1 . —Why isn’t your grandmother able to read or write?
—Because she couldn’t                 to go to school at that time.

A．depend

B．spread

C．afford

D．express

2 . —The telephone is ringing. Please ________, Mike.
—OK, Mom.

A．pick it up

B．pick up it

C．put it up

D．put up it

3 . When I came back home from school, my mom ________ the floor while my dad ________ the dishes.

A．swept, was doing	B．was sweeping, did
C．swept, did	D．was sweeping, was doing

4 . Paris is one of ________ cities in the world. I hope to visit it next year.

A．beautiful

B．more beautiful

C．the most beautiful

D．most beautiful

5 . He ____________ how to ride a bike since two years ago.

A．learned	B．has learned
C．have learned	D．was learning

6 . —I have too many after-school ________ like math, physics and English.
—I see. That’s why you don’t have much time to play sports with us.

A．homework

B．activities

C．pressure

D．classes

7 . I have a bad ________. I must go to see a dentist.

A．headache

B．fever

C．toothache

D．cold

8 . The luckiest student can get ________ special gift once a year in our school.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

9 . If you go to a formal western dinner party, don’t speak ________ but speak quietly and smile a lot.

A．loudly

B．especially

C．healthily

D．greatly

10 . —Excuse me, could you tell me ________?
—From Monday to Friday.

A．when do you wear your school uniforms

B．when you wear your school uniforms

C．why do you wear your school uniforms

D．why you wear your school uniforms