My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years. 　1 　I came back, my Japanese was very good. “Can I do something useful with my Japanese?” I asked myself. Then, one day last spring, I got a good opportunity(机会). Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with 　2 　to do. My father brought me a Japanese book. “Why don’t you translate it into Chinese? It will be better than 　3　 　computer games all day.” I promised(许诺) to do 2,000 words each day. But 　4 　I found it was hard to keep the promise. One day in May, the weather was beautiful. But I couldn’t go out. Those 2,000 words were still 　5　 　me. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book. I looked at it for a long time. But I couldn’t make myself turn the pages. How wished I could just go outside and 　6 　football with my friends! I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up. I felt as if two people were fighting 　7 　my mind. One said, “Don’t give up! Keep working hard, and you’ll do well!” But then the other one said, “Go and play! It will be more 　8　 　than translating. Do your work tomorrow.” I stood up and would 　9 　the computer. But then I remember 　10 　my parents had told me: “Whatever you do, don’t stop halfway.” So I sat down and went on with it.

1.(　 ) A. Because　　 B. Until　　　　 C. Since　　　 D. When

2.(　 ) A. nothing　　 B. something　 C. everything　 D. anything

3.(　 ) A. be played　 B. playing　　 C. played　　　 D. plays

4.(　 ) A. just then　　 B. right now　 　C. soon　　　 D. suddenly

5.(　 ) A. talking to　 B. looking at　 C. smiling at　 D. waiting for

6.(　 ) A. play　　　　 B. give　　　　 C. buy　　　　 D. watch

7.(　 ) A. in　　　　　 B. with　　　 C. about　　　 D. for

8.(　 ) A. fun　　　　 B. important　 C. useful　　　 D. dangerous

9.(　 ) A. turn on　　 B. turn off　　 C. open　　　　 D. close

10.(　 ) A. how　　　 B. where　　　 C. which　　　 D. what

15.(　 ) Chen Hui was chewing gum 　　　.

　　　 A. anyway　 B. all the time　 C. all time　 D. all the same

14.(　 ) I had a little trouble 　　　　English grammar.

　　　 A. learn　 B. learned　 C. learning　 D. to learn

13.(　 ) Most Chinese children like to sleep with their mother. They are

　　 the dark.　

A. interested in　 B. afraid　 C. terrified of　 D. sure of

12.(　 ) Steve used to be quiet, but now he is 　　　.

　　　 A. outgoing　 B. more quickly　 C. noisy　 D. quieter

11.(　 ) My grandfather 　　　　us stories when I was young.

A. was used to tell　　　 B. is used to telling　

C. used to tell　　　　　 D. used to telling

10.(　 ) Jane is so shy that she is afraid of 　　　　in front of a group.

　　　 A. speak　 B. speaks　 C. spoke　 D. speaking

9.(　 ) If you don’t know how to spell a new word, you’d better 　　　.

A. look up a dictionary　　　 B. look up an dictionary

　　　 C. look it up in a dictionary　 D. look it up in an dictionary

8.(　 ) It is impolite to 　　　　those persons in trouble.

　　　 A. laugh to　 B. laugh with　 C. laugh of　 D. laugh at

7.(　 ) When we practice speaking English, we often end up 　　　　in Chinese.

　　　 A. to speak　 B. speaking　 C. spoken　 D. speak