一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.        New Year’s Eve, there are lots of celebrations around the world.

A. At                    B. In                      C. On                   D. Around

2. ―Excuse me, Liu Ming. Could you tell me what a UFO is like?

―Sorry. Perhaps        really knows whether there is a UFO in the world.

   A. nobody              B. anybody          C. somebody         D. everybody

3. Customs change from country to country. Some customs in China are quite different from

          in Western countries.

A. this              B. that               C. these            D. those

4. ―       is the number of the students in your school, Wu Dong?

―It’s more than 1,000, but I’m not sure about it.

A. What                     B. Which                   C. How many            D. How much

5. When Nanjing Metro Line 3 came into use, it became much        to travel from the north of the Changjiang River to the city centre.

A. easy                   B. easier               C. easily                D. more easily

6. ―I could        believe my eyes when I came to Nanjing last year.

  ―Yes. Great changes have taken place in the past few years.

A. hard               B. hardly            C. almost             D. nearly

7. ―Too much homework has made me tired these days, Mr. Zhang.

   ―That’s true. But a small tree won’t grow into a big tree        it experiences lots   of winds and rains.

A. if                  B. because          C. when             D. unless

8. In order to improve our spoken English, more        should be paid to our pronunciation.

A. condition           B. attention          C. attraction          D. situation

9.        weather it has been these days! One day is quite rainy, another day is quite   windy.

A. What good        B. What a good      C. What bad         D. What a bad

10. ―The air in Nanjing was much better during the Spring Festival because people were not allowed to let off firecrackers.

―I agree. Everyone should do what he can        the environment.

A. protect             B. protecting         C. protects            D. to protect

11. ―Amy, I think you have to return the book to the library today.

―Why? I        it for only one week.

A. borrowed                B. have borrowed      C. kept                       D. have kept

12. Lots of people like to take a walk on Nanjing City Wall since it       .

A. repaired          B. was repaired      C. has repaired       D. is repaired

13. ―Have you seen my watch anywhere, Lucy?

―Is it the one        your uncle bought for you in Hong Kong?

A. who                 B. what              C. that                  D. when

14. ―Summer holiday is comi ng. What’s your plan, Jim?

―I haven’t decided       .

A. that I stay at home and read some books

B. whether I can take a course to lose weight

C. where will I travel abroad with my parents

D. w hen will I volunteer at the home for the elderly

15. ―Oh, dear! I forgot my best friend’s birthday.

―       Better keep it in mind next year.

A. You did?             B. Why not?           C. Never mind.        D. No problem.