一 . 單項(xiàng)填空(共20小題;每小題1分，滿分20分)

　　( )1. My little cousin is a (an) 　　　 boy and he always asks me all kinds of strange questions.

　　A. creative B. curious C. energetic D. organized

　　( )2. Li Ming often helps his classmates and teachers and he often gets 　　　 from them.

　　A. money B. prizes C. presents D. praise

　　( )3. — It’s dangerous to walk across the street carelessly.

　　— You’re right. We can’t be 　　　 careful while crossing the street.

　　A. so B. very C. too D. more

　　( )4. — Would you like a cup of coffee or a bottle of juice?

　　— 　　　. I’d like some milk.

　　A. Either B. Both C. None D. Neither

　　( )5. It is I 　　　 against the plan, because it sounds impossible to carry out.

　　A. that is B. who am C. who are D. that are

　　( )6. Picasso once said that all children are 　　　 artists. The problem is to remain artists as they grow older.

　　A. born B. young C. general D. modest

　　( )7. There were noises coming from upstairs, but we didn’t 　　　 them.

　　A. listen to B. pay attention toC. look for D. ask for

　　( )8. — Did you enjoy the outdoor training yesterday?

　　— No, not at all! I was 　　　 dead after so much hard training.

　　A. as good as B. as well as C. so good as D. so well as

　　( )9. — Our monitor Jack is good at all the subjects, but he never 　　　.

　　— What a modest student!

　　A. gets off B. takes off C. puts off D. shows off

　　( )10. We may meet all kinds of difficulties in the future, but we should be confident enough to

　　any challenge.

　　A. put on B. get on C. take on D. try on

　　( )11. Football is a popular sport. 　　　 my father 　　　 my mother is interested in watching football matches.

　　A. Not only; but also B. Neither; nor C. Both; and D. Either; or

　　( )12. My father wants me to be a doctor 　　　 an engineer, 　　　 I want to be an actor.

　　A. or; and B. and; but C. and; so D. or; but

　　( )13. The railway 　　　 Qinghai to Tibet is the longest plateau (高原) railway in the world.

　　A. connected B. connects C. connecting D. is connected

　　( )14. — Mrs Black is an organized housewife.

　　— That’s right. Everything in her house is always 　　　.

　　A. in order B. out of order C. in trouble D. in the way

　　( )15. — People born under the same animal sign always have similar hobbies and personalities.

　　— 　　　 I think that’s just a coincidence (巧合).

　　A. Yes, I agree with you.

　　B. That’s true.

　　C. I’m afraid I can’t agree.

　　D. You are right in some ways.

　　( )16. Mike is good at many kinds of musical instruments. He is a 　　　 musician.

　　A. welcome B. born C. hard D. tired

　　( )17. — Mum, I don’t want to learn the piano anymore. It’s too difficult.

　　— Dear, don’t 　　　. I’m sure you will succeed.

　　A. wake up B. stay up C. give up D. end up

　　( )18. — Peter has good grades in all his subjects, but he never shows off.

　　— I agree. He is very 　　　.

　　A. powerful B. creative C. modest D. generous

　　( )19. — Is there any food left?

　　— No, Sam has 　　　 all of it.

　　A. eaten up B. taken up C. looked up D. got up

　　( )20. Daniel is creative and thoughtful. He can often 　　　 good ideas.

　　A. pay attention to B. put up with C. catch up with D. come up with