用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
【小题1】The old man _________ (miss) his wife so much that he always takes her photo with him.
【小题2】What a strong rainstorm last night! But the sun_________ (shine) brightly at present.
【小题3】Thousands of people_________ (die) in the earthquake in Japan last year.
【小题4】The three-D film called Titanic(泰坦尼克号) is the best film I _________ (see) so far.
【小题5】We hope the bad weather_________ (not last) long because we want to go shopping later.
【小题6】Look! The windows are bright now. Who _________ (clean) them?
【小题7】Forests are the home of wildlife, we must prevent farmers from_________ (cut) down trees.
【小题8】It’s 8 o’clock now. Many people on the road are in a hurry ________(catch) the bus to work.
【小题9】I’m sorry I didn’t catch your words because I _________ (think) something else.
【小题10】In the past, the boss often made the workers_________(work) for long hours every day.

I’m having a great time in Hong Kong, __1__ I have to be honest and say that I prefer Shanghai. Still, it’s a great place to visit and I’m lucky to be here for my _2__ English course. Some other students are learning Japanese. I might like to learn some too. What languages would you like to learn?

There’s just _3_ to see and do here. Last night I went to a Chinese musical concert. Most of my friends like loud music that they can dance to. I prefer quiet, traditional music so the concert suited me just __4_. What kinds of music do you like?

Before the concert we went for Italian food. Do you like it? There __5__ lots of different kinds of food here. I don’t know what to try next. What kinds of food do you prefer?

My host family is taking me over to an Indian film festival next weekend. I’m not sure what to _6_ because I’ve never seen an Indian film. Have you? Some people say they’re boring, _7_ say they’re great. What kinds of films do you prefer?

1. A. although            B. because             C. so                     D. but

2. A. a six month           B. a six-month              C. six-month          D. six-months

3. A. a little                   B. too much           C. so many            D. so much

4. A. nice                   B. fine                   C. good                 D. great

5. A. will have           B. are                   C. have                 D. has

6. A. like                   B. prefer                 C. expect               D. try

7. A. the others             B. others               C. other                 D. the other

One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking．People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary（必要的）to do this in a foreign language, too．Here are some examples．

1．"What's the matter?" "I went to a party last night, so I…"

2．"I feel so tired these days．" " I think you'd better…"

3．"Of course, she never stops talking．She is one of the most…"

You can see from the above three examples that the context（上下文）helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about．So "guessing " is very important in understanding English, especially（尤其）spoken English．

根据上面短文的内容，选择正确答案。

1．This passage tells us mainly about         ．

A．the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language

B．how to guess what one is going to talk about

C．some examples of right guessing

D．how important it is to guess all the time

2．From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is         ．

A．"…so I didn't have a good time．"               B．"…so I went to bed very late．"

C．"…So I felt unhappy．"                     D．"…so I got up very early．"

3．Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is         ．

A．"I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself．"

B．"I think you'd better have something to drink．"

C．"I think you'd better get some help from your friends．"

D．"I think you'd better be more careful．"

4．Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is         ．

A．"…she is one of the most famous film stars．"

B．"…she is one of the most beautiful women．"

C．"…she is one of the most famous speakers．"

D．"…she is one of the most talkative women．"

5．From the passage we can infer（推断）that guessing is          in learning a foreign language．

A．the only way

B．more important in spoken English than in written English

C．more important than any other way

D．more important in written English than in spoken English