He kept the light in his room ______ the whole night.

　 A. burnt 　 B. burning

　 C. burn 　 D. to burn

In the last five years the city has s____________ out rapidly in all directions.

More and more people are signing up for yoga classes nowadays，　　　　　 advantage of the

health and relaxation benefits.

A.taking　　　　　　　　 B.taken?　　　　　

C.having taken　　　　　 D.having been taken

John is very __________. －if he promises to do something he’ll do it.

　 A. independent　　　 B. confident　　 C. reliable　　　 D. flexible

They _________ that the books be returned to the school library at once.
A. demanded          B. hoped     C. wished    D. permitted

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. The leading story in tonight’s news concerns the fire which destroyed the major part of Columbia College at 4 a.m. this morning. In only five minutes, more than six hundred girls came out of their dorms to watch their college burn to the ground in the freezing December weather. Fortunately, there were no injuries resulting from the fire. According to the college president, plans are already made to raise more than three million dollars to rebuild the college.

　 Here is the news from Washington. President Clinton says he is troubled by a scientist’s desire to clone a human and is urging Congress to pass a ban (禁令) on such experiments for at least five years. In his weekly radio address, Clinton noted Chicago-area physicist Richard Seed’s announcement that he is ready to set up a clinic to clone human babies. President Clinton said that the need for passing laws that would ban human cloning for at least five years is more urgent than ever.

　 A brief look at the weather for the weekend tells us to expect light showers on Saturday and Sunday. The high Saturday will be in the lower 40’s. On Sunday, we can expect the high to be about 65. That’s this evening’s news. Good night from Channel 9 news. Your better news station, and from Alan King, your reporter.

1. When did the fire at Columbia College take place?

A. In December.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In March.

C. In November.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In April.

2. What does President Clinton hope Congress do?

A. To pass a ban on doing experiment in labs.

B. To ban cloning humans forever.

C. To pass laws to support cloning babies.　　　

D. To pass a ban on human cloning quickly.

3. What will the weather be like on weekend?

A. There will be a strong wind.　　　 B. The weather will be fine.　

C. It will be freezing cold.　　　　　　　　 D. It will be rainy.

4. What is the expected high temperature for Saturday?

A. It will be in the lower 65’s. B. It will be in the higher 50’s.

C. It will be in the lower 40’s. D. It will be in the high 35’s.

5. Who is the reporter for the night news?

A. President Clinton　　　　　 B. The president of Columbia College

C. Channel 9　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Alan King

The manager refused to have his daughter in his department _____ showing favor to her.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. in need of　　　 B. because of　　 　　　 C. for fear of　　 　 D. regardless of

Shirley ______ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it.

A. has written 　B. wrote 　　　　 C. had written 　　D. was writing

　　　　 will be our monitor, Tom or Jack. ?

A. What do you think　　　　　　　　 B. How do you think

C. Who do you think　　　　　　　　 D. What are you think

He did better in the exam not only than _____ in his own class but also than _____ in mine.

A. any other student…any student　　　 B. anybody…anybody

C. anybody…anybody else　　　　　　 D. the other…others