二、单项选择  从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（20分）

(    ) 1. Daniel started to play_________violin when he was________ six-year-old boy.

        A. /,  a           B. the,  a        C. a,  a         D. the,  an

(    ) 2.Yesterday an old man’s house was _______fire. And now he is_______ hospital.

           A. on; on             B. in; on                     C. on; in                     D. in; in

(    )3.---______ big river it is !

---Yes. I am afraid I can’t swim ______ it .

A. What a; across   B. How; past     C. How a; over      D. What; through

(    )4.---What kind of house would you 1ike? 

   ---I’d like         with a garden in front of        ．

 A．1t；one    B．one；one   C．one； it    D．it；it

(    ) 5.These aren’t    　　　　   cards. They’re   　　　　  

A.ours; your         B.our; yours         C.our; your       D.ours; yours 

(    )6. Simon is new in Nanjing. Maybe he needs a _______ for travelling.

       A. watch                B.  map                 C. ticket                   D. notebook

(    )7. -- Who taught you to dance so ________?   --- Mr. Yang ____________.

       A. well, did          B.good, did          C. well, do       D. good, do

(    )8. ---_______is it from our school to the new People’s Hospital?      

--- It’s about fifiteen minutes by bike.

       A. How long         B. How soon        C. How often     D. How far 

(    ) 9. ---You look _______ today.

        ---Yes. I went to bed late last night to watch a talk show.

       A. easy                  B. warm                       C. tired          D. smart

(    )10. Peter is very strong. He is ____________student in his class..

        A  heavy          B. the heaviest        C. heavier       D. the most heavy

(    )11..---_________you play the piano when you were five years old?

---No. But now I am good at it.

A.Can                 B.Could                  C.Are               D.Do

(    )12.---Did you see _______ at the door? There is a boy waiting for you.

           ---No, I saw_______.

          A. something; anything                           B. anyone; nobody 

C. nothing; anything                           D. anyone; somebody

(    ) 13.---Is the room only for Amy?    ---No, it's______.

        A. Amy's and her sister's            B. Amy and her sister's

        C. Amy and her sister                   D. Amy's and her sister

(    )14.---This is the first time for me to hold the ________ birthday pa rty for an old man.

---I am not busy. Let me help you.

A. ninth                B. nineteen           C. ninety              D. ninetieth

(    ) 15.---Who do you want to help?

---Children in poor areas, because many of them are_______poor_____g o to school.

 A.enough; to           B.too; to              C.to; too              D.too; can’t

(    )16.---Excuse me. Is the library open all day? ---__________. Only from 8 am to 4 pm.

A. Yes, of course                                        B. That’s right

C. Sorry, I’m not sure                                 D. Sorry, I’m afraid not

(    )17. --- I’m poor at English. I’m unhappy all day.

        ---_______ . If you work hard, you will learn it well.

A. Come in         B. Go out          C. Come on      D. Go on

(    )18. Thank you for __________ me. I can’t finish the work so early _________ your help.

A.help; with            B. helping; with      C. helping; without      D. help; without

(    )19.---Look, he is too tired.  ---Yes! Why not ask him _______ a rest?

       A  stop having     B. stop to ha ve       C. to stop having  D. to stop to have

(    )20.---________?  ---The fresh air and the green trees.

             A. How did you feel about your trip         B. What was your trip like

             C. What did you think of your trip           D. What did you like about your trip