一、单项选择
( ) 1. —Tom took ______ one-hour ride just now. What a short time he spent finishing such a long way!
—Because he is ______ experienced rider.
A. an; the
B. a; an
C. a; the
D. an; an

B

( ) 2. Let's vote ______ our favourite actor ______ the Internet.
A. on; over
B. for; in
C. to; on
D. for; on

D

( ) 3. Some teenagers like to do what their parents mind ______ they have grown up, but it's not a proper way.
A. show
B. to show
C. to showing
D. showed

B

( ) 4. ______ the radio says it's going to rain, you needn't take an umbrella with you.
A. When
B. If
C. Unless
D. As

C

( ) 5. None of us knew the death of the famous singer ______ it ______ on JSTV.
A. if; covered
B. if; was covered
C. until; covered
D. until; was covered

D

( ) 6. The News Round-up shows you ______ in the world, ______ the latest information.
A. what happening; with
B. what is happening; with
C. what does it happen; has
D. what events are happening; have

B

二、根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺
drop become check fly study
1. Billy with his friends often ______ kites in the park when they were young.
2. Kitty was busy when I went to see her yesterday. She ______ for an exam.
3. The temperature suddenly ______ and many cars on the road broke down on that winter morning.
4. The water in this river ______ dark and dirty recently. We can’t drink it any more.
5. —Have you handed in your project report?
—No, I ______ it again right away.

flew
; was studying
; dropped
; has become
; will check

三、词汇运用
People have different TV ______1____ (view) habits. Some are crazy about real-life shows, ______2____ others prefer documentaries. As an animal-lover, I've always enjoyed nature programmes. However, there's one thing that really annoys me—TV ads!
Last night, I ______3____ (watch) a fascinating documentary about wild elephants. Just as
the ______4____ (direct) started to give a closer shot to the elephants' social life, a ______5____ (傻的) toothpaste ad suddenly appeared. It felt like a complete ______6____ (浪费) of money for the advertisers, because I immediately switched (转变) channels.
It's time for the TV industry (工业) ______7____ (understand) that boring ads not only interrupt (使暂停) great shows but also ______8____ (宣布) the loss of audiences.
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______
6. ______
7. ______
8. ______

; viewing
; while
; was watching
; director
; silly
; waste
; to understand
; announce