The twins looked exactly the same.Even I couldn't ___ one from the other.

A. speak   B. talk    C. say     D.tell

it's cold here. You’d better __ your clothes.

A. not put on   B. take off   C to put on   D. not take off

_____ that there is no opposition , I will report it to the general manager .

         A．To provide         B．Be provided        C．Having provided        D．Providing

Don’t worry ,she is accustomed to ____like that.

         A．being spoken to          B．be spoken  C．being spoken     D．speak

The athletes spent as much time getting trained as they __ studying.

A. were                    B. had             C. did                        D. disliked

A mysterious illness, referred to as “ a typical phenomena”, has been brought under control, the government said on Wednesday, ______ no cause of it has been made public.

A. though       B. when        C. that        D. because

---Whose coat is here?  ---_____.

A. Pardon, sir?  B.Pardon, Mr?    C.Here it is ?     D.Of course

As a good student, he’s seldom late for school in the morning, ___ he?

A. was   B. wasn’t    C. is    D. isn't

The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had  36  some work home from the office,   37  he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise  38 . But by eleven o’clock he felt  39  and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier  experience he knew it was  40  trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he  41  himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and  42  his head in the pillow. But  43  he could not shut  44  the noise, finally, after 45 seemed hours, his 46 was gone.

He jumped out of bed, 47 some clothing, marched 48 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 49 him in his dressing gown, came 50 the room and, 51 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 52. I know our parties 53 you. I meant to send you 54.” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 55.” Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

36．A. taken               B. carried                 C. brought                 D. fetched

37．A. with which          B. from which                  C. where                  D. when

38．A. outside              B. overhead               C. downstairs             D. nearby

39．A. bad                 B. tired                        C. sick                 D. hopeless

40．A. useless              B. necessary            C. possible                     D. helpful

41．A. had                 B. found                 C. caught                D. felt

42．A. buried              B. rested                 C. shook                 D. turned

43．A. till then              B. worse still             C. strange enough        D. even so

44．A. away                B. off                         C. down                       D. up

45．A. it                      B. what                     C. that                       D. which

46．A. sleep                   B. strength                C. patience                D. anger

47．A. pulled on              B. dressed up                      C. selected                D. wore

48．A. sadly                  B. proudly                 C. quietly                         D. firmly

49．A. made fun of          B. stared at               C. was angry with        D. caught sight of

50．A. across               B. around                 C. towards              D. by

51．A. as                    B. before                 C. though              D. until

52．A. meet as                B. sit here              C. join us                D. scold me

53．A. may trouble          B. would trouble         C. may bother             D. must bother

54．A. a notice               B. a message            C. an invitation          D. an apology

55．A. washed                 B. changed                     C. dressed                 D. prepared

The word “sharp” can be _1_ to describe many different things in your home, classroom, and places of work. In this chapter, the writer _2_sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine _3_.The writer does not like dull pencils.

We can also use “sharp” to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use “sharp” to describe a _4_ kind of point,_5_as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives. Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull. Furthermore, the points of scissors are _6_ sharp or rounded _7_ on the kind of scissors. Some tools, such as saws, scrapers, and garden tools, also have blades. We can use the words “sharp” and “dull” to describe the blades of these tools, _8_.Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are_9_to use. They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.?

“Sharp” can be used to describe the edges of furniture and _10_some containers. For example, the edge of a table or desk can be _11_.In addition; we can describe the edge of _12_ open can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp_13_ to cut your hand. A piece of _14_ from a broken jar or bottle is_15_very sharp.

_16_we sometimes use “sharp” to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very well _17_.A person who is sharp, on the other hand, is intelligent, smart, and_18_ learn and understand.

To summaries, “sharp” can be used to describe many kinds of _19_ that have blades, points, and edges. When we used it to describe people, it can mean nice looking, well dressed, or intelligent. It is an expensive word _20_ it can be used in many different ways.?

1. A. written         B. used         C. seen           D. taken

2. A. talks about                       B. takes care of

  C. doesn't like to mention             D. makes up his mind to

3. A. sharp          B. color         C. point          D. edge

4.  A. some         B. any          C. only           D. certain

5. A. so           B. as soon         C. such           D. or

6. A. either        B. neither          C. too            D. very

7. A. working      B. which are       C. is             D. spending

8. A. too          B. even           C. either          D. ever

9. A. difficult      B. easy            C. interesting      D. clean

10. A. for         B. with            C. of             D. at

11. A. seen        B. sharp           C. smooth         D. hard

12. A. an          B. a              C. the             D.\

13. A. so as        B. in order        C. so that          D. enough

14. A. news        B. glass          C. information      D. advice

15. A. again        B. quite          C. rather           D. ordinarily

16. A. However     B. Finally        C. Therefore        D. In this way

17. A. prepared     B. dressed        C. mannered        D. served

18. A. easy to      B .is to           C. to              D. quick to

19 .A. funny things  B. knives         C. objects          D. containers

20. A. because      B. even if        C. though          D. not only