1. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?
A. connect
B. second
C. medal
D. Chinese
2. People woke to the sound of firecrackers ______ the morning of New Year’s Day.
3. What a wonderful debate it is! ______ of the two sides has fully expressed their opinions and sounds really persuasive.
A. Neither
B. Both
C. All
D. Either
4. We feel sorry when we learn that rhinos’ horns (犀牛的角) were cut off while they were still ______.
A. live
B. alive
C. living
D. lively
5. You don’t have to know the writer’s name to find a book. You ______ find it by the title.
A. must
B. can
C. need
D. should
6. I can work out the problem myself. I ______ any help.
A. can’t
B. shouldn’t
C. needn’t
D. don’t need
7. ______ you work hard, you won’t make any progress in English.
A. Unless
B. Until
C. If
D. Although
8. Most people from Sichuan _______ eating various spicy foods.
A. are use to
B. are used to
C. used to
D. be used to
9. ______ you know smoking is harmful to your health, you should give it up.
A. Although
B. As soon as
C. Now that
D. For
10. I remember ______ Jane’s relatives in Athens when I went to Greece last summer.
A. visiting
B. to visit
C. visited
D. have visited
11 That old man denied ______ the lady’s purse. And it turned out to be true.
A. to steal
B. stealing
C. stole
D. stolen
12. ______ brave to face the challenges and difficulties, and you will grow up mentally.
A. Being
B. Be
C. To be
D. Been
13. ______ important news is to everybody in modern society!
A. What
B. What an
C. How
D. How an
14. --If you are not going to do anything tonight, how about having dinner with me?
-- __________.
A. Not at all
B. Fine with me
C. That’s right
D. That’s all right
15. --Would you mind my closing the window? It’s too windy.
-- _______.
A. Never mind
B. Not at all
C. That’s all right
D. Go ahead