一、单项选择 (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. The education of young is always hot and serious topic. Every family cares about it most.
A. the; the B. the; a C. ／; the D.a; the
2. ---Are those beautiful flowers for _______?
---No. They belong to .
A. you; my mother B. you; my mother’s C. yours; my mother’s D. yours; my mother
3. If you want to book a round-trip ticket, you’ll have to pay $30.
A. other B. the other C. another D. more
4. My father always encourages me to have a try although I have failed three times.
A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth
5. David has ________ abroad for three days. He will come back soon.
A. gone B. been C. gone to D.been in
6. --- What time do I have to leave, Dr Li?
--- Anyway, don’t stay here visiting hours.
A. over B. above C. during D. beyond
7. --- What type of mobile phone do you want to have? Something big?
---Well, it _______ be big ----- that's not important.
A. mustn't B. needn't C. can't D. won't
8. On Christmas Eve, people ________fireworks to celebrate. Everybody in the USA is ha ppy.
A. put off B. take off C. set off D. get off
9. -- Life is full of happiness and tears.
-- Exactly. We won’t get a big success we can solve the problems one by one in the way.
A. if B. after C. unless D. when
10. --- Susan, why are you still here? They are to start.
--- I’m sorry, but I where to meet them.
A. don’t tell B. didn’t tell C. haven’t told D. wasn’t told
11. --- We’ll study in different schools next term. Enjoy your time in the school.
--- .
A. The same to you B. Congratulations C. Well done D. Me too.
12. my father my mother is able to drive a car. So they often take turns to drive me to school.
A. Neither; nor B. Both; and C. Either; or D. Not only; but also
13. ---I didn’t know this is a one-way street, Sir.
--- .
A. That’s all right B. I don’t believe you
C. How dare you say that D. Sorry, but that’s no excuse
14. What it is to go climbing in weather!
A. a great fun; so fine B. great fun; such fine
C. a great fun; such a fine D. great fun; so fine a
15. --- Excuse me, could you tell me ?
--- Of course. It’s ten minutes’ ride from here.
A. where is Jichuan Middle School
B. how I can get to Taixing Park
C. how far my trip is to Taixing Library
D. how long it will take me to Taixing People’s Hospital
二、完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Robby was 11 years old when his mother ( a single mom) sent him to have his first piano lesson. I __16__ that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him on __17__ a student.
Although Robby tried very hard, he didn’t have a basic __18__ of music. However, he continued and at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say: “My mom’s going to __19__ me play someday.” But it seemed __20__. He didn’t have a gift for music.