I________in London for many years，but I’ve never regretted my final decision to move back to China.

A．lived 　　 B．have lived　　 C．had lived 　　　D．was living

Languages are always changing . 1 English of today is very different from 2 of 500 years ago. In time, some languages become more 3 and others become less important.4 　　　even die out completely. About 1,000 years ago English was a little 5 language.

If a language has a large 6 of speakers, or 7 it is very old, there may be difference 8 the way it is spoken in different areas. 9 , the language may have 10 dialects (方言). Chinese is a good example of dialect differences. Chinese 11 for thousands of years by many millions of 12 . The differences between the dialects of Chinese are 13 great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China cannot understand each other.

There are other kinds of dialects. In some languages we find words or expressions and even grammatical forms, which are used 14 by men and others used by women. What’s more, each generation 15 its own expressions and grandparents and grandparents and grandchildren may sometimes have difficulty in understanding each other.

1. A. An　　　　　 B. The　　　　 C. /　　　　 D. A

2. A. that　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　 C. this　　　　　 D. one

3. A. important　 B. simple　 　 C. easy　　　　 　 D. impossible

4. A. Anyone　　　　　 B. None　　　　　　 C. Any　　　　　 D. Some

5. A. known　　　　　 B. to know　　　　　 C. knowing　　　 D. knew

6. A. amount　　　　 B. deal　　　　　　　 C. number　　　　 D. numbers

7. A. if　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　 C. as if 　　　　　 D. even if

8. A. on　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　 D. by

9. A. However　　　　 B. That is　　　　　 C. But　　　　　 D. So

10. A. few　　　　　 B. several　　　　　　 C. no　　　　　 D. little

11. A. has been spoken B. has spoken　　　　 C. is spoken　　　 D. have been spoken

12. A. speakers　　　　 B. talkers　　　　　　 C. tellers　　　　 D. writers

13. A. very　　　　　 B. too　　　　　　　 C. such　　　　　 D. so

14. A. both　　　　　 B. only　　　　　　　 C. neither　　　　 D. either

15. A. studies　　　　 B. uses　　　　　　　 C. produces　　　 D. makes

The day will come ________ the people all over the world will win peace.

A. that 　　　 B. where　　 C. how　　　 D. when

I regret ______ you that I’ve forgotten _______ the book you want.（ ）

A. to tell; bringing　 B. to tell; to bring　 C. telling; bringing D. telling; to bring

Ge You, a famous _______, played a leading role in the film You Are The OneⅡ, which proves to be a great success.

A. clown　　　　 B. amateur　　　　　 C. comedian　　　　　　 D. director

Please make sure that this room is ____ when the visitors arrive.

A．in use　　　 B．in peace 　 C．in order　 D．in place

I got an e-mail from Liu Xin, ___ said she was going abroad for further study.

A. who　 　　 B. she　 　　 C. which　 　 D. it

Not until I had arrived home　　　 my appointment with Michael Smith.

　 A.did I remember　　 B.that I remembered

C.when I remembered　 D.had I remembered、

Ding Junhui, ______ most famous snooker player, is ______ quiet young man.

　 A. /; a　　　　 B. the;/　　 C. a; a　　　　 D. a; the

It was about 600 years ago ________ the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made.

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