1 . I really like ____________, an outdoor game between two teams of nine players, in which players try to get points by hitting a ball and running around four bases.

A．badminton

B．basketball

C．baseball

D．football

2 . ---- The meeting is on Wednesday.
---- __________.
---- I said the meeting is on Wednesday.

A．Excuse me

B．Never mind

C．I beg your pardon

D．All right

3 . ______ Mr Johnson _______his wife enjoy tennis.

A．Either, or

B．Both, and

C．Not only, but also

D．neither, nor

4 . ---- Would you like to go out for a walk with me?
---- It’s too late._________, it’s windy outside.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

5 . The law first__________ in 1912, and it still takes effect(生效) today.

A．began with

B．came into being

C．went blind

D．bid for

6 . We had to spend about 10 minutes waiting for the bus_________ the heavy snow.

A．because of

B．long before

C．on behalf of

D．on the basis of

7 . Does this book___________ Dan?

A．bring up

B．break out

C．borrow from

D．belong to

8 . His excuse for being late for school yesterday was__________. He is always telling lies.

A．beneficial

B．bare

C．unbelievable

D．basic

9 . Smoking is__________ in the building.

A．balanced

B．based

C．blamed

D．banned

10 . After a while, I_______ the meeting and left the meeting room angrily.

A．benefited from

B．got bored with

C．believed in

D．battled against