---What should we do next?

--- The first thing is ________ a hotel ________.

A．to find; to stay

B．to find; to stay in

C．find; staying

D．find; to stay

---I’m sorry, Linda. I’m late.

--- Oh, Kate. You have kept me ________ for you for half an hour.

A．wait                                 B．waiting

C．to wait                                D．waits

I haven’t heard from Bill ________ he left here.

A．when                                B．before

C．since                                 D．while

---I have finished my homework already, mum.

--- When ________ you ________ it?

A．did; finished                           B．did; finish

C．have ; finished                         D．were; finishing

---Would you mind my using your dictionary?

---________.

A．Of course not                          B．Yes, please

C．You’re welcome                       D．My pleasure

---Why are you still waiting in line?

--- I’ve missed my turn ________.

A．order                                B．miss

C．time                                 D．/

---Waiter, $ 20 for dinner, right?

--- I’m afraid $ 25, sir, for drinks are ________.

A．free                                 B．extra

C．high                                 D．spare

The underlined part in the word “needed” is pronounced as ________.

A．/ t /              B．/ d /              C．/ id /             D．/ it /

---Is tea ready?

---No, mother is ________ it ready now?

A．doing            B．cooking           C．burning           D．getting

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通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

When I was about twelve years old. I had an enemy (敵人)，a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings. She always   1 me that I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very   2 . I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me   3 , and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever   4 what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s   5 . Go and make a list of everything she said and find out if that are   6 . Pay no attention to the things that are not true.”

I did   7  he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t    8 , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the   9  time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

I brought the list back to my father. He   10  to take it. “That’s only just for you,” he said, “You know better than   11  else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to  12 , and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something   13 is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them.

  14  hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.”

I have remembered my father’s   15  at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

1.                A．reminded       B．said            C．shouted  D．laughed

2.                A．dull            B．brave          C．angry D．happy

3.                A．quietly         B．carelessly       C．casually   D．differently

4.                A．came out       B．dealt with       C．got over  D．thought about

5.                A．strategies       B．ideas           C．photos   D．books

6.                A．crazy          B．true           C．strict D．simple

7.                A．as             B．against         C．since D．for

8.                A．produce        B．check          C．borrow   D．next

9.                A．decided        B．liked           C．wanted   D．refused

10.               A．everything      B．anyone         C．nothing   D．anything

11.               A．shout          B．teach          C．listen D．read

12.               A．that           B．why           C．where D．who

13.               A．so             B．or             C．for   D．but

14.               A．features        B．excuse         C．advice D．promises