A. lift up B. set up

C. look up D. pick up

( )23. It’s said that Paul _______ to take part in the match by his school yesterday.

A. has chosen B. is chosen

C. was chosen D. is going to choose

( )24. —______ you _______ to watch TV last night, David?

—Yes, I was.

A. Did; allow B. Will; allow

C. Were; allowed D. Have; allowed

( )25. —Are you going to offer to work over the weekend?

—________ I want to have more free time. A. It’s my pleasure. B. What’s up?

C. That’s not the point. D. No way!

Ⅲ. 完形填空(共10分，每小题1分)

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Long time ago, housework was hard because people didn’t have water or

electricity at home. One of the most

clothes with their hands. They usually took their dirty clothes to a rocks, sand and river water to clean them. It was hard

For many years, people tried to find easier ways to wash their clothes. Sailors (水手), for example, put their clothes in bags and 29 them into the sea. This way worked quite well because the moving water .

In 1858, the rotary (旋转式的) washing machine was invented, difficult to use. The water was cold, so people had to first warm After the machine washed the clothes, people had to pull the clean, through a special machine to get the water out of them.