C. my　　 　　　　　 D. mine

**3. My home is ________ from our school. So I never ride my bike to school.

A. ten minute’s walk　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. ten-minutes walk

C. ten minutes walk　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. ten minutes’ walk

*4. Yesterday was my friend Bruce’s birthday. He invited me ______ his birthday party.

A. for　　　 　　　　 B. at　　 　　　　　　 C. to　　　 　　　　　 D. on

**5. Nearly two weeks passed _________ I received my father’s letter.

A. before　　 　　　 B. while　　　 　　　 C. until　　 　　　　 D. as soon as

**6. We don’t have much homework now and our school bags are _____ they used to be.

A. as heavy as　 　　 B. not as heavy as C. as heavily as　 　 D. not as heavily as

**7. -Must I finish the work today?　 -Yes, but you ________finish it now.

A. must　　 　　　　 B. need　　 　　　　 C. need to　　 　　 D. don’t have to

**8. Nancy enjoyed herself so much 　　　she visited her friends in Sydney last year.

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

**9. There are so many kinds of MP3 in the shop. We can’t decide ________.

A. what to buy　　 　　　 B. to buy what　　 　　　 C. which to buy　 　　　 D. to buy which

**10. More than two _______ years ago, people knew little about the universe.　

A. thousands　　 B. thousand　　 　 C. thousand of　　 　　　 D. thousands of

*11. _______interesting book it is! I want to read it again.

A. What an　　 　 B. How an　　 　　　 C. What　　 　　　　 D. How

*12. He’s fed the dog and the cat, _________?

A. doesn’t he　　 　　　 B. isn’t he　　 　　 C. wasn’t he　　 　 D. hasn’t he

**13. Wait a minute! He will go with you as soon as he ________his work.

A. will finish　　 　 B. shall finish　 　 C. finishes　　 　　　 D. finished

**14. I _________ my homework last night when I heard a loud knock on the door.

A. did　　 　　　　　 B. was doing　　 　 C. have done　　 　 D. had done

**15. -How often do you go to the old people’s house, Tom?

-________.

A. Once a month　 　　　 B. In a month　　 C. After a month　 D. For a month

**16. Can those ____ at the back of the classroom hear me?

A. seat　　　　　 B. sit　　　　　 C. seated　　　 　 D. sat

4. pick up　　　　　 5. full-time job

4. Though / Although　　　　　　　　 5. on the other hand

5.　　 过去，许多已婚妇女的全职工作就是照顾孩子和家。

In the past, caring for the children and the home was many married women’s _________ ________.

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