Both teams were in hard training; _____ was willing to lose the game.

A. either      B. neither

C. another      D. the other

I think you must be mistaken about seeing him at the theatre; I’m sure he _____ abroad all week.

A. is               B. was

C. has been     D. had been

They often go to the restaurants for meals. They _____ be very poor.

A. mustn’t      B. can’t

C. may not     D. needn’t

Mrs. Janes gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like a gate that had forgotten to oil. Mrs. Janes knew her weakness well, and took every chance she could find to practise these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time and practised her high notes there. Whenever she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a shy person.

One afternoon, a fast, opened car came up behind her so silently and so fast that she didn’t hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult tones at that time and as the car passed; she saw an anxious expression came over the driver’s face. He stopped his car suddenly, jumped out and began to examine all his tyres carefully.

Mrs. Janes didn’t dare to tell him what the noise he had heard really was, so he got back into the car and drove off.

How did Mrs. Janes sing?

A. She sang well, but she didn’t practise singing hard.

B. She enjoyed singing, but she had a terrible voice.

C. She was a good singer, but she could not sing the high tones well.

D. She sang terribly, she was no singer at all.

Why did she go for long walks along the country roads?

A. Because she enjoyed the country’s fresh air.

B. Because she was afraid to disturb the rest of the family.

C. Because she lived in a small house far away.

D. Because she was afraid to practise the high tones.

Why did the driver stop his car suddenly and jump out of it?

A. Because he supposed something must have gone wrong with his car.

B. Because he was moved by the pretty voice of Mrs. Janes.

C. Because he wondered what had happened to Mrs. Janes.

D. Because he frightened by the terrible voice of Mrs. Janes.

Where did the noise come from?

A. From the small house.      B. From Mrs. Janes’ voice.

C. From the types.  D. From the engine.

There’s no bus now,and we can’t get home ______by taxi.

A.rather than                B.other than     C.more than                   D.less than

We’re expecting Lily because she’s our______visitor who comes here for holiday every summer.

A.familiar                           B.particular

C.popular                                   D.regular

Tom sounds very much______in the job,but I’m not sure whether he can manage it.

A.interested                                B.interesting

C.interestingly                                   D.interestedly

The workers will go on strike if the demands they______put forward are turned down.

A.could                 B.would                C./                        D.had

We do not know exactly how many whales there are in the sea because we can’t count them. But we believe at the beginning of the eighteenth century there were 105,000 humpback whales and 120,000 right whales. At the beginning of the twentieth century there were 75,000 humpbacks and 80,000 rights.

Since 1900 their numbers have fallen very quickly. Between 1935 and 1950 the number of humpbacks fell from 20,000 to 10,000 and since 1950 the number has fallen to only 6,000. The number of right whales has fallen even faster. In 1935 there were 25,000. The number fell to 6,000 in 1950 and since 1950 the number has fallen to 4,000. Men have always been hunters. Thousands of whales have become victims(犧牲品). It’s time to do something to protect whales.

Which of the following is true?

A. We know the exact number of whales in the sea.

B. It’s easy for us to count whales in the sea.

C. We find it impossible to count whales in the sea.

D. We don’t want to know how many whales there are in the sea.

The number of right whales has fallen _______.

A. more slowly than that of humpback whales    

B. faster than that of humpback whales

C. as slowly as that of humpback whales

D. as fast as that of humpback whales

The passage is mainly about _______.

A. the number of humpback whales     

B. the number of right whales

C. hunting whales  

D. the necessity of protecting whales

I always take something to read when I go to the doctor’s _______I have to wait.

A.in case               B.so that                C.in order              D.as if