1. Charles regretted ______ the TV set last year. The price has now come down.

A、 buying

B、 to buy

C、 of

D、 from

参考答案：A

2. In _______， the northerners have a particular liking for dumplings while the southerners are fond of rice.

A、 common

B、 total

C、 general

D、 particular

参考答案：C

3. Two thousand dollars ______ enough for the car.

A、 being

B、 were

C、 are

D、 is

参考答案：D

4. A sudden noise of a fire-engine made him _______ to the door.

A、 hurrying

B、 hurried

C、 hurry

D、 to hurry

参考答案：C

5. It’s high time that he settled down in the country and _______ a new life.

A、 start

B、 started

C、 starting

D、 to start

参考答案：B

6. ― Do you mind my smoking here?― ______

A、 No， thanks.

B、 Yes， I do.

C、 Yes， I’d rather not.

D、 Good idea.

参考答案：B

7. _______ is the population of Paris?

A、 How many

B、 How much

C、 How

D、 What

参考答案：D

8. The old houses are being pulled down to _______ a new office block.

A、 make room for

B、 make use of

C、 take the place of

D、 supply with

参考答案：A

9. This overcoat cost _______. What’s more， they are _______ small for me.

A、 very much; very

B、 too much; much too

C、 much too; too much

D、 very much; too much

参考答案：B

10. How much has the company _______ this year?

A、 brought in

B、 brought down

C、 brought out

D、 brought out

参考答案：A

11. ― Tomorrow is my birthday. ― _______

A、 Oh， I have no idea.

B、 I’m glad you like it.

C、 Many happy returns of the day!

D、 You must be very happy.

参考答案：C

12. When Lily came home at 5 p.m. yesterday， her mother ______ dinner in the kitchen.

A、 cooked

B、 was cooking

C、 cooks

D、 has cooked

参考答案：B

13. ― Can you go to the concert with us this evening?― _______

A、 No， I already have plans.

B、 I’d love to， but I’m busy tonight.

C、 No， I really don’t like being with you.

D、 I’m ill， so I shouldn’t go out.

参考答案：B

14. ― I’m terribly sorry that I’ve spilled some coffee on the carpet.― _______

A、 Sorry.

B、 It doesn’t matter.

C、 That’s right.

D、 Don’t mention it.

参考答案：B

15. The Chinese women volleyball players _______ both in and out of China.

A、 are thought good of

B、 are highly thought of

C、 are well thought

D、 are ill thought of

参考答案：B