(A)

Our neighborhood used to be very quiet. However, these days, 　1 　things are happening in our neighborhood and everyone is 　2__. Zhou Gu, the local school teacher is extremely worried. When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises 　_3_ 　our window. My wife thinks that it _4 _ be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun . My parents called the police, but they can’t find　 　5_ . They think it might be the wind. I don’t think so!”

　　 Zhou’s next door neighbor Qi Hui is unhappy too. “ 　6__ , I thought it might be a dog, but I can’t see a dog and I still hear the noises outside.” Everyone in our neighbor is worried, and everyone has his or her __ 7_ 　ideas.

1. A. social　　　　　　　　 B. slight 　　　　　　　　 C. special 　　　　　　 D. strange

2. A. unusual　　　　　　　 B. unhappy 　　　　　　 C. upset 　　　　　　　 D. unfriendly

3. A. in 　　　　　　　　　　 B. inside 　　　　　　　　 C. outside 　　　　　 D. on

4. A. would 　　　　　　　 B. could　 　　　　　　　 C. should 　　　　　　 D. will

5. A. something strange 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. strange something

C. strange anything 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. anything strange

6. A. At first 　　　　　　 B. At last 　　　　　　　 C. At least 　　　　　 D. At present　

7. A. good　 　　　　　　　 B. bad 　　　　　　　　　 C. own 　　　　　　　 D. favorite

(B)

Dear knowledgable,

　　 My best friend, Mei, has a problem. There is a really _ 8 　English speech contest for our whole city next month. Our classmates want her to represent the class in the school 　9 _. Everyone is sure she will win. It’s probably true. Mei is very clever, and can speak English really well. In fact, she _10　 　comes top in the school exams. The 　11 　is that she is very shy. She doesn’t want to let her friends 　12 　,but she’s terrified of speaking in front of other people .

　　 She is my best friend, so she can tell me that she’s shy. 　13 　she can’t tell everyone that. I don’t think they would believe her. I can’t think of any good advice to give her. But you always __14 　up with good solutions to people’s problems. What do you think I should tell Mei? What do you think I should tell the rest of the students?

8. A. importance 　　　　　　 B. important 　　　 C. possible　　　　　　 D. possibly

9. A. comment 　　　　　　　　 B. course　　　　　　　 C. contest 　　　　　 D. competition

10. A. hardly 　　　　　　　　　 B. seldom 　　　　　 C. never　 　　　　　　 D. always

11. A. question 　　　　　　　　 B. problem 　　　　 C. solution 　　　　　 D. resolution

12. A. down 　　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　 C. upset 　　　　　　　 D. dull

13. A. So 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. And 　　　　　　　 C. Or　　　　　　　　　 D. But

14. A. look　　　　　　　　　　　 B. come 　　　　　　　 C. hurry　 　　　　　　 D. make

21. The English novel is easy for you. There are _______ new words in it .

A. a little 　　　　　　　 B. little 　　　　　　　 C. a few 　　　　　　 D. few

20. This morning I had ______ egg and a bottle of milk for my breakfast.

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

19. The boy is four years old this year. He isn’t ________ to go to school.

A. young enough　　 B. enough young C. old enough　　　 D. enough old

18. Sally really wants a cat, _______ her father won’t let her have one .

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

17. The students in our school should not _________ wear their own clothes.

A. be allowed to 　　 B. allow to 　　　　　 C. be allowed 　　　 D. allow

16. --- Do you have his telephone number?

　--- He _______ me his telephone number but I’m afraid I　＿＿　it .

A. gives, lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave , have lost

C. had given , lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. has given , have lost　　　

15. This hat is not __________. I have a hat with my name on it.

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

14. Mary looks great.　 ___________ exercises every day .

A. She 　　　　　　　　　 B. He　　　　　　　　　 C. I 　　　　　　　　　　 D. We

13. The girl doesn’t want to ______ her parents _______, so she works harder than before .

A. make , happy 　　 B. let , down 　　　 C. let , glad 　　　　 D. put , up