6. In the early morning my mother was in the kitchen ______ breakfast for us.

　　A. prepared

　　B. preparing

　　C. having prepared

　　D. to have prepared

　　7. New Zealand ______ the death penalty in 1961.

　　A. erased

　　B. released

　　C. abolished

　　D. negated

　　8. — Would you and your brother like to play bridge tonight?

　　— I don’t know how to play bridge and ______.

　　A. my brother either

　　B. my brother neither

　　C. neither does my brother

　　D. neither my brother

　　9. Don’t wave my hand ______; you need it.

　　A. off

　　B. away

　　C. down

　　D. up

　　10. I’d rather he ______ me the truth.

　　A. told

　　B. will tell

　　C. had told

　　D. tells