1 . He thinks that this popular book written by the young writer deserves _______,but in my opinion, the book written by the famous writer is _____ worth reading.

A．to read; better

B．reading; more

C．to be read; more

D．reading; better

2 . — How did you like Nick’s performance last night?
—To be honest, his singing didn’t        to me much.

A．appeal

B．belong

C．refer

D．occur

3 . —I didn’t take notes at yesterday’s meeting because I had left my pen at home.
—You ________ mine. I ________ it.

A．could have borrowed; wasn’t using	B．may have borrowed; wasn’t using
C．should have borrowed; hadn’t used	D．can have borrowed; wasn’t using

4 . Slowly, the city began to ________ (呼吸) again. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

5 . —The service is very wonderful and the weather is quite fine.
—Yes, this holiday is so great, we have never had _________ before.

A．the better one

B．a good one

C．a better one

D．the best one

7 . My mother takes a walk after supper every day, ________ bad weather stops her.

A．since

B．unless

C．when

D．because

8 . He felt his way to the cave with a ______candle and he put away the ______ candle in his bag.

A．lighted; burnt

B．lighted; burning

C．lighting; burnt

D．lighting; burning