I. 用下列单词的适当形式填空，每个词只用一次（20%）
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1. They have just returned home from______.
2. It is the most ______ film I have ever watched.
3. It was not ______ late afternoon that they began to do the homework.
4. My mother sometimes treats me like a baby, which I cannot _____.
5. Now human right is getting more ______ than it was in recent years.
6. A friend of mine ______ me some pictures of Beijing this morning.
7. He had ______ a heavy blow on the head from a falling rock.
8. He offered to ______ me some money.
9. He awoke to the _____ of an electric bell.
10. The heavy rain has _______ the flowers in my garden.
II．选择填空（20%）
1. Tom‘s aunt works in _______ big hospital in Nanjing.
A. an B. a C. the D. /
2. Is Russia ______ European country or _____ Asian one?
A. a; an B. an; a C. a; a D. an; an
3. These _______ are both nice and cheap, you see.
A. knife B. knifes C. knives D. knifs
4. I’d been expecting ______ letters the whole morning, but there weren’t ______ for me.
A. some; any B. many; a few C. some; one D. a few; none
5. Is her hair shorter than ______?
A. me B. my C. mine D. I
6. John was so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes ______.
A. open B. to be opened C. to open D. opening
7. The students are ______ young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty.
A. most b. much C. mostly D. at most\
8. “Excuse me, is this Mr. Robinson’s office?”
“I’m sorry, but Mr. Robinson ______ works here. He left about three weeks ago.”
A. not now B. not more C. not still D. no longer
9. I don’t like tea and she doesn’t _______.
A. neither B. either C.. too D. also
10. – Can I help you?
–Well, I’m afraid the box is _______ heavy for you but thank you all the same.
A. so B. much C. very D. too
III. 课内阅读理解（20%）
1. Why did the author have an unpleasant night in the theatre?
A. He sat too far away from the stage to hear the actors.
B. The actors did not speak loudly enough to make themselves heard.
C. A young man and a young woman did not want the author to hear the actors.
D. he had thought that everyone would keep silent when the actors were performing.
2. Why did the author’s aunt get surprised?
A. He got up early on Sundays.
B. It was dark and raining outside.
C. He was not eating the proper meal.
D. He was still sleeping at one o’clock in the afternoon.
3. Which of the following is true about Lesson 3?
A. A friendly waiter taught the author how to read the book in Italian.
B. He did not write a single card because he did not know to write cards in Italian.
C. His holidays passed quickly because postcards spoiled his holidays.
D. His friends expect to receive his postcards when he was having holidays abroad.
4. Which of the following is true about Lesson 4?
A. Tim works for a big firm in Australia as an engineer.
B. Tim is now in Darwin and will soon visit Alice Springs.
C. Tim bought a car and will visit Darwin and Perth by car.
D. It is not the first time that Tim has made a trip abroad.
IV. 课外阅读理解（20%）
When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village hear the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it. But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was
the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden.
This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window.
The notice said:” If you want to satisfy your curiosity, come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr.
David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr.
David had to spend every day showing them around his house.“I came here to retire, not to work as a guide.”
He said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
1. Mr. David’s house was ______ that many tourists came to see it.
A. so small B. very quiet C. so attractive D. such interesting
2. Mr. David put a notice on the window ______.
A. to drive the visitors away B. to make himself as a tourist guide
C. to attract the visitors to come in and look round D. to make some money out of the visitors
3. The notice made the visitors ______.
A. more interested in his house B. lose interest in his house
C. argue with him for a lower price D. abandon their wish to visit the house
4. After Mr. David put up the notice, ______.
A. the visitors didn’t come any longer
B. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house
C. Mr. David became very busy
D. the visitors protested for their right to visit the house
5. At last he had to sell his house and move away because ______.
A. he realized he did not like the house from the start
B. he wanted to receive training as a guide
C. he made enough money to buy a more expensive house
D. he could not live a quiet life in it
V. 根据所学Lesson 4内容，按照首字母提示完成文章（20%）
Dear brother,
You know, it is the f ______ time I have ever made any trip a ______, and so I find it very e _____. It is
really lucky to work for a big f ______ as an e ______, otherwise I would not have been blessed with such a good opportunity. I have already visited a great n _______ of different places in Australia and I have just bought an A _______ car. I have just a _______ in Alice Springs, a small town in the c ______ of Australia. I will soon visit Darwin. From there, I will go to Perth by a ______. I will write to you again when I get there. Please give my best to our parents.
Yours,
Tim
