選擇題：

　　1) ______still believe we can resolve the problem without going to war.

　　A) Optimism B) Pessimism C) Pessimists D) Optimists

　　2) These girls have an advantage ______ those in calculation.

　　A) over B) than C) to D) with

　　3) — Thank you so much for the lovely evening, Jim. Frank and I had such a good time.

　　—You’re quite welcome, John. ______ . We’d been looking forward to seeing you.

　　A) We’re glad to meet you B) I’m afraid you didn’t have a good time

　　C) Just stay a little longer, please D) Thank you for coming

　　4) — Oh, welcome! ______.

　　— We are sorry for being late. You know, there was a lot of traffic in the street this evening.

　　A) Thanks for your present. B) I’m glad you could come.

　　C) I’ve been waiting for you all evening. D) Why not come early?

　　5) — It’s a great pleasure to have a talk with you.

　　— ______.

　　A) It’s very good of you to say so. B) You are welcome.

　　C) See you. D) It can’t be true.

　　6) — What’s the matter with you, Jim? You look pale.

　　— ______.

　　A) Oh, it is well.

　　B) I feel awful today. I didn’t get any sleep last night.

　　C) Yes, but I don’t care.

　　D) It has nothing to do with you.

　　7) The net bar, ______ last year, is very popular among the students in this school.

　　A) open B) opening C) having opened D) opened

　　8) I’m going to have my car ______ this afternoon.

　　A) to be fixed B) to fix C) fixed D) fixing

　　9) ______ from space, the earth looks like a blue ball.

　　A) Seen B) See C) Seeing D) To see

　　10) They found a ______ old man ______ on the ground.

　　A) dying; lying B) dead; lied C) death; laying D) died; lain

　　11) They ______ considerable influence within the school.

　　A) existed B) exerted C) executed D) excused

　　12) The fire ______ two deaths and the damage of the entire store.

　　A) was resulted in B) was resulted C) resulted in D) resulted from

　　13) Researchers have stumbled ______ a drug that may help patients.

　　A) on B) in C) over D) at

　　14) A child learns to read by seeing the words ______.

　　A) repeatly B) repeatedly C) properly D) obviously

　　15) Young children ______ to get sick more often than adults.

　　A) tend B) tender C) tendency D) likely

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