一. 单项选择

( ) 1. Did you say that Miss Green is coming to see me? It's strange. I've never____ her before.

A. heard for B. heard of

C. heard D. hear from

( ) 2. ____ had to work hard for ten years ____.

A. Both they; because the necklace is missing

B. They both; became of the necklace was gone

C. Both of they; because the necklace is lost

D. Both of them; because of the lost necklace

( ) 3. Those pupils ____ the disabled classmates for six years.

A. kept helped B. keep on to help

C. kept on helping D. kept on helped

( ) 4. The poor girl has neither shoes nor skirt. That's why she ____ stay at home.

A. must B. has to C. should D. ought to

( ) 5. He ____to drive a car ____ the end of last year.

A. learned; at B. learned; by

C. had learned; in D. had learned; on

( ) 6. ____ new books have been given away since the Hope Organization was founded.

A. Many of B. The major of

C. A majority D. A great many

( ) 7. Her mother ____ her stories patiently every evening when she was a little girl.

A. was used to tell B. is used to telling

C. used to tell D. used to telling

( ) 8.--Is there a flight to London this evening?

--There ____ be. I'll phone the airport and find it out.

A. must B. would C. might D. can

( ) 9. The girl was too young to ____ easily.

A. take in B. be taken in C. take up D. be taken up

( ) 10. ____ I got to the reading-room, I found that he ____ there.

A. At every time; read B. Each time; reads

C. At each time; would read D. Each time; was reading

( ) 11. The written examination, all students are tested on the same question, was ____ known until the 19th century.

A. which; probable B. where; possible

C. in that; not probably D. where; probably not

( ) 12.--Tom seems to have discovered all about the event.

-- ____.

A. So he did B. So do he

B. So he has D. So has he

( ) 13. Compared with China, the population of America is ____.

A. /; much smaller B. those of; the smallest

C. that; much smaller D. one ; just as small as

( ) 14. Buying insurance is ____ by which people can protect ____ from large losses.

A. a way; other B. a means; themselves

C. methods; us D. a purpose; everyone

( ) 15. Thanks ____ your help, we finally ____ enough persons to do the work.

A. for; made B. with; got

C. to; got D. to; had

二. 完形填空

Fire can destroy many things. It is 16 to everyone, but it is useful. We cannot live 17 fires. In other words, fire is both friend and enemy of us. This depends on whether we use it 18 or not.