— What do you think of Zhang LiangYing's English songs?

    — Very attractive and lively. Almost no other Super Girls can sing _____ at present, I think.

A. well           B. best        C. better              D. the best

Mother came from our home village. She stayed with us for ten days. When she was ___1____ to leave, she wanted to buy us something ____2___ a present.

   “You’ve got ___3____,” she said, “but you seem to have got ___4____. The TV set is yours, but the people who walk back and forth in it are all ___5____, even murderers, corrupt officials and thieves come in and ___6____ it from time to time. The radio cassette player is yours, but it’s all others who __7____ in it. The books on the shelf are yours, but they are all ___8____ by others. The fridge is yours, but all the year round it’s ____9____ frost that comes from God knows where. __10___they make your life easy and comfortable, ___11___ of them BELONGS to you in the real sense of the word.

   ___12___ the day she was to leave for home, she got up early in the morning and ____13____ back a pickle(泡菜) pot from the market.

   “___14____ some pickle in it,” she said, “and have something ____15____ suits your own taste.”

   Since then pickles of our own ____16_____ had been added to our diet. When we had guests, we often had pickles ____17____ wine. Slightly intoxicated(excited greatly), everyone would say, “A country flavor, not bad, Not bad, a country flavor (特別的風(fēng)味)”.

   ____18___ we had something to our own taste. When we looked at the ___19____, it was standing quietly at the corner. Amid the hustle and bustle of our ____20___ life and in the apartment of reinforced concrete, the pot stood there by itself, brewing an old and simple flavor.

1.A. on           B. about        C. for         D. of

2.A. since         B. because      C. as          D. for

3.A. everything    B. something     C. nothing     D. anything

4.A. everything    B. something     C. nothing     D. anything

5.A. murderers     B. thieves       C. actors       D. strangers

6.A. out           B. out of        C. into        D. along

7.A. sing          B. dance         C. plays      D. act

8.A. writing        B. written        C. read       D. reading

9.A. full           B. filled of       C. filled with    D. full with

10.A. As            B. But           C. Because      D. Though

11.A. no one        B. none          C. neither        D. either

12.A. On           B. In             C. During       D. Of

13.A. took          B. brought        C. fetched       D. carried

14.A. Do           B. Cook          C. Make         D. Prepare

15.A. what         B. /               C. that          D. as

16.A. smell         B. sound          C. feel           D. taste

17.A. to go with     B. went with    C. to drink     D. drinking

18.A. But          B. So             C. And           D. Or

19.A. pot          B. TVset           C. radio          D. shelf

20.A. ordinary      B. usual        C. every day     D. everyday

--How long ___________ each other before they__________ married?

--For about a year.

A. have they known; get                B. did they know; were going to get

C. do they know; are going to get        D. had they known; got

--What was the party like?

   --Wonderful. It is years_____________ I enjoyed myself so much.

A. that     B. since     C. when     D. before

Let us not waste____________ time we have left.

A. the little          B. little          C. a little        D. a little more

The task is too much for me, so I can’t carry on ______any longer. I must get some help.

A. singly         B.simply        C.alone       D.lonely

This magazine is very __________ with young people, who like its content and style.

A. familiar      B. popular         C. similar         D. particular

I forget where I read the article, or I _____ it to you now.

A. will show          B. would show  C. am going to show      D. am showing

John plays the piano _____, if not better than, David. But he never shows off in public.

A. as well        B. as well as         C. so well    D. so well as

Pop music is such an important part of society ________it has even influenced our language.  

A. as            B. that         C. which       D. where