A nice， quiet old couple used to live there， too.
一、语音知识（共5小题；每题1.5分，共7.5分）
在下列每组单词中，有一个单词的划线部分与其他大词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括弧里。
（ ）1.A. rather B. northern C. gather D. northward
（ ）2.A. draw B. always C. order D. wall
（ ）3.A. portrait B. worn C. forbid D. storm
（ ）4.A. could B. would C. should D. shoulder
（ ）5.A. lock B. cotton C. none D. operate
二、词汇与语法知识（共25小题；每题1.5分，共3705分。）
从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括弧里。
（ ）6. ________ elephant is ________ grass-eating animal.
A. The； the
B. A； the
C. An； the
D. The； a
（ ）7. The number of newly-born babies ________ very quickly.
A. increase
B. is increasing
C. are increasing
D. have increased
（ ）8. He is _______ boy that everyone likes him very much.
A. so good a
B. such good a
C. a so good
D. a such good
（ ）9. He is taller than _______ in his class.
A. any boy
B. other boys
C. all boys
D. any other boy
（ ）10. Was _______ careful enough _______ him to type that letter without a mistake？
A. it； for
B. that； of
C. it； of
D. that； for
（ ）11. The doctor ________ him to eat less meat.
A. hopes
B. suggests
C. insists
D. advises
（ ）12. The manager told us that this factory ________ in 1958.
A. was built
B. had built
C. had been built
D. had been set up
（ ）13. The old man seems to _______ in the accident.
A. hurt
B. be hurt
C. have hurt
D. have been hurt
（ ）14. I feel my health ________.
A. improve
B. to be improving
C. to be improved
D. to have improved
（ ）15. After walking for 2 hours， they stopped _______ by the roadside for a rest.
A. sitting
B. to sit
C. seating
D. to seat
（ ）16. _______ your sister and brothers ________ there yesterday？
A. Were； welcome
B. Was； welcome
C. Were； welcomed
D. Was； welcomed
（ ）17. She was made ________ do that.
A. not
B. doesn‘t
C. not to
D. don’t
（ ）18. This problem requires ________ with great care.
A. study
B. to study
C. studying
D. being studied
（ ）19. There is a big hole _______ the left side of the ship.
A. at
B. on
C. by
D. in
（ ）20.—Are they all here？
—No， _________ here.
A. neither is
B. either is not
C. none is
D. any is not
（ ）21. Hardly ________ out at night.
A. does she go
B. goes she
C. she goes
D. she had gone
（ ）22. Such a film _______ you saw isn‘t worth seeing at all.
A. what
B. which
C. that
D. as
（ ）23. You‘d better have a rest. Let us do it， ________ you？
A. do
B. don‘t
C. will
D. will not
（ ）24. I saw some foreigners ________ in the reception room.
A. seating
B. seat
C. to sit
D. seated
（ ）25. _______ the help of the teacher， I‘ve made great progress in my English study.
A. Under
B. Below
C. With
D. Because
（ ）26. He can do nothing but _______ lies.
A. tell
B. to tell
C. telling
D. speak
（ ）27. He regretted not _______ to the doctor‘s advice.
A. to listen
B. listening
C. to have listened
D. having listened
（ ）28. If it _______ tomorrow， we ________ put off the sports meet.
A. rained； shall
B. should rain； would
C. rains； should
D. were to rain； shall
（ ）29. Walking along the street， _________.
A. a car knocked me down
B. a car had me knocked down
C. I had a car knock me down
D. I was knocked down by a car
（ ）30. She looks very sad. You ________ her the bad news.
A. shouldn‘t tell
B. needn’t tell
C. oughtn‘t to tell
D. shouldn’t have told
