— ______ did you stay in the hotel?

— About two weeks.

A.How soon B.How often C.How many D.How long

— Must I hand in my homework today?

— No, you ______.

A.can’t B.mustn’t C.needn’t D.couldn’t

— Which do you think is ______, dumplings or noodles?

— Dumplings.

A.delicious B.more delicious

C.most delicious D.the most delicious

Emma ______ to play the piano when she was six years old.

A.starts B.started C.will start D.have started

If Linda ______ now, she will catch the morning train.

A.left B.is leaving C.leaves D.will leave

The Olympic Games ______ in Tokyo in 2021.

A.hold B.will hold C.are held D.will be held

Humans ______ on the Earth for about 200,000 years.

A.live B.lived C.are living D.have lived

We ______ dinner when you called last night.

A.were having B.had C.will have D.have

— Do you know ______? （ ）

— Yes. He is from England.

A.where is he from B.where he is from

C.where was he from D.where he was from

Family Picture

I was sitting in my favorite chair, studying for my doctoral degree, when Sarah – my five-year-old daughter – came and asked, “Daddy, do you want to see my family picture?” “Daddy’s busy. Come back in a little while, Honey.”

10 minutes later, she rushed back. “Daddy, let me___________you my picture.” The heat went up around my collar. “Sarah,” I shouted, “come back later. I’m busy now.”

Then I___________I might have hurt her feelings, so I called, “Sarah, could you come back inside a minute, please? Daddy would like to see your picture.”

She ran back happily. “Look, here is Mommy, here is me standing by Mommy, here is our dog, Katie, and here is Mike (her little brother).”

“I love your picture, Honey.” I told her. “I'll hang it on the wall so that I can see it whenever I come back home.”

She took me at my word and went outside to play. I went back to my books, but Sarah’s picture was making me _______– something was missing. I asked Sarah to come back.

“Honey…there are Mommy, Sarah, Mike and Katie in the picture. But…where is your daddy?” “You’re at the library,” she said. With that simple statement, my little princess stopped time for me. I felt I was hurt badly by her words, so I went to Barbara, my wife, for help.

“I know how much it___________you, Gary.” She said.

“Barb…I want to come home. Can I do it?”

20 seconds of___________followed. It seemed like I held my breath for an hour. “Gary,” Barb said___________, “you know, we love you very much. But you haven’t been here. I’ve felt like a single parent for years.”

The words looked cold in print, but she said them gently. It was just the___________. My life had been busy, my family was on their own, and I had a long road ahead of me if I wanted to_________ them back. And I had to. Now that the fog had lifted, it suddenly became the most important thing in my life.

1.A.draw B.award C.send D.show

2.A.considered B.realised C.imagined D.decided

3.A.uneasy B.ungrateful C.tired D.bored

4.A.wounded B.troubled C.taught D.offered

5.A.performance B.complaint C.silence D.challenge

6.A.cheerfully B.carefully C.quickly D.privately

7.A.truth B.value C.honour D.belief

8.A.lead B.keep C.win D.drive