( )18. —Would you mind my opening the window?
—________, though it is a little cold.
A. Yes, please
B. Sure
C. Not at all
D. Sorry

C

( )19. My mother ______ me some funny stories when I was a child.
A. was used to tell
B. is used to telling
C. used to tell
D. used to telling

C

( )20. I haven't taken an exam ______ last month.
A. for B. in C. since D. before

C

( )21. What ______ the forest of our country in the last 20 years?
A. has happened to
B. is happened to
C. will happen in
D. is happening in

A

( )22. —Mario, you ______ to be funny when you were young.
—Yes, but people sure change. Now I'm serious.
A. loved
B. happened
C. had
D. used

D

( )23. —Why not come and join us in the game?
—________. But I must go to meet Mr. Smith at the airport.
A. I'd like to
B. Let's go
C. Yes, please
D. It's a pleasure

A

( )24. —How long shall I read 3a, Mr. Green?
—You should read it several times ______ you can learn it by heart.
A. as soon as
B. because
C. until
D. since

C

( )25. I don't know ____________, but I guess he may be a teacher.
A. how he does it
B. what he does
C. what is he
D. what does he do

B

Ⅲ. 完形填空。
As I was finishing the seventh grade,my school decided to make some$\underline{26}$ because of financial(财务的)problems. The school would make the classes bigger,so$\underline{27}$ could be fewer teachers. We$\underline{28}$ to write down the names of people we wanted to be with and didn't want to be with. I wrote down the names of all my close friends.
I found out that none of my close friends were in any of my new classes.$\underline{29}$,my new classmates were quite different from my old ones. I thought they weren't as smart as my old classmates. They also weren't in the school activities I was in. I couldn't find$\underline{30}$ interests with them.
As the year went on,I began to feel$\underline{31}$ and envy(嫉妒)people in other groups. Why could they be with all their friends? As I found out,they didn't have many friends at first. They had$\underline{32}$ new friends in their new classes. They$\underline{33}$ pretty happy with their new friends.
I decided$\underline{34}$ was time for me to make new friends. I noticed that the people with many friends were very$\underline{35}$. They often talked to others first,while I was too$\underline{36}$ to talk to others and$\underline{37}$ other people would talk to me first.
When I$\underline{38}$ this,I found that making friends is very easy$\underline{39}$ you can accept(接受)people for who they are,respect(尊重)them,and talk to them. Now I feel$\underline{40}$ happier because I have more friends.
( )26. A. friends
B. changes
C. places
D. interests
( )27. A. it
B. that
C. here
D. there
( )28. A. used
B. loved
C. needed
D. happened
( )29. A. Also
B. Too
C. Instead
D. However
( )30. A. different
B. common
C. special
D. patient
( )31. A. excited
B. embarrassed
C. lonely
D. happy
( )32. A. introduced
B. known
C. influenced
D. made
( )33. A. played
B. seemed
C. supposed
D. sounded
( )34. A. that
B. this
C. it
D. I
( )35. A. active
B. afraid
C. clever
D. pleasant
( )36. A. brave
B. scared
C. serious
D. outgoing
( )37. A. wanted
B. regarded
C. hoped
D. caused
( )38. A. explained
B. solved
C. realized
D. decided
( )39. A. before
B. if
C. although
D. because
( )40. A. a lot
B. lots of
C. more
D. less

B
; D
; C ; A ; B
; C
; D
; B
; C
; A
; B
; C
; C
; B
; A