() 1.As ______ coach at a dance studio, Jane has ______ confidence of a talented wise woman.
A.the; a
B.a; the
C.the; the
D.a; a

() 2.After graduation from high school, teenagers have many ______ such as going to a college or taking a job.
A.choices
B.positions
C.purposes
D.places

() 3.Just be more patient! Breaking a bad habit ______ time.
A.reduces
B.requires
C.repeats
D.discovers

() 4.Be careful! Don’t walk on the grass, ______ it will “cry”.
A.and
B.but
C.or
D.so

( ) 5. Mrs Zhang ______ Dr Yang shows great interest in the topic we are talking about. They want to know more about it.
A.Both; and
B.Either; or
C.Neither; nor
D.Not only; but also

() 6.Ne Zha 2 has won high praise from the public. And the film is well worth ______.
A.watched
B.watching
C.to watch
D.watches

() 7.— I’m afraid that I can’t do it.
— Oh, you should believe in yourself. You won’t know what you can do ______ you try it.

A.until
B.because
C.if
D.while

( ) 8.— shall I receive the hat I bought online? I’ve waited for almost a month!
— Yes. I’m listening. I’m sorry. I’m afraid you have to wait for another week.
A.How soon
B.How long
C.How often
D.How far

() 9.English learning itself isn’t hard. How much you devote decides ______.
A.who can you ask for help
B.if you can learn it well
C.that you can take the lead
D.why you began to learn English

()10.— Are you going to take part in the speech competition?
— ______. It’s too good a chance to miss.

A.No problem
B.My pleasure
C.I can’t agree more
D.That’s for sure

二、完形填空(10 分)
When my aunt’s children were small, she decided to get them a puppy. Her neighbour’s dog had given 1 to a couple of puppies a few weeks earlier, so my aunt decided to buy one of the puppies once they had weaned (断奶).
The day to bring home the little puppy came and the children were 2 . They waited at the front door to see the new family member. They named it Shorty happily and 3 welcomed it, preparing its food and a comfortable bed in a basket. The next day the children gave it some milk before kissing it goodbye and left for school. When they returned, they discovered that Shorty was missing. They 4 the whole house inch by inch, 5 it was nowhere to be found. The kids cried and sat at the front door for hours. Later in the evening, the 6 who sold them the puppy came over with Shorty, apologizing (道歉). To our 7 , it was the mother dog that had slid(溜)into my aunt’s house and carried the puppy back to his home. When he returned home from work, he found the puppy and went to my aunt’s home at once.
For a number of days, my aunt and her neighbour tried to keep the puppy in her home, because each day the mother dog would take it back. Finally, my aunt’s neighbour 8 and returned the money. The puppy went back to live with its mother dog from then on.
I came to realize that mother’s love is 9 all over the places you can imagine, even in the kingdom of animals. By the way, if you would like to keep a puppy as a companion(陪伴), you might as well keep the mother dog far away or keep 10 of them at the same time.
( ) 1. A. rise B. birth C. way D. attention
( ) 2. A. careful B. cheerful C. calm D. worried
( ) 3. A. simply B. suddenly C. warmly D. hardly
( ) 4. A. discovered B. cleaned C. searched D. looked
( ) 5. A. so B. though C. or D. but
( ) 6. A. parent B. friend C. relative D. neighbour
( ) 7. A. anger B. sadness C. surprise D. joy
( ) 8. A. kept on B. gave up C. broke out D. lost way
( ) 9. A. appearing B. flowing C. hurrying D. sitting
( )10. A. all B. each C. either D. both