2. Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home 48 their children return from school. Sometimes it is necessary for a parent to write 49 after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator, 50 another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a 51 way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about 52 they want to say before they write. 53 another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that 54 hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned 55 or telephone calls not answered. For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.
— Tony, you seem in high spirits.
— Yes. There is nothing _______ exciting than seeing my work in print.
A.so | B.most |
C.more | D.as |
He talks as if he knew the truth. _______, he knows nothing about it.
A.Actually | B.Really |
C.Obviously | D.Generally |
The sentence wants _______ once more as many students still have difficulty understanding it.
A.to explain | B.explaining |
C.being explained | D.explained |
— Did you see it with your own eyes, Mike?
— Yes. Otherwise I _______you about it.
A.didn’t tell | B.hadn’t told |
C.wouldn’t tell | D.wouldn’t have told |
Not until I have got all the information _______ some comments about this incident.
A.I can make | B.can I make |
C.I have made | D.have I made |