It was very late, but the teachers were ________ working hard in the office.

A. almost ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. already????????????? ????????????? C. still????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. ever

My little cousin enjoys ________ picture books before he goes to bed.

A. to read????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. read????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. reads????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. reading

I was listening to pop songs while my parents ________ dinner yesterday.

A. were cooking????????????? ????????????? B. cooked????????????? ????????????? C. have cooked????????????? D. had cooked

Kitty ________ to Beijing and she won’t come back until next Monday.

A. has been????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. had gone????????????? ????????????? C. went????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. has gone

My friend, Jack, will have a holiday as soon as he ________ his work next week.

A. finishes????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. will finish????????????? ????????????? C. finished????????????? ????????????? D. finish

--- What did your daughter say in her letter?

?? --- She told me that she ________ Cambridge University already with her friends.

A. had visited????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. have visited????????????? C. was visiting????????????? D. visited

--- Could you do me a favour with the case, young man?

     --- ???????

A. A good idea.       ????????????? ????????????? B. With pleasure.     C. You are right. ????????????? D. Don’t worry.

--- Sorry, I’m late. There was something wrong with my bike.

?? --- ________

A. You’re so careless.?? B. Don’t be late.??? C. That’s right.????????????? D. That’s all right.

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)? (共8分)

Maybe everyone has trouble in learning new words. It is not easy to remember and use them?? 1.?? . The following suggestions will help you a lot.

It can be a good idea to divide the new words into groups according to the meanings. Thinking about the connections(联系) between words may help you to remember them. The more you practice, the better you will use them. You can also write a list of some new words. Express your ideas with them and discuss the ?? 2.?? of these words as much as possible. However, there is one more thing you should pay attention to. Don’t try to learn ?? 3.?? many words at one time. Choose several important ones to you. Repeat their pronunciations, spellings as well as their meanings in your mind. Learn ?? 4.? every day and you will learn a lot in a few years. It is the skills that can make you learn new words easily. It is the skills that can help you know more words quickly.

?? A man was sitting in the doctor’s office. He was telling the doctor about his problem. “I like football, doctor,” he said. “Please help me. My life has ?? 1.?? been a good one since I became interested in football and it is getting worse and worse. I can’t even sleep well at night. When I close my eyes, I feel as if (好像) I’m ?? 2.?? there in the football field running after a flying ball. When I wake up, I’m more tired than I was when I went to bed. What am I going to do?

The doctor sat back and said, “First of all, you have to do your best not to dream about football. Before you are falling ?? 3.? , try to think about something else. Try to think you are at a party and someone is going to give you several million dollars.”

“Oh!” the man shouted. “If so, I’ll be ?? 4.?? excited and I can’t close my eyes even for a short time.”