( )6. I was asked to write ______ report.
A. a 8 - thousand - word
B. an 8 - thousand - word
C. a 8 - thousand words
D. an 8 - thousand - words

B

( )7. — How soon will Sam get his money back?
— ______. Better late than never!
A. Till next week
B. Until the next week
C. Not until next week
D. Not till the next week

C

( )8. — This article is difficult for me. Could you please explain it to me?
— I'm afraid I have to say sorry, but the book is ______ my understanding.
A. over
B. above
C. off
D. beyond

D

( )9. It's well known ______ all people that Beijing is known ______ the capital of China.
A. for; as
B. to; for
C. to; as
D. for; for

C

( )10. I can't believe that you've spent ______ money on ______ food.
A. so much; such little
B. such much; so little
C. so much; so little
D. such much; such little

C

( )11. The teacher asked him to speak louder ______ by his classmates.
A. so that to be heard
B. in order to catch
C. so that he could be heard
D. being heard

C

( )12. The number of the mobile phones is much ______ than it used to be. But the prices of some new types are still very ______.
A. more; expensive
B. bigger; expensive
C. bigger; high
D. more; high

C

( )13. She was honoured ______ many awards ______ her charity work.
A. with; to
B. with; for
C. on; for
D. of; to

B

( )14. Do you think that ______ little children should know ______ knowledge of road safety?
A. so; little
B. such; a little
C. such; few
D. so; a few

B

( )15. — I have tried my best to learn DIY, but my work still looks terrible. I have no gift for it.
— Oh, my sweetheart, ______. You can do better next time.
A. you don't say so
B. certainly
C. it takes time
D. all right

C

五、根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。
A Film for Mothers
"The reason why I chose to be a director was not for making films but for Li Huanying," Jia Ling said.
Li Huanying. Jia's mother, passed 1. a______ when Jia was 19 years old. To express her sadness and regret, Jia 2. d______ to make a film called Hi, Mum.
Based on her personal experiences, the film describes Jia travelling back to the year 1981, when she meets her mother at a young age and becomes 3. c______ friends with her Mum.
The 4. d______, Jia Ling, never imagined that her film would make history. It has taken in 5 billion yuan, according to professional box office (票房) tracker Dengta. "Hi, Mum is a big 5. s______ in the film industry, as the work is special. Jia Ling not 6. o______ puts her love and memories of her decreased mother into the film but also lets the viewers feel her sincerity (真诚)," said Shi Chuan, Chairman of the Shanghai Film Association.
Hi, Mum has received many positive (积极的) reviews as well. Many people couldn't stop crying 7. b______ the film describes true love between a daughter and a mother. In fact, the film is 8. f______ of sincerity and touching moments. A large 9. n______ of Internet users showed their love on Weibo with a hashtag (标签) "photo of my mother when she was young".
Jia Ling spent a lot of time and effort 10. m______ the film Hi, Mum. Now she's already considered as China's most commercially successful female director.

1. away 2. decided 3. close 4. director 5. success 6. only 7. because 8. full 9. number 10. making