1 . My favorite is a little creature ______ the Tasmanian devil.

A．calling

B．called

C．calls

D．is called

2 . I tried to learn how to play it, but after trying for hours, I ______ that I could never make a musical sound with this instrument!

A．was convinced

B．was convincing

C．convinced

D．convincing

3 . The reason ______ many people love to read this collection of poems is ______ they can feel the warmth of love and enjoy the innocence of childhood.

A．why; because

B．why; that

C．that; that

D．that; because

4 . The poem ______ by the Indian poet Tagore ______ was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A．was written; whom

B．written; who

C．was written; who

D．written; whom

5 . She had an ______ to paint her nails, then she went into an expensive clothes shop.

A．salary

B．dignity

C．appointment

D．bonus

7 . ______ to the south of the equator, below many other countries on the globe, it’s often informally referred to as “down under”.

A．Located

B．Locating

C．To locate

D．Locate

8 . He suggested that she ______ Gladys and her friends to the house the night before he was to leave and Larry was to return.

A．invited

B．should invite

C．be invited

D．will invite

9 . As she turned around, there ______ Gladys Claffern.

A．stands

B．stood

C．is standing

D．was standing

10 . One of the simplest kinds of poem is the “list poem”, ______ contains a list of things, people, ideas, or descriptions that develop a particular theme.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．where