一、词汇运用
1. It seems ____________（不可能的）for the party to satisfy（满足）all the people.
2. — What’s on TV? — The host is having an ____________（采访）with the famous singer.
3. While studying ____________（在国外）, I met Mary, who later became my best friend.
4. To make money, the workers had to work in such cold ____________（环境,条件）.
5. My grandparents have been ____________（marry）for more than 50 years.
6. It has come to the coldest season in the ____________（north）part of China.
7. The boy has little ____________（communicate）with others, so he feels lonely.
8. He is ____________（exact）the man the police are looking for these days.

1. impossible 2. interview 3. abroad 4. condition(s) 5. married
6. northern 7. communication 8. exactly

( )1. Sometimes people don’t ________ how important something is till they lose it. For example, many people don’t know how important trees are to the environment.
A. describe B. realize C. hope D. return

B

( )2. — Do you drive to work? — I ________. But now I take buses because it is greener.
A. used to B. had to C. hoped to D. needed to

A

( )3. — Look at John! He ________ so much in the past few years.
— Yeah. He has grown into a handsome young man.
A. changes B. changed C. has changed D. is changing

C

( )4. — Would you like to come to my party, Ann?
— I’m afraid I have no time for it, but thanks for inviting me, ________.
A. anyway B. however C. instead D. so

A

( )5. — Look at the blue sky! The rain ________.
— Let’s go out for a walk.
A. stops B. will stop C. has stopped D. had stopped

C

( )6. — Do you know about Wuxi? — This is the first time I ________ here.
A. was B. was going C. came D. have been

D

( )7. — Your English is very good. ________ have you learned it? — For eight years.
A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How much

A

( )8. The experts(专家)check the health ________ of the giant pandas from time to time to make sure they’re in good health.
A. condition B. competition C. communication D. confidence

A

( )9. — Have you written anything on Chinese food so far?
— ________, but I have a plan for it.
A. Ever since B. Later on C. Not yet D. From now on

C

( )10. — Do you remember what it was like when you last visited Wuxi?
— ________. It was not as beautiful as it is now.
A. Exactly B. Not really C. Good idea D. I don’t know

A

三、动词填空
1. Look! How terribly he is coughing! He ____________（catch）a bad cold a few days ago.
2. What ____________（happen）to you in the past ten years?
3. — What’s that noise? — Oh, the neighbours ____________（prepare）for a party.
4. — How many times ____________ you ____________（phone）me today? — Three times.
5. — Excuse me, where is Mr Li’s office? — Sorry. I ____________（work）here for only a few days.
6. Mr Smith says that he ____________（move）to Shanghai in a few years.
7. Jack’s used to ____________（walk）his dog after dinner.
8. Helen used to ____________（write）emails to her friends.
9. Jimmy ____________（read）a science book when I went to see him.
10. What fun it is ____________（communicate）with each other by email!

1. caught 2. has happened 3. are preparing 4. have, phoned 5. have worked
6. will move 7. walking 8. write 9. was reading
10. to communicate