8. His name was on the　　　 of my tongue，but I just couldn’t remember it.

　 　A. end 　　　　　　B. edge　 　　　　C. tip　　 　　　　D. side

7. -Why did you refuse to move in the house?　 -Because it was really in a poor and dirty　　　 .

A. form 　　　　　B. kind　　 　　　C. shape　　 　　　D. state

6. Do you know the　　　 of the saying I just quoted?

　 　A. source　　　　 B. resource　　 C. course　　 　　　D. cause

5. George always wants things done quickly. He’s got no　　　 .

　 　A. idea　 　　　　　B. means　 　　　C. patience　 　　　D. decision

4. You can take as many as you like because they are free of　　　 .

A. fare　 　　　　　B. charge 　　　C. money 　　　　　D. pay

3. Many countries are increasing their use of nature gas，wind and other forms of　　　 .

　 　A. energy　 　　　　B. source 　　　C. power　　 　　　D. material

2. Some famous singers live on the　　　 from their record sales.

　 　A. salary　 　　　　B. value 　　　　C. bill　　 　　　　D. income

1. To the sea captain’s surprise，he found that　　　 travel could also be quite pleasant.

　　A. earth 　　　　　B. 1and　 　　　　C. ground　 　　　　D. plain

6. ____, he used to helped his father on the farm.

A. When was a boy　　 B. As he was a boy

C. As a boy　　　　　 D. During a boy

[解析]选C　 as在这里是连词；as a boy = when (he was) a boy。

5. ____ snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest. (2004年 上海)

A. Not only they brought　 B. Not only did they bring

C. Not only brought they　　 D. Not only they did bring

[解析]选B not only...but also引导的并列句；以not only开头的句子要部分倒装。