1 . It was really helpful ________ her to clean up the street on a cold winter morning.

A．of

B．for

C．to

D．about

2 . Tom is 15. His sister is 17 and his brother is only 10, so Tom is the        child in his family.

A．first

B．second

C．third

3 . Miss Lin has taught us English ________ three years ago.

A．for

B．since

C．before

D．when

4 . It took me a long time ________ (finish) my homework yesterday.

5 . —The cheese doesn’t ________ good. Why don’t we buy some fresh cheese?
—Sounds great.

A．see

B．sound

C．feel

D．look

7 . —Lucy asks me to go skating with her, but I’m so busy today.

—Well, just tell her ______ that you can’t make it.

A．friendly

B．straight

C．easily

D．right

8 . —Miss Li, can you explain (解释) what “Grain in Ear (Mang Zhong)” is?
—Sure. It is the ninth of the 24 solar terms (节气). It means the ________ is getting back to the busy field work.

A．farmer

B．cook

C．guide

D．officer

9 . —Tom, what does “Stay hungry, stay foolish.” mean?

—One thousand readers, one thousand Hamlets. But I think it means you should ____ your original aspiration (初心) and you will succeed.

A．get

B．move

C．follow

D．use

10 . Which is the right order (顺序) of the following words in a dictionary?
①forget          ②forward          ③straight          ④strange

A．①②③④

B．①②④③

C．②①③④

D．①②④③