一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
( )1.—At 5 p.m on March 30, _______ forest fire broke out in Liang shan Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
--- Yes, It’s reported that 31 firefighters lost their lives in _________ fire.
A. a; the
B. an; the
C. the; /
D. the; the
( )2. --- I can’t find the novel I bought yesterday.
--- Look, John is reading _____ over there. You’d better go and see if it is yours.
A. it
B. some
C. one
D. that
( )3. --- You _____ be excited that you’re going to get the award.
--- Yes, I can’t wait for it.
A. should
B.. can
C. must
D. need
( )4. My grandfather live with his grandsons, but now he living alone.
A. used to; used to
B. got used to; gets used to
C. used to; gets used to
D. got used to; used to
( )5. Keep quiet, please! You must know talking loudly________ in the library.
A. is not allowed
B. is allowed
C. doesn’t allow
D. allows
( )6. Don’t leave the tap running. Water needs ______ so that it can be used by more people.
A. to save
B. to saved
C. to saving
D. saving
( )7.--- ________valuable suggestions!
---Thank you. I hope they are some help to you.
A. How, of
B. What, of
C. How, to
D. What, to
( )8. --- What do you think of the sofa?
--- Not bad, but it may ______ too much space of our living room.
A. take up
B. put up
C. open up
D. make up
( )9. ---Betty, do you know if Tony _________the photo competition?
---He will, I think, if he_________ his project on Australia.
A. enters; finishes
B. enters; will finish
C. will enter; finishes
D. will enter; will finish ( )10. Miss Li is in her ___________. Last month she celebrated her _________ birthday.
A. twentieth; twentieth
B. twenties; twentieth
C. twentys; twentieth
D. twenty; twenty ( )11.---I hear your dad has gone to Beijing, ___________ will he come back home?
--- I’m not sure. Maybe in two days.
A. How far
B. How long
C. How soon
D. How often
( )12. The robot did all the housework, __________, Mr Jiang no longer needed to get up early.
A. At first
B. After all
C. As a result
D. By the way
( )13. --- I haven’t seen the film The Wondering Earth. Is it very wonderful?
--- _________________, Why not go to the cinema and watch it together?
A. Neither have I
B. So haven’t I
C. Me too
D. So have I
( )14. Hi, S imon. I hear that you’ve just come back from Korea. I’m calling to ask ________.
A. how did you visit the city
B. how many days you’ve spent there
C. which hotel you stayed in Korea
D. how you will find the popular local food
( )15. --- Learning a language isn’t easy. It takes time.
--- I agree. _______. There’s no short cut.
A. All roads lead to Rome.
B. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
C. Practice makes perfect.
D. The early bird catches the worm.
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
