—Excuse me. Did you notice whether the No.108 bus had gone by?

　 —Not 　　　　 I’ve been standing here.

　 A．a(chǎn)s　　　　　 B．when　　　　 C．since　　　 D．while

The teacher looked at her students _______ table tennis in the hall.

A. play　 　　　 B. to play　

C. played　 　　　D. how playing

——Are you going to take part in the speech contest?

———_____________It’s too good an opportunity to miss.

A. No problem!　　　　　　　　　 B. That’s for sure.

C. Why me?　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Why bother?

The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant ______ in his place but, luckily, everything was going on smoothly.

A. gave 　　　 B. gives 　　　　 C. was giving 　　　 D. had given

—I will give you happily　　　　 you ask for only if I have.

—I like you indeed.

A.whichever　　　 B.whatever

C.no matter what　 D.no matter which

At the beginning of the year, farmers usually have a lot of a________work to do.

What is language for? Some people seem to think it’s for practicing 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. 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 it. They should put communication first.

1. 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

2. The sentence “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” 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

3. When we speak a foreign language, we should ______.

　 A. speak in Chinese way　　　　　　　 B. speak according to the rules

　 C. break the rules　　　 　　　　　 　 D. not be afraid of making mistakes

The better use you can make ________ time，the greater contributions you will make ________ society.

A. in；to 　　　 　　B. on；for 　　　　 C. of；to 　 　　D. up；for

Patience is a kind of quality and that’s ____ it takes to do such work well.

A. which B. what C. where D. when

I’ll always be _________ to you for your help.

A. in debt　 　　　 B. debt　 　　　　　 C. running into debt　 D. debts