8．________they visited the Science Museum，they showed great interest in everything they saw.

A．The first time　 　　　 B．For the first time

C．At first　 　　　　　　　　 D．At the first time

7．________cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the　 old，we also read newspapers for them and had chats with them.

A．Except for　 　　　　　 B．Rather than

C．Apart from　 　　　　　 D．Instead of

6．The man，suspected________having stolen the jewels of the shop，was missing last night，although he was watched over by the police.

A．of　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．for

C．about　 　　　　　　　　　 D．with

5．________to strong sunlight for a long time will do harm to our skin.

A．Exposed　 　　　　　　　 B．To expose

C．Exposing　 　　　　　　 D．Being exposed

4．I suggested to my father that we________to Dalian for a holiday this summer，but the expression on his face suggested that he________to it.

A．go；shouldn’t agree

B．would go；shouldn’t agree

C．go；didn’t agree

D．would go；didn’t agree

3．I feel it is you rather than the boy who________for being late for the speech.

A．is to blame　 　　　　　 B．are to blame

C．is to be blamed　 　　 D．are to be blamed

2．No matter how I tried to read it，I just couldn’t make________of the sentence.

A．meaning　 　　　　　　　 B．use

C．sense　 　　　　　　　　　 D．idea

1．-The party is great.

-________？I didn’t hear you clearly.It’s too noisy here.

A．Yes　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．Why

C．Really　 　　　　　　　　 D．Pardon