(　　)1. The purpose of new inventions(发明)is ______ life harder, but to make it easier.
A. not make B. not making C. not to make D. do not make

C

(　　)2. It's ______ you to reach over ______ plate for something.
A. polite of; someone’s B. rude of; someone’s
C. polite for; someone D. rude for; someone

B

(　　)3. You have to hand in your homework tomorrow, so ______ you bring it here in time.
A. look out B. think about C. make sure D. get ready

C

(　　)4. I won’t go home ______ I finish all my homework.
A. when B. as C. while D. until

D

(　　)5. — I may find a good job if I go abroad.
— Don’t be silly. ______, you know.
A. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
B. Don’t burn the candle at both ends
C. Actions speak louder than words
D. The grass is always greener on the other side

D

(　　)6. I’d like to buy a big and modern house. ______, I hope it’s in a quiet community.
A. After all B. Above all C. At all D. At that moment

B

二、动词填空
1. — Why not invite Jane to our weekend party?
— I’m not sure if she ___________（agree）. She is such a shy girl.
2. Sometimes, it’s hard for Chinese parents ___________（express）their love to kids in words.
3. There’s no need at all ___________（worry）about what will happen in the future.
4. Since the guide ___________（explain）the rules many times, we will not say them again.
5. Don’t worry about the result. You ___________（practise）it for long and that’s the most important part of the game.
6. If everyone ___________（pick）flowers carelessly, then what will leave in the park at last?
7. What fun they had ___________（take）a tour of Xinjiang online at last!
8. The drone（无人机）___________（fly）over our neighbourhood when we had a BBQ in the yard.

1. will agree 2. to express 3. to worry 4. has explained 5. have practised 8. was flying

三、完形填空
Miguel opened the door to his grandpa’s shoe shop. “Hi, Grandpa!” Miguel said.
Grandpa was tracing（描摹）a customer’s（顾客的）　　1　　 on paper. He didn’t look up. It seemed Grandpa was　　2　　. Miguel sat down and saw something he loved. It was the candy bottle! Grandpa always gave him a piece of　　3　　 when Miguel helped clean up. Miguel knew he shouldn’t take a candy without asking. But it was his favourite and he was　　4　　 now, so Miguel reached for the candy bottle　　5　　.
Soon the customer left. Miguel walked over to Grandpa. Grandpa looked up from his work and said “hello” to Miguel. “Do you need　　6　　?” Miguel asked.
“Sure! Could you pass me the shoe over there?”
Miguel nodded and reached for an old shoe. “Wow, a big hole on the shoe.”
Grandpa laughed, “It was a smaller one before. But the owner waited　　7　　 he couldn’t wear the shoes. Now it’s much harder to fix. Bad habits are　　8　　 that hole. Better fix them early.”
They kept talking as Grandpa worked. Miguel kept thinking about the candy. When Grandpa finished, Miguel helped him　　9　　 as usual.
Then Grandpa reached for his candy bottle.
“I took one piece of your candy without asking,” he said in a low voice. “My dear grandson,” Grandpa　　10　　, “thank you for saying it out. That is more important than anything else.”
(　　)1. A. hand B. foot C. head D. face
(　　)2. A. lonely B. helpless C. busy D. tired
(　　)3. A. candy B. paper C. bread D. chocolate
(　　)4. A. hungry B. angry C. confident D. excited
(　　)5. A. properly B. successfully C. easily D. secretly
(　　)6. A. water B. help C. tools D. bottles
(　　)7. A. until B. after C. since D. when
(　　)8. A. near B. opposite C. like D. with
(　　)9. A. buy candy B. fix shoes C. clean up D. draw pictures
(　　)10. A. complained B. warned C. returned D. smiled

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