---Would you please tell me _________? 

--- In a small village near Niingbo.

  A. where was your mother born            B. where your mother was born

  C. when was your mother born             D. when your mother was born

It is very kind _______ you to help me with my housework. It is hard _____me to do all

   the work.

   A. of, for     B. for, of     C. of, to     D. to, for

I________there would  be  a football  match on Channel 8 tomato

 A. will tell   B. have told  C. was told  D. will be told

When I got the news that the ship would sink, I was _________ frightened ________ my legs couldn't move forward.

  A. so, that       B. very, that                 C. too, that      D. too, to

– Dad , when will you be free?  You agreed to go to the seaside with me four days ago.

-- I am sorry, Jean. But I think I will have a ______ holiday soon.

  A. four-days      B. four-day    C. four days     D. four day

------–Look! How fast the two horses are running!

-------Oh, yes! They are nearly _______.

   A. up and down  B. slower and slower  C. more or less  D. neck and neck

（·湖南省衡阳八中高三上第一次月考）   26. After the six-party talk in Beijing, an agreement was reached _________ that North Korea would abandon _________ nuclear weapons.

  A. stating; to develop                   B. stating; developing

  C. to state; to develop                        D. states; developing

（·山东省兖州市高三上模块检测）   25He will stop showing off，if no notice            of him．

A．is taken    B．will be taken   C．taken    D．has taken

（·浙江省杭州高中高三上第一次月考）   5. On Christmas Eve, we put up some balloons to ______ the festival atmosphere.

A. make for        B. add up       C. add to  D. join in

（·温州市八校高三月联考）    7. The news came as quite a shock to us, but he seemed to be_________ surprised.

A. simply          B. entirely                 C. absolutely        D. hardly