单项选择

1. The little boy ______ the bird when he knew this kind of bird is good for the crops.

A. sets free                 B. set free                   C. set down                D. sets down

2. Abraham Lincoln ______ in 1865 by his enemy and died ______ his wounds.

A. shoot; of                B. shot; of                  C. was shot; from       D. were shot; from

3. Barack Obama ________ the 44^th President of the United States.

A. elect                       B. was elected            C. is elected               D. elects

4. ―How do you like the sound of my old watch?

―That’s great! It can still ________.

A. ring up                   B. ring out                  C. ring back                D. ring off

5. I don’t ______ his words, because he isn’t worth _____.

A. trust; trusting in                                        B. trust in; trusting

C. trust; trusting                                            D. trust in; trusting in

6. The weather in Kunming is ______ too cold _____ too hot. People like to live there.

A. either; or                B. both; and               C. neither; nor            D. not only; but also

7. There is a piece of good news. Our _______ is considering tax cuts.

A. private                   B. public                     C. government           D. family

8. Florence Nightingale was an excellent ______, and she founded a Nightingale ____ for the nurses all over the world.

A. nurse; prize            B. nurse; party            C. doctor; award        D. doctor; prize