A. Because

B. Because of

C. Since he was

D. For he was

22.His wife ________him to stop smoking, but he didn’t listen.

A. advised

B. persuaded

C. suggested

D. forced

23. He wondered whether it would be _____ to knock at the door of her room so late at night.

A. proper

B. friendly

C. common

D. popular

24. After Billy said he would ride a bicycle safely, his father _____ to him and bought him one.

A. gave away

B. gave in

C. gave up

D. gave out

25. ---- Today we are going to talk about traveling in space. Everyone must say something.

---- I’m sorry, this ______ isn’t familiar to me. I’d better listen to others first.

A. event

B. journal

C. detail

D. topic

26.A number of books in the library ____ been stolen so that the number of them ____ smaller

than before.

A. have, is

B. has, is

C. has, are

D. have, are

27. Early to bed and early to ________ makes a man healthy.

A. raise

B. stand

C. rise

D. sleep

28. ---- It is true that he is in trouble at this moment. But I don’t think he will lose heart.

---- I quite agree with you. He is a ________________person.

A. hard-working

B. active

C. brave

D. determined

29.---- My father has been ill in bed for some days.

---- I’m very sorry to hear that and I ____ hope he’ll be well soon.

A. rapidly

B. happily

C. sadly

D. sincerely

30. He appears to be strong and healthy but, __________ he suffers from a weak heart.

A. as a matter of fact

B. what’s more

C. accordingly

D. no wonder

31.I am very happy to hear that Mother _____ from Amoy to visit us this weekend.

A. has come

B. is coming

C. will come

D. comes

32. The foreigner said happily that it was the first time that he__________ China.

A. has been to

B. had been to

C. went to

D. had gone to

33. It is the book Harry Potter_____ writer is very famous ____ attracts quite a few readers

throughout the world.

A. what, who

B. which, that

C. whose, that

D. whose, who

34. He’ll never forget the days ______________ he stayed with his grandmother in the village.

A. where

B. that

C. which

D. when

35. --- I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week.

--- Is that the reason _______ you had a few days off?

A. why

B. that

C. what

D. which

36. It rains a lot these days，_______ prevents from going out.

A. it

B. that

C. which

D. this

37. ---- Someone is knocking at the door.

----Let me go and see ____________.

A. who is he

B. who he is

C. who is it

D. who it is

38. The teacher told the students that there_______ a meeting at three o’clock..

A. were going to have

B. are going to be

C. will have

D. was going to be

39.--- Mary, what an interesting film it is! I really enjoyed it!