1.Yesterday evening a TV show reported the      (发现) of special water.

(J―Jack;T―Tony)

J：Hi，Tony. Why do you look so exhausted?

T：You can't 1.      how unlucky I was this morning. 

J：What happened?

T：This morning I nearly 2.      the lecture to be held in City Library. I woke up a little late. But the note on the desk 3      .me of the lecture. So I had to rush to the bus stop.

J：Did you catch the bus?

T：No. I 4.      to do so. As soon as I saw a taxi coming near,I shouted and 5.       it at once.

J：So you got to the library in time,didn't you?

T：No. 6      , when the taxi was two blocks away from the library,it couldn't move on 7.      a bit because it had knocked into a bus when turning left.

J：What did you do then?

T：Right at that moment I received a call. I was told I 8.      go to the lecture this morning. The news made me 9.      . I was happy.

J：Did you return home directly?

T：No,I had to stay in the town, 10.       ， for the lecture was put off until this afternoon.

(   ) 10. Everyone thinks the broken clock will never       .

   A. went off   B.  gone off

   C.  go off   D.  going off

(   ) 9. What happened       you       April Fool's Day? 

   A. for;on   B.  to;on

   C.  on;on   D.  to;in

(   ) 8. —Why are you in such a hurry?

— I studied very hard for my math exam last night,so I slept late.(选出能替换画线部分的一项)

   A. stayed up late   B. didn't go to bed   C. got up late   D.  went to bed late

(   ) 7. It，'s believed that       December 21st, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played.

   A. on   B.  in

   C.  at   D.  by

(   ) 6. He worked hard      and didn't have a good rest.

   A. all a night   B.  all the night

   C.  all night   D.  the all night

(   ) 5. —Can Mr. King spare some time for the charity show? 

 — If he      ，he will try his best to make it.

   A. will be invited   B. is invited   C. invites   D.  invited

(   ) 4. Jane was shy. She would not invite her classmates       speak?ing English.

   A. practice   B.  practices

   C.  practicing   D.  to practice

(   ) 3. By the end of last week, we       more than 20 passages. 

      A. learned   B.  have learned

   C.  had learned   D. has learned