17. -- Could you please tell me how to pronounce the word k-n-o-w-l-e-d-g-e?

-- Yes, It’s ____.

A. [ˈnɒlɪdʒ]                  B. [ˈnəʊlɪdʒ]                C. [nɒlɪdʒ]

18. --  Jenny, how nice the skirt looks on you!

-- ____.

A. Well, not good enough                         B. I bought it yesterday                           

C. Thanks a lot.

19. Jeff will come to understand you one day. It’s a matter of ____ .

A. pleasure                  B. value                       C. time

20. -- Lily, what kind of museums do you like?

-- I like museums ____ can provide visitors with free WiFi.

A. what                      B. that                              C. who

21. -- Welcome to Dream Music Club. Can you play the violin or the piano?

-- ____. But I can play the guitar.

A. Either                    B. Both                      C. Neither

22. Many volunteers will help to ____ the city parks next Friday.

A. give up                        B. pick up                   C. clean up

23. -- ____ do you play chess?

-- I play at least twice a week.

A. How much            B. How often              C. How long

24. -- What will happen ____ we hold the party next Monday evening?

-- Most of our classmates will not come.

A. if                                B. though                       C. since

25. In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it ____.

A. into half                       B. in half                   C. by half

26. To our surprise, the walls of the new bookstore ____books.

A. are lined with          B. is lined with             C. have lined with

27. How beautiful Catherine sings! I have never heard a ____ voice.

A. good                    B. better                             C. best

28. -- Look! Someone ____ the icebox back to the corner.

-- Well, it wasn’t me. I didn’t do it.

A. has moved             B. is moving                   C. was moving

Henry was a kind, good boy. His father was dead, and his mother was very poor. He had a little sister about two years old. He wanted to __29__ his mother, for she could not always make enough money to buy food for her little __30__.

One day, a man gave him a dollar for __31__ a wallet which he had lost. Henry might have kept all the money, for no one saw him when he found it. __32__ his mother had taught him to be honest, and never keep what did not belong to him.

With the dollar he bought a box, three brushes and some blacking. He __33__ went to the corner of the street and said to every one whose boots(靴子) did not look nice, “__34__ your boots, sir, please?” He was so polite that gentleman soon began to notice him, and to let him black their boots. The first day he brought home fifty cents, which he gave to his mother to buy food with.

When he gave her the money, she said, as she dropped a tear(泪水) of __35__, “You are a dear, good boy, Henry. I did not know how  I could make enough money to buy bread with, but now I think we can manage to __3 6__ quite well. ”

Henry worked all the day, and went to school in the evening. He made almost enough money to support his mother and his little sister.

29. A. save                          B. help                     C. leave

30. A. family                        B. man                   C. sister

31. A. buying                    B. fi nding                C. hiding

32. A. But                          B. So                      C. For

33. A. still                            B. even                      C. then

34. A. Empty                      B. Black                    C. Dry

35. A. fear                          B. regret                    C. joy

36. A. dress up               B. eat out                     C. get along