To understand the grammar of the sentence，you must break it______ into parts． 

A．down          B．up          C．off           D．out

_______ for  the  captain ,the  ship  would  have  sunk  with  all  on  board .

A.  Hadn’t it been  B. Had it been not   C. Not had it been     D. Had it not been

The most important thing about cotton in history is ___part that it played in ____Industrial Revolution.

 A. /,/     B. the,/     C. the , the    D. a ,the

Mr. BIack went to ____cinema last Sunday，while his wife went to ______church．

A．the；the    B．／；／    C．／；the    D the；／

The tourists were struck by the beauty of _________ nature and then they stayed for _________ third day.

A. the; the                    B. /; a                          C. the; /                        D. /; the

In the United States, there is always ____ flow of people to areas of ______ country where more jobs can be found.

A. a; the          B. the ; a       C. the; the      D. a; a

I looked under __________ bed and found __________ book I lost last week.

 A. the; a     B. the: the     C. 不填; the     D. the; 不填

—I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

—I think so. He _________ for it for months.

A. is preparing              B. was preparing   

C. had been preparing    D. has been preparing

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house    1  , “We need a doctor out here! We need a doctor! Hurry , Mom!” “What’s wrong?” I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a dead bird that needed a doctor.

I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer’s hand.   2    , that’s sort of thing mothers do! While my son led me out of the door and toward the bird, I explained that    3    the creature was indeed dead, a doctor could not    4    . When we arrived at the accident scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead. Spencer and I could see the nest high up in the tree. My son and I discussed the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the    5     had caused its death. “ I think his mommy and daddy really    6     him,” Spencer observed. I    7    my boy’s hand and tried to ease his    8     by saying I was sure they did, but that they would be OK because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and Popo (my dead grandfather). I told Spencer that the bird’s mommy and daddy knew that their little one would be    9    and loved. I also told Spencer that Popo loved little birds and I was sure he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird right then. I    10    the little creature’s body, slipped (悄悄放到) it into my plastic bag and   11    placed the bird in the rubbish bin.     12    else was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went right back to playing    13    he had never been interrupted, and I returned to my work in the kitchen.

At breakfast the next morning, Spencer sadly explained to his father that he had found a baby bird the day before that had fallen from its nest.

“It was dead, Daddy!”

Trying to   14    Spencer’s spirits and remind him that the little bird was really OK, I asked our son to tell Daddy where the baby bird was. Spencer,    15   solemn (郑重的) faced at his dad, said, “In the rubbish bin with Mama’s granddad, Popo.”

1. A. saying        B. screaming             C. declaring               D. telling

2. A. In all        B. At all                 C. Above all               D. After all

3. A. unless                B. if                         C. whether        D. though

4. A. come       B. save                 C. help            D. support

5. A. fall              B. tree                   C. fly                   D. drop

6. A. hate                B. lose                  C. miss                 D. love

7. A. picked up     B. turned to     C. got to                      D. reached for

8. A. excitement      B. regret                C. sadness              D. disappointment

9. A. enjoyed        B. played                 C. treated         D. cared for

10. A. put up                    B. picked up         C. set up          D. held up

11. A. gently              B. loudly                   C. strongly          D. firmly

12. A. Nothing             B. Nobody               C. Everything       D. Something

13. A. as usual     B. as if                   C. even though      D. though

14. A. break        B. rise                   C. show                D. lift

15. A. pointing    B. shouting                    C. looking                 D. aiming

The Wilsons live in ______ A-shaped house near the coast. It is ______ 17th century cottage.

A. the; 不填    B. an; the　　C. 不填; the     D. an; a