II. Cloze test : (25%)
(A)
Mrs Brown dialed her daughter's number and sang out, “Hello, ( 1 ) . How are you?”
“Terrible, Mom. My back is (2) me, the children are acting up , (3) I'm expecting six guests for dinner .”
“Don't worry. I'm coming (4). I'll feed the children, and ( 5 ) a dinner your guests will ( 6 ) forget .”
“You're an angel . How' s Dad? ”
“Dad? ---- you know Daddy (7) nine years ago . ”
A moment of silence . “What (8) are you calling?”
“8284494.”
“This is 8284491．”
“Oh , ( 9 ) . I dialed the wrong number . ”
“Hold on ! Please ! ---- Does this mean you're not (10) over?”
[ ]1．A．pardon B．dear C．you D．aha
[ ]2．A．beating B．hurting C．killing D．wounding
[ ]3．A．on B．and C．except. D．therefore
[ ]4．A．immediately B．later C．tomorrow D．finally
[ ]5．A．do B．cook C．boil D．eat
[ ]6．A．sometimes B．seldom C．never D．already
[ ]7．A．left B．starved C．fled D．died
[ ]8．A．number B．address C．people D．unit
[ ]9．A．thanks B．sorry C．great D．terrible
[ ]10．A．dialing B．coming C．calling D．talking
—Do you ______ the idea of living a low-carbon life?
—It sounds tough, but it is a tendency.
| A．correspond to | B．apply to | C．cater to | D．subscribe to |
The public transportation in this city is very convenient, where many buses run ______.
| A．occasionally | B．approximately | C．immediately | D．frequently |
The purse found on the playground matches the ______ by Mary, so it must be hers.
| A．direction | B．expression | C．description | D．instruction |
The road ______ for vehicles is under repair. Drivers are required to take some other routes.
| A．meaning | B．meant | C．to mean | D．being meant |
—When shall we go planting trees in the hill?
—______ it begins to rain, so they don’t need watering.
| A．Not until | B．While | C．Till | D．Unless |