— Could you please explain the assignment for Monday, Miss Smith?
— Certainly. Read the next chapter and come to class ________ to discuss what you’ve read.
| A．preparing | B．prepared |
| C．to prepare | D．to be prepared |
-----Tom. You look very bored and tired.
-----Yes, I ______ my father on the farm until seven o’clock this morning.
| A．have been helping | B．had helped | C．was helping | D．am helping |
Jane is supposed to stop working. She has a serious headache because she ______ all the morning .
| A．wrote | B．is writing | C．had written | D．has been writing |
I’m worried about Doug, he’s _______ too much work. He looks awful.
| A．taking in | B．taking on | C．taking down | D．taking back |
In the face of difficulties and drawbacks, we should learn to comfort ourselves and _______our high spirits all the time.
| A．keep up | B．go up | C．pick up | D．hold up |
Some of the students think that English learning should start early, because little children have_____good memory, and they can learn many more words by_____heart.
| A．a; 不填 | B．不填 ; the | C．a; the | D．不填;不填 |