1 . Taylor said: “_________ child as she is, Kate should put forward _________ most difficult question for us to answer.”

A．/; the

B．a; the

C．/; a

D．the; a

2 . Little ______ I know that the course of my life was about to change. (用适当的词填空)

3 . Never ________ on the evaluation of the price for the antique ________ to about 2,000 years ago.

A．did he back down; dating from

B．did he back down; dating back

C．he backed down; dating from

D．he backed down; dating back.

4 . Only when thousands of flowers bloom together _________.

A．spring will be considered here.

B．spring can be considered here

C．could spring be considering here

D．can spring be considered here

5 . It is all your fault. By no means ________ left alone at home.

A．a two-year-old should be

B．be a two-year-old should

C．should be a two-year-old

D．should a two-year-old be

6 . Next door to ours ______ an old man, who used to be the headmaster in our school.

A．lives

B．live

C．are living

D．is lived