5. In no time the dog died.

A. 　　 by and by　　　　　　 B. before long

B. 　　 long before　　　　　 D. very soon　　　　 (　　　 )

4. The boy could almost not answer the question.

　　　 A. be able to　　 B. nearly　　 C. hard　　 D. hardly　　　 (　　　 )

3. From then on they began to study hard.

　　　 A. At that time　　　　　 B. After that

　　　 C. Then　　　　　　　　 D. During those days　 (　　　 )

2. The story took place in 1989.

　　　 A. happened　　　　　　 B. was told

　　　 C. turned on　　　　　　 D. broke into　　　　 (　　　 )

　　 从下面每小题的四个选项中，选出与划线部分意义相同或相近的答案，并将其

　　 前面的大写字母填入括号中

1. They finished their homework at last.

　　　 A. first　　　　　　　　 B. finally

　　　 C. on the end　　　　　 D. immediately　　　　 (　　　 )

5. How are you going to pay for all these things?

　　　 A. When will you pay for all these things?

　　　 B. If you're going to buy all these things, who will pay?

　　　 C. Have you enough money to pay for all these things?

　　　 D. Do you want to buy all these things?　　　 (　　　 )

4. The car drives off with Tom in it. He isn't driving, but they are on their way to London.

　　　 A. There are two or more people in the car.

　　　 B. There is one person, not more, in the car.

　　　 C. Tom is driving the car to London, and they are on their way.

　　　 D. The car goes away without Tom.　　 (　　　 )

3.　 It wasn't as far to the town as we thought.

　　　 A. The town was nearer than we thought.

　　　 B. As we thought, the town wasn't far away.

　　　 C. We thought the town was far, and it was.

　　　 D. We thoudht the town was nearer than it was.　 (　　　 )