完形填空。(本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分)

       When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was  1  and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.

Suddenly I ran to my mother and said,“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very   2   and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said,“Don’t worry, I’m just   3  .”And my mother shouted at me,“If you do it   4  , I’ll hit you.”

       One day I went swimming with my  5   in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning, I went swimming  6  , and I called out, “Help!”All my friends came to help me, only to   7   that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I was so   8   that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.

  9  , They found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best   10   in my life. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone.

       1. A. writing       B. sleeping           C. cooking        D. running

       2. A. angry        B. worried           C. sorry          D. excited

       3. A. smiling       B. saying            C. playing        D. joking

       4. A. now          B. then             C. again         D. once

       5. A. friends        B. classmates        C. brothers      D. parents

       6. A. fast           B. slowly            C. well         D. alone

       7. A. find           B. understand       C. say           D. think

       8. A. careful        B. careless           C. fast          D. slow

       9. A. In the end      B. At first           C. Since then     D. At that time

       10. A. time         B. sport             C. lesson        D. day

— My mother likes reading.

— __________.

A. So Lily’s mother does B. So does Lily’s mother

C. So Lily’s mother is D. So is Lily’s mother

_______ there were only five soldiers left at the front, ______ they went on fighting.

A. Because; so     B. If; and        C. Though; but        D. Though; /

— Why are you in such a hurry, Mike?

— There _______ an NBA basketball game in ten minutes.

A. will be B. will have

C. is going to have D. are going to be

You can see _______ if you go out at night.

A. million stars B. thousand of stars

C. hundreds stars C. millions of stars

Remember ________ the book to the library when you finish _______ it.

A. to return; to read               B. returning; reading

C. to return; reading              C. returning; to read

— _______ delicious beef!

— Well. You can eat more if you like it.

A. What        B. What a         C. How            D. How a

 The number of teachers in our school _______ greatly increased last term. A number of teachers in this school ______ from the countryside.

A. was; is        B. was; are       C. were; are           D. were; is

 — ________ I watch TV now, Mom?

— No. It’s too late, and you ______ go to bed.

A. May; have to      B. Will; should      C. Can; will      D. Must; need

— Peter, _______ do you visit your grandparents?

— Twice a month.

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