The home improvements have taken what little there is _____ my spare time.
   A. from       B. in          C. of       D. at    

— Kate shouldn’t have done that sort of thing.

  — Whatever she did was reasonable, _____ to what you had done. Besides, it’s none of your business. Get down to _____ your work.

 　 A. comparing; doing 　 B. comparing; do　　　

C. compared; doing　　 D. compared; do

A great fire broke out in that supermarket, after which, a lot of goods ________.
A. are damaged   B. had damaged    C. damaged     D. were damaged

The hotel _______ you are thinking, Kate, is too dirty, I’m afraid

A. that　　　 B. which　　　 C. in which　 D. of which

________，his parents died in the ________ Sichuan Earthquake.

A．Fortunately；astonishing

B．Fortunate；astonished

C．Unfortunately；astonishing

D．Unfortunate；astonished

I can’t see the screen. His head is ____.

　　A. on the way B. in the way C. in a way D. by the way

What is language for? Some people seem to think it's for practising grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists，the better. That's wrong. Language is for the exchange（交流）of ideas and information. It's meaningless knowing all about a language if you can't use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can't speak correctly or fluently（流利地）. They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Shaw once wrote, "Foreigners often speak English too correctly. "But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They're English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It can't make another people's language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn't overdo（做過頭）it. They should put communication（交際）first.　

1．Language is used to ________.

A. express oneself　　　　 　　　　 B. practice grammar rules

B. talk with foreigners only　　　　　 D. learn lists of words

2．Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he ________.

A. never makes mistakes　　　　　　 B. often makes mistakes

C. can't avoid making mistakes　　　　 D. always makes mistakes

3．"Foreigners often speak English too correctly. "This sentence means that ________.

A. foreigners speak correct English　 B. foreigners speak incorrect English

C. foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules

D. foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English

4．If too many native speakers break a rule, ________.

A. what they use will become right　　　 B. they are against the law

C. they should say sorry to others　　　 D. they will become heroes

I am arranging for Mr Smith, one of our inspectors, to come and ________ the damage caused to the building.

A. attempt B. assess C. accuse D. appeal

He can’t find a room __________．

A．to live　 B．to live in C．to be living　 D．for living