1. The package arrived with several knots, but my mum quickly ______ them all.
A.tied
B.untied
C.was tying
D.will untie

() 2. My father wants to paint the walls of my house ______ blue.
A./
B.in
C.with
D.of

() 3. Paper-cuts of "double happiness" are often ______ at the newly married couple's home to bring good wishes.
A.put in
B.put up
C.put on
D.put off

() 4. ______ Kate ______ Linda knows a lot about DIY, so you can ask them for advice.
A.Both; and
B.Neither; nor
C.Not only; but also
D.Either; or

() 5. Have you ever read Shakespeare's plays, ______, Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet?
A.for example
B.because of
C.instead of
D.thanks for

() 6. —Is it easy ______ a fruit salad?
—Yes, I think so.

A.make
B.makes
C.to make
D.making

() 7. —Tom, turn off the light. The sunlight is bright enough.
—______.
A.Not at all
B.You'd better not
C.You're welcome
D.OK, I will

二、词汇运用
In order to protect the environment, our school takes action recently.
First, one of the new (方法) we introduce to deal with waste paper is asking students to put it into special bins. Later, it will be sent to the recycling centre and made into new (产品) like notebooks. This not only saves resources, also helps to save money.
Second, (reduce) energy consumption (消耗), the school changes the old light bulbs (灯泡) with energy-saving ones. We also encourage students to walk and ride bikes to school instead of by car. They don't cause pollution and bring us the (乐趣) of exercising.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______