— I reading English every morning.

— Yes, now English the first language in England and some other countries.

A. am used to; is used by B. am used to; is used as C. used to; is used by D. used to; is used as

The teachers hope all of us can hand _______ our homework _______ time every day.

A. up; in B. out; on C. on; in D. in; on

Mom often makes me the piano, but yesterday I wasn't made it.

A. practice; to practice B. to practice; to practice

C. practice; practice D. to practice; practice

All the tickets to the football match had been ______ by the time I got to the stadium.

A. pointed out B. put out C. sold out D. taken out

（题文）The meeting _________ by the time I got there yesterday.

A. was on B. has been on C. had begun D. has begun

All the students went to the cinema. But____ of them has come back now.

A. all B. neither C. none D. no one

________careless you are，________mistakes you will make．

A. The more；the more B. More；more

C. The more；the fewer D. More；fewer

He asked me _____ during the summer holidays.

A. where I had been B. where I had gone

C. where had I been D. where had I gone

---Excuse me. May I look at your menu for another ten minutes?

--- _________.

A. Sure. Take your time. B. .You’re welcome. C. Yes. You’re right D. Be quick!

Mr. Clark was born in a small town of England. When he finished middle school, he found work in the police station and he has worked there __________ 42 years and he'll retire(退休)this autumn. He tried to work hard in the past 42 years___________ he wasn't a lucky man and never caught a thief. He was often sorry for it.

Last weekend, when Mrs. Clarke was cooking supper, she found there was no sugar. So she asked her husband ____some in the shop near their house. He came in the shop and found a young man stealing some money from a woman's bag. He ran to the thief __________ , but the young man found and ran away at once. Mr. Clarke ran after him. The thief ran into a blind alley（死胡同）and Mr. Clarke caught him at last.

"Please give me a chance, sir," said the young man."I never stole before."

"Who gives me a chance?" said Mr. Clarke. "I'll soon retire and I caught a thief for the__________ time!"

1.A. for B. since C. in D. at

2.A. and B. so C. but D. if

3.A. buys B. buy C. to buy D. buying

4.A. quickly B. quietly C. carefully D. wonderfully

5.A. last B. first C. second D. third