周考试题

1.John is ______ to be in London this autumn.

A.maybe

B.possible

C.probable

D.likely

2.Peter _______ his back on his promise when he driving, he didn’t drink.

A.came

B.turned

y

D.struggled

3.---My cousin is very clever but he doesn’t work hard at his lessons.

---________.

A.So is my little brother

B. Neither does my little brother

C. So it is with my little brother

D. Neither is my little bother

4.Mother said she was by no means annoyed; _____, she was happy to be able to make her guests feel at home.

A.all in all

B.for one thing

C.on the contrary

D.by the way

5.Most parents think there are differences in their approach ______ their children compared with that of her parents.

A.to educate

B.about educating

C.to educating

D.of educating

6.People have always been _____ about exactly how life on earth began.

A.curious

B.excited

C.anxious

D.careful

7.I was held up for about half an hour in the traffic jam, ______ the delay.

A.it caused

B.thus causing

C.caused

D.to cause

8.Although he is wise and intelligent, he fails to be elected as the manager. After all, _____ men can be masters.

A.not every

B.each

C.all

D.not all

9.---Do you think you can repair this machine without help?

---_____ This is not the first time for me to do so.

A.Don’t worry.

B. All right.

C. Don’t mention it

D. No problem.

10.The kids seated themselves _______ to the teacher and listened ______ with great interest.

A.closely; close

B.closely; closely

C.close; closely

D.close; close

11.Work hard,dear. With your work done, you will feel much ______.

A.at ease

B.out of work

C.in peace

D.as usual

12.________, most teenagers now listen to rock music. However, John likes classical music better.

A. In a word

B. In general

C. In time

D. In total

13.---You don’t look quite yourself today. What’s the matter?

---Well, I’m suffering from a cold. Nothing serious, ______.

A.indeed

B.anyway

C.though

D.yet

14.Look over there---there’s a very long, winding path ______ up to the house.

A.leading

B.leads

C.led

D.to lead

15.The students entered the classroom, smiling and ______, and ______ down to have their lessons.

A.talked; sat

B.talking; sitting

C.talking; sat

D.talked; sitting