1 . —Hi, Tom. Does John have any hobbies?
—_______, swimming will appeal to him most strongly.

A．If anything	B．If ever
C．If any	D．If so

2 . As is known to all, Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world, ______．

A．Paris is the largest	B．Paris the largest
C．Paris to be the largest	D．Paris be the largest

3 . Many people would rather _____ eating out on holiday than give up their broadband, mobile phone and pay-TV services, according to a recent survey.

A．cut off	B．cut in
C．cut back on	D．cut up

4 . --Do you think you can finish the project by five o'clock this afternoon?
---_______. I’ll be busy with my term paper all day.

A．Not a little	B．Not a chance
C．Not a bit	D．Not to mention it

5 . _______ I went to the South Lake in Hanzhong, I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery.

A．For the first time

B．The first time

C．At first

D．It was the first time

6 . Sheldon could have defeated Howard in the match, but he _______ too careless at the last minute.

A．is	B．was
C．has been	D．had been

7 . --Li Ping often watches _______ English TV news in her spare time.
---No wonder she has _______ command of English.

A．/; a	B．an; the
C．the; /	D．an; a

8 . — Would you like to join me for a quick lunch before class?
— ______, but I promised Nancy to go out with her.

A．I’d like to

B．I like it

C．I don’t

D．I will

9 . In much of the animal world, night is the time________ for sleep—pure and simple.

A．set aside	B．set down
C．set off	D．set up

10 . Every day ________ a proverb aloud several times until you have it memorized.

A．read	B．reading
C．to read	D．reads