The man whose songs we are fond of ____ in our city next week．

A．singing B．to sing C．will sing D．sang

—He_______to the meeting. Have you informed him of it?

   —Sorry. I _______to.

A. hasn’t come; am going        B. didn’t come; have forgotten

C. hasn’t come; forgot           D. doesn’t come; will have

I will have begun to do the work ______ 3 o’clock this afternoon.

A. by  B. at  C. after  D. before

Many newspapers printed the governor’s statement_________would support a tax cut.

A. and he          B. was that he   C. which he        D. that he

I hear Mr. Smith was writing a story last year and he still ____.

  A. do    B. does  C. is   D. am

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is   36   to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and   37   other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the   38   of someone who acts important and proud.

Down-to-earth persons   39   be important members of society, of course.   40  they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not   41   themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is   42   to have “his nose in the air”. There is   43   way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.

Americans   44   another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good   45   of reality. He  46   what is called “common sense”. He may have   47  , but he does not allow them to   48   his knowledge of what is real.

The opposite kind of   49   is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose   50   is not in the real world.

   51  , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth.   52   words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth..

Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very   53   to have both feet on-the –ground.   54   we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly   55   others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

36. A.pleasant  B.sad   C.common    D.surprising

37. A.meets B.welcomes      C.receives  D.accepts

38. A.case  B.kind  C.opposite  D.example

39. A.must  B.may   C.should    D.will

40. A.But   B.So    C.For   D.And

41. A.wish  B.expect    C.desire    D.consider

42. A.said  B.told  C.asked D.made

43. A.some  B.a C.no    D.every

44. A.discover  B.find  C.make  D.use

45．A.understanding B.wish  C.reason    D.expectation

46. A.demands   B.lacks C.has   D.likes

47. A.fortunes  B.dreams    C.achievements  D.disadvantages

48. A.block B.protect   C.own   D.gain

49. A.idea  B.people    C.attitude  D.person

50. A.mind  B.life  C.body  D.head

51. A.Always    B.Therefore C.However   D.Sometimes

52. A.Sharp B.All   C.No    D.Bad

53. A.possible  B.probable  C.likely    D.able

54. A.Though    B.Since C.When  D.Unless

55.A.toward B.for   C.over  D.onto

No．50 High School is as new as No．48 High School．____, it is more beautiful．

A．If anything B．If something C．If necessary D．If so

I knew that the lady _____ Bill when she spoke of a bright young fellow.    A. referring to B. was referring to   C. pointed at    D. was pointing at

---- Could I have a word with you?

---- Sorry, I am busy ______. Shall we do it later?

A. at the moment     B. for a moment        C. on the moment       D. in a moment

Our car _________ on the highway and we had a hard time trying to find someone who could get it ________.

       A．broke up; working   B．broke down; to start

       C．broke up; worked           D．broke down; starting