1 . I asked my parents ______ I could play football.

A．that

B．whether

C．weather

D．why

2 . ______ the telephone was invented is a long story.

A．What

B．How

C．Whether

D．Where

3 . The question is ______.

A．what should we do first	B．that should we do first
C．what we should do first	D．why should we do first

4 . John, read the text for us, ______?

A．does he

B．will he

C．do you

D．will you

5 . Here ______ you.

A．is a ticket of	B．a ticket is for
C．is a ticket for	D．has a ticket of

6 . — Lucy, what have you learned from this history class?
— Paper ______ first ______ about 2000 years ago in China.

A．is; invented

B．was; invented

C．is; inventing

D．was; inventing

7 . I recommended ________ an English-Chinese dictionary, ________ I thought would be of great help to his studies.

A．buying; that

B．to buy; that

C．buying; which

D．to buy; which

8 . The early settlers in the jungle didn’t have such advanced equipment ________ we have today to fight against natural disasters and many a time they ________ despair, but they survived somehow.

A．that; got close to

B．as; got near to

C．that; got near to

D．as; got close to

9 . It is necessary to ask your parents or teachers for some advice ________ you make the final decision.

A．because

B．unless

C．before

D．after

10 . There          5.5 magnitude (震级) earthquake          Pingyuan, Shandong province          August 6th, 2023.

A．is a; in; in

B．was a; in; on

C．was an; in; on

D．was an; on; in