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一、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

(   ) 1. ______ Linda was waiting for the train, she killed time by going for a walk.

A. While      B. When      C. Until         D. After

(   ) 2. While he ________ to the music, the teacher suddenly came in.

A. is listening     B. was listening      C. listened      D. listens

(   ) 3. Don’t _____ behind the door. I have seen you.

A. hide        B. to hide       C. hiding       D. hid

(   ) 4. Do you have ________to tell me?

A. important anything     B. anything importance

C. importance anything    D. anything important

(   ) 5. _______ do you need for your trip?

________. I’ve packed everything.

A. What else; Something else      B. Where else; Nothing else

C. What else; Nothing else      D. Where else; Anything else

(   ) 6. It’s very dangerous to run ________ the street.

A. cross      B. to crossing     C. across      D. crossing

(   ) 7. We are ________ at his ________success.

A. surprising;surprising        B. surprised;surprised

C. surprised;surprising         D. surprising;surprised

(   ) 8. We were in time _______ the bus.

A. to catch       B. catch     C. catches       D. catching

(   ) 9. Tony said he would be here at four o’clock. But he didn’t _______ until six.

A. go      B. appear      C. move        D. start

(   ) 10. We have worked for three hours. Now let’s stop_______ a rest.

A. had      B. have       C. to have       D. having

二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

One day，a boy had a fight with one of his classmates.Then he went to his __1__ and told him his story angrily.“He is really bad，” the boy said，“and I __2__ him.”

The grandfather said，“__3__ me tell you a story.When I was a boy，I too，sometimes hated others for what they did…”

As the boy __4__ carefully，the grandfather went on，“There are always two tigers inside my heart.One is __5__ and kind.He gets on well __6__ everything around him.But __7__ is bad and unfriendly.Even the smallest thing will make him angry.He fights with everyone all the time，and for no reason.He can’t think carefully __8__ he always hates others.It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart.They both try to control(控制)me.”

The boy looked into his grandfather's __9__ and asked，“__10__ tiger always controls you，Grandfather?”

The old man said slowly and seriously，“The one that I feed.I always feed the good and kind tiger，so I never hate others and seldom(很少)get angry now.”

(   ) 11.A.mother                  B.father               C.teacher                D.grandfather

(   ) 12.A.love                      B.hate                  C.know                  D.enjoy

(   ) 13.A.Make                    B.Help                 C.Let                       D.Ask

(   ) 14.A.saw                      B.felt                     C.talked                   D.listened

(   ) 15.A.good                     B.bad                   C.lazy                       D.quiet

(   ) 16.A.at                        B.on                       C.with                       D.about

(   ) 17.A.other                     B.others                 C.another                  D.the other

(   ) 18.A.because                 B.though                C.before                    D.but

(   ) 19.A.eyes                      B.ears                     C.nose                      D.mouth

(   ) 20.A.Who                    B.Which                 C.Where                   D.When