1. It is cold in the ____________ (north) part of China in winter and many people aren’t used to living in the north.
2. Don’t you think noise ____________ (pollute) is a big problem in many areas?
3. I’m busy these days. Going out with friends is almost ____________ (possible) for me now.
4. My grandparents liked to live in the countryside all their ____________ (life).
5. Have you met one of their ____________ (丈夫)?
6. She felt even ____________ (孤独的) after her friends went to England.
7. I ____________ (意识到) what he meant at last.
8. Why was she so nervous at the beginning of her job ____________ (面试)?

1. northern 2. pollution 3. impossible 4. lives 5. husbands
6. lonelier 7. realized 8. interview

( ) 1. The quality of our life has improved greatly ________ the beginning of the 21st century.
A. after B. since C. before D. when
( ) 2. The boy has changed ________. He is no more crazy about computer games.
A. a lot of B. lots of C. a lot D. a few
( ) 3. Having a dream is the first step (步骤), but whether (是否) you can ________ it depends on (取决于) what you will do.
A. realize B. remember C. introduce D. practice
( ) 4. The idiom “Mengzi’s mother makes three moves” tells us a mother who did all she could do to provide the best ________ for her child.
A. friendship B. instruction C. environment D. information
( ) 5. Judy was in a foreign country by herself. You couldn’t imagine (想象) how ________ she was.
A. alone B. lonely C. kind D. great
( ) 6. I’ll never forget the town I went to that cold winter. There ________ a clean river and many big tall trees.
A. used to be B. used to have C. was used to being D. was used to having
( ) 7. I don’t think the film is wonderful. ________, its ending is OK.
A. In fact B. And C. For example D. Anyway
( ) 8. I think our life will get better ________.
A. by the way B. on the way C. through the way D. in some ways

1 - 5 BCACB 6 - 8 ADD

1. Nobody ____________ (get) any information about the accident so far.
2. There used ____________ (be) a lot of waste in the river.
3. When I met him last time, he ____________ (make) a model plane.
4. He looks happy because he ____________ (train) his dog these days.
5. — May I have a look at your notebook? — Sorry, I ____________ (lend) it to Jim.
6. How many people ____________ (live) in Tianning District(区) in the past?
7. There ____________ (be) some new restaurants in the street, won’t there?
8. Mr Wu ____________ (teach) in our middle school since then.

1. has got 2. to be 3. was making 4. is training 5. have lent
6. lived 7. will be 8. has taught