Last year I went and stayed with my English penfriend, James Groves. I have written to James for nearly three years, but it was the_________time I had had a chance to visit his home. His family is_________than most Chinese ones. James has an elder sister_________Alice, and a younger brother, Luke.
Everyone has their own bedroom, but_________I visited, they spent most of the time in the living room, watching TV and_________with me. Sometimes Alice made long phone calls to her friends as well._________activities surprised me. In China, my parents do not_________me watch a lot of TV or make long phone calls.
Sometimes the three children had to_________some jobs around the house. Alice would wash the dishes and_________the bathroom. James and Luke would usually work together to wash the floors in__________living room and iron some clothes. If they all did a good job,__________parents would give them some pocket money.
James and his brother got along very__________most of the time, but sometimes they argued(争论)about__________channel(频道)to watch on TV. James said I was lucky to be a(n)__________child because I could watch anything I wanted. I didn't__________James because in China we are not allowed to watch much TV anyway. Besides, I would love to have a brother or sister to talk to. I think James is very lucky.
1.A.first B.second C.third D.fourth
2.A.wider B.smaller C.bigger D.newer
3.A.phoned B.called C.shouted D.wanted
4.A.before B.if C.when D.though
5.A.talking B.dealing C.studying D.walking
6.A.All B.Neither C.Both D.Each
7.A.let B.allow C.tell D.advise
8.A.find B.plan C.lose D.share
9.A.build B.clean C.break D.use
10.A.a B.an C.the D.(不填)
11.A.his B.your C.her D.their
12.A.well B.badly C.hard D.deeply
13.A.where B.when C.whose D.which
14.A.just B.only C.honest D.brave
15.A.agree with B.join in C.take in D.depend on
—It`s raining, isn't it?
—__________! I've never seen it rain this hard before!
A.No problem B.That's all right
C.It sure is D.No, it isn't.
He __________his voice in order that everybody could hear him.
A.rose B.grew C.dropped D.raised
You may wonder __________stress is a serious matter or not.
A.that B.whether C.who D.where
When you __________a difficult task, try to stick with it and finish it.
A.are given B.will give C.was given D.are giving
The Silk Road was so long that it __________many countries.
A.made up B.passed through C.set up D.searched through