Peter likes playing ________ basketball, but Kate prefers to play ________ piano at home．

A．the; the

B．the; /

C．/; /

D．/; the

－Tom isn’t so strong as he ________ , is he?

－No, he is________his two brothers．

A．thinks; no stronger than

B．expects; as strong as

C．appears; not stronger than

D．looks; the strongest of

－What was the evening party like?

－Wonderful! It’s years________I enjoyed myself so much．

A．after

B．that

C．since

D．when

He said he couldn’t________three days away from work．

A．waste

B．spend

C．afford

D．cost

It was a good game, and at the end the________was Argentina 3, Germany 2．

A．mark

B．account

C．record

D．score

Chairman Mao was ________ , and he________in founding new China．

A．a success; succeeded

B．succeeded; success ．

C．successful; success

D．succeed; successful

His parents try to impress________him that it is necessary to be perfectly honest．

A．in

B．at

C．for

D．on

－Can I join the club, Pad?

－You can join it when you________a bit older．

A．get

B．will get

C．are getting

D．will have got

－What a lovely day! Shall we go out for a walk?

－_______．

A．If you like

B．You like it

C．So you like

D．You may like it

We couldn’t work out the problem_______the teacher explained how．

A．if

B．when

C．after

D．until