— Why isn't Cathy here yet?　

— She 　　　　　to be picked up at the station.

A. could wait B. must wait C. might be waiting 　 D. can be waiting

The bridge, which ___________1688, needs repairing.

A.is dated from　　　　　　 B.was dated from

C.dates from　　　　　　　 D.dated from

New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are serious problems in big cities, too. The cost of living is high, and there are too many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people can not find work or a good place to live in. Also, it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities, others do not. Before people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.

1. Which is the best title this passage?

A. Big Cities　　　　　　　　　 B. New York, London and Paris

C. Exciting Places To Live In　　　 D. Serious Problems in Big Cities

2. Which of the following is true?

A. Big cities are not safe and clean enough.

B. People can easily find a good place to live in big cities.

C. Living in big cities doesn’t cost a lot.

D. All people like to live in big cities.

3. In this passage the author advises people __ .

A. to move to big cities

B. not to move to big cities

C. not to move to a big city without considering the problems there

D. not to think so much about the problems before they move to a big city

4. Which is NOT talked about in the passage?

A. New York and London are big cities, and so is Paris.

B. Big cities are better than small cities.

C. Big cities are exciting places to live in.

D. Big cities have a lot of serious problems.

You can come to the dance ___________ you dress.
A. whatever      B. whichever       C. whether     D. however

Not far from the club there was a garden, _____owner seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.

A. whose　 　 B. its　 　 C. which　 　　D. that

--- What’s the price of the apple?

--- Ninety-seven _____ per kilogram.

A. pences　　 B. pence　　 C. penny　　 D. pennys

Having checked the doors were closed , and _________ all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom.

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

There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars_______ road conditions need______.

A. that; to be improved 　

B. which; to be improved

C. where; improving 　

D. when; improving

Crusoe’s dog became ill and died, 　 made him very lonely.

　 A．this　　　　　 B．that　　　　　 C．which　　 D．a(chǎn)s

The best way to forget your worries is to think about the trouble of _____.

A. others 　 B. the other　 C. other 　 D. another