Mr. Hall was a rich businessman and lived in a big house beside a beautiful river.

The river usually froze over in　 16　 , and one year freezing happened very early, so that by Christmas time it was covered with really　 17　 ice. People could walk 　18　 it safely.

This gave Mr. Hall　 19　 . He decided to have a big Christmas party on the ice. He would have all the furniture in his house　 20　 out onto the ice. He would have beautiful colored lights hung all　 21　 , and they would have a wonderful party. So he sent out invitations to all his important friends, and　 22　 Christmas Eve they all began to　 23　 his house and then went on the ice. They were all very pleased and thought that it had been a wonderful idea of Mr. Hall to have a party on the ice.

The party 　24　 　until late at night, and as the　 25　 guests said their merry Christmas, Mr. Hall was also pleased with the successful party.

He had　 26　 rather a lot at the party, so he did not　 27　 very early the next morning. When he got up at midday and looked out of the window at the place where the party was　 28　 last night, he wasn’t sure whether he was still　 29　 . He closed his eyes, opened them again but there was no mistake! The ice had　 30　 up in the early sunshine and had carried all his furniture out to sea.

(　　 ) 16. A. spring　 　　　　　 B. summer　 　　　　　　　　 C. autumn　 　　　　　　　　 D. winter

(　　 ) 17. A. thin　 　　　　　　 B. thick　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. deep　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. hard

(　　 ) 18. A. across　 　　　　 B. along　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. through　 　　　　　　　　 D. past

(　　 ) 19. A. a wish　 　　　　 B. an idea　 　　　　　　　　　 C. a hope　 　　　　　　　　　 D. an answer

(　　 ) 20. A. sent　 　　　 　　　 B. brought　 　　　　　　　　 C. sold　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. carried

(　　 ) 21. A. the way　 　　　　　　　 B. the time　 　　　　　　　　 C. around　 　　　　　　　　　 D. together

(　　 ) 22. A. on　 　　　　　　　 B. in　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

(　　 ) 23. A. look for　 　　　　　　　 B. come to　 　　　　　　　　 C. find out　 　　　　　　　　 D. move away

(　　 ) 24. A. went on　 　　　　　　　 B. kept on　 　　　　　　　　 C. happened　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. ended

(　　 ) 25. A. first　 　　　 　　　 B. last　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. most　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. important

(　　 ) 26. A. danced　 　　　　 B. sung　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. drunk　 　　　　　　　　　 D. eaten

(　　 ) 27. A. hurry up　 　　　　　　 B. dress up　 　　　　　　　　 C. ring up　 　　　　　　　　 D. wake up

(　　 ) 28. A. kept　 　　　　　　 B. found　 　　　　　　　　　 C. held　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enjoyed

(　　 ) 29. A. outside　 　　　　 B. alone　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. asleep　 　　　　　　　　　 D. busy

(　　 ) 30. A. dried　 　　 　　　 B. turned　 　　　　　　　　　 C. frozen　 　　　　　　　　　 D. broken

15. ----He’s never spoken to Frenchmen, ________?

　　　　 ----Yes, and he ______France since 2000.

A. is he, has been to　　　 　　　　　　B. has he, has been to　

C. hasn’t he, has been in　　　 　　　D. has he, has been in

14. ----You look rather tired. ________stop to have a rest?

　　　　 ----All right. But I’ll have to work for _______minutes.

　　　　 A. Don’t you, much more　　　　 　　　B. Why not, a few more

　　　　 C. Why not to, a little more　　　 　　　D. What about, a few many

13. _______ of the class _______ the homework already.

A. Two third, has finished　　　　 　　B. Two thirds, has finished　

C. Two thirds, have finished　　　　 　D. Second threes, have finished

12. Jim sat _______ to his mother with his eyes half _________.

　　　　 A. closed, opened　 　B. close, open 　　C. closely, opening　 　D. closely, open

11.　　 do you use your pocket money for? --- The money 　　　　　help the poor children.

　　　　 A. Why, used to 　　B. What, is used to　 　C. Why, is used for　 　D. What, use to

10. ---Excuse me, could you help me with the problem?　 --- ___________.

　　　　 A. Yes, I could.　 　B. Yes, with pleasure.　 　C. That’s OK.　 　D. It’s all right.

9. You can’t have them both. You can choose _______the kite ______ the toy car.

A. either, or　 　B. both, and　 　C. not only, but also　　 D. neither, nor

8. My dictionary ______. I have looked for it everywhere but still ______it.

A. is missing, haven’t found　　　　 　B. has lost, haven’t found　

C. is missing, don’t find　　　　　　 　D. has lost, don’t find

7. --- I wonder _________________.　　 --- Red-crowned cranes.

　 　　　A. what do they call these birds　　　　　　　 B. how they call these birds　　　

C. what they call these birds　　　　　　　　　 D. how do they call these birds