14. She is afraid that the trip will be ____________ for her old mother.

15. I recognized her at the first sight because I’ve known her for _________ years.

16. _______ good man has been destroyed by drink.

五、介词填空：请选择适当的介词填空。

1. In order to change attitudes___________ study, our school is bringing in some new methods.

A. about B. of C. towards D. on

2. I’m sorry it’s ___________ my power to make a final plan.

A. over B. above C. of D. beyond

3. The sunlight came in____________ the window and up my room.

A. through B. across C. on D. in

4. My plane leaves at 6, so I have to be at the airport___________ half past five at the latest.

A. until B. after C. around D. by

5. ___________ the time going on, he becomes better and better at the job.

A. As B. For C. With D. Through

六、请从每道题的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

1. I know it isn’t important but I can’t help__________ about it.

A. to think B. thinking C. but to think D. but thinking

2. There is no _________ that we can get there on time.

A. affair B. doubt C. matter D. problem

3. The story is_________ worth__________.

A. good; being listened B. well; listening C. well; to be listened D. well; being listened

4. If only I ____________ to my teacher’s advice!

A. listening B. listen C. am listening D. had listened

5. He is __________ a teacher to us. Besides, he is a good friend of ours.

A. more than B. no more than C. less than D. no less than

6. What is happening? I feel the ground ___________!

A. move B. to move C. moving D. moves

7. The boy is talking about what happened yesterday as if he____________ there just then.

A. was B. were C. be D. had been

8. He worked ___________ into the night to prepare for his final exam.

A. deep B. deeply C. wide D. widely

9. __________ I saw him, I recognized him as my best friend Tom.

A. The minute B. A minute C. One minute D. Minute

10. I have shown him many times, but he ________can’t do it.

A. still B. yet C. already D. always

七、猜词义：请猜出划线单词在句中的准确含义。

1. He likes sitting by the river enjoying the beauty of the sunset.

2. She had been a beauty in her day.

3. The last goal in the football match was a beauty.

4. One of the beauties of living in the mountainous area is that it is so peaceful.

5. Don’t play with the sharp knife. It is dangerous.

6. Because of the bad weather, there was a sharp increase in price.

7. The guard kept a sharp lookout for any strangers.

8. My teacher was very sharp with me when I was late.

9. He made a sharp turn to the left when driving on the road.

10. The cheese has a sharp taste, which doesn’t agree with me.

八、活字典：根据中文或首字母的提示，填写所缺单词的适当形式。

1. Without a moment’s ________________(犹豫), he jumped into the lake to save the child.

2. He does not like anyone _______________(挑战)his authority.

3. When building____________(材料)cost more, the price of the houses increases.

4. He found out _____________(各种各样的)reasons for his being late.

5. Our school offers all kinds of ______________(娱乐)for young teachers.

6. He was punished because he was caught w__________ answers to the others during the exam.

7. When it rains, the road becomes m____________.

8. The alarm clock a____________ me every morning.

9. Heavy p________ on the roof.

10. She w________ at the death of her little cat.

九、有错必纠：下列各句中均有一个错误，请找出并改正。

1. There is no doubt whether he is lying.

2. He didn’t respond my words.

3. Study hard at your lessons, or you fail in the exams.

4. Such a good boy is very worth praising.

5. On seeing his funny looks, I couldn’t help but to laugh.

6. Please have the stone move away. It is in the way.

7. Today I realize what means to a Chinese.