Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home   48 when/ after their children return from school. Sometimes it is necessary for a parent to write   49 an  after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator,  50 or  another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a  51 better   way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about  52what   they want to say before they write.   For53   another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that  they 54   hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned   55 off    or telephone calls not answered. For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.

.—I’d like to book a room for tonight.

—Sorry, sir, but we don’t have any rooms______at the moment.

A. available        B.useable        C. suitable       D. comfortable

Don’t do such things again，young man．________，you are not a child any longer．

A．First of all     B．After all     C．All over     D．Above all

— Are you waiting for a bus from the office of the City Government?

— Yes. I arrived here at the bus stop ten minutes ago, but the bus________.

A. hadn't come　     B. won't come        C. didn't come  D. hasn't come

The old man came ___ to the railway station, only ___ the train was slowly pulling out of the station.

A. and ran; found　    B. running; finding  C. running; to find   D. to run; finding

The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he ________ in the mud all morning.

A. has played      B. is playing        C. has been playing   D. was playing

.The two ladies are ________ the same age, but there seems to be ten years ________ them.

A. at, between   B. about, among   C. as, among    D. of, between

At first he refused to admit he had stolen but when he was shown the videotape（录像带）he ________ and admitted everything.

A. broke up　    B. broke away     C. broke down     D. broke in

—Does Bill do his new job well?

— ________ his old job. I'm afraid there's no hope for him.

A. Not better than      B. No better than      C. Not so well as    D. Not as well as

．You can't see the___________ now for they are having a meeting at the moment．

       A．editor-in-chiefs             B．by an hour

       C．by hour                        D．each hour