Just putting away the dishes, ________________.

A. the doorbell rang　 　　　　　　 B. there went the doorbell

C. the doorbell heard to ring 　　　　 D. Nancy heard the doorbell ring

—Will you go to the concert together with us?

—________. I'll just stay at home and do my homework.

　 A．All right　　　　　 B．Not really　　　　　 C．Good idea　　　　 D．No way

It _______ this morning that two of the body guards of the prime minister got killed and the minister himself got ______ hurt in the violent car bomb explosion.

A. officially announced; slightly　　　 　　　 B. was officially announced; lightly

C. was official announced; seriously　 　　　 D. was officially announced; slightly

The ship struggled in the storm and　　 radio signals for help.

A. gave off B. gave out C. gave up D. gave in

Go and get your coat. It’s _____ you left it.

A. there　　 　　B. where

C. there where 　D. where there

I send you 100 dollars today, the rest ____________ in a year.
A. follows       B. followed       C. to follow      D. being followed

Obama, the new president of the USA, is trying to help the Americans suffering from the Wall Street crisis make the＿＿＿needed to re-balance their lives

　 A．a(chǎn)djustment B．improvement　 　　　　　　　 C．sketch　 D．sympathy

An American woman Anna Jervis was the first person to decide that mothers should have a holiday in their honor each year. Miss Jarvis started her campaign in 1906 in her home city Philadelphia. She wrote thousands of letters to congressmen（國會議員），city officials, teachers and newspaper publishers, proposing (提議) an official holiday for mothers. She traveled all over America, trying to get support for the idea. Her battle went on for years.
In 1914 the Congress declared(宣布) the second Sunday in May each year as Mother’s Day. Anna Jarvis wanted Mother’s Day to be a simple event. She thought children could honor their mothers by spending some time with them as an act of love and respect. However, the holiday turned out to be a major event for department stores, flower shops and greeting card industry, which Miss Jarvis didn’t like.
  Americans spend millions of dollars on gifts for their mothers on this day. Younger children often try to prepare and serve breakfast for their mothers. Fathers may offer to take care of children so that mothers can enjoy themselves. The holiday becomes an important time for family fathering.
1. Miss Jarvis ______________.
A kept writing letters to persuade people to love and respect their mother
B kept writing letters and making speeches for people to support her idea
C declared the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day
D did all she could to support people to accept the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day
2. Miss Jarvis proposed Mother’s Day in order that people could show their love and respect to their mother by _________.
A spending some time with them                 B offering them precious (珍貴的) gifts
C eating in restaurants together                   D taking care of children for them
3. On Mother’s Day, department stores, flower shops _________.
A are closed                                              B have fewer customers
C are full of people                                    D only have women customers
4. Miss Jarvis didn’t like _____________.
A department stores                                          B flower shops
C greeting-card industry                             D the way people spend Mother’s Day

Tom seldom went to see a film last month,_______?

　 A. didn’t he　　　　　　　 B. did he

　 C. didn’t Tom　　　　　　 D. did Tom

The plane, which the foreign minister took_______ when the reporters arrived at the airport.
   A. has taken off      B. took off      C. has been taking off     D. had taken off