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• 1. When we were young, we were brought up by our parents to _______ the table manners both at home and in public.

  A.determine

  B.observe

  C.announce

  D.control

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• 2. ---Do you like the song Hand in Hand sung by 87 singers from Taiwan? ---Yes, it is very inspiring. It is ________ the people who have experienced disasters as an encouragement.

  A.permitted for

  B.admitted to

  C.intended for

  D.written as

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• 3. I like skating very much. ___________tomorrow, we could enjoy this thrilling sports as much as we can together.

  A.If it snows

  B.Would it snow

  C.Were it to snow

  D.It should snow

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• 4We demanded that we _____ of any change in the plan that they put forward.

  A.informed

  B.be informing

  C.be informed

  D.had been informed

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• 5. Will you spare me a few minutes now? _______. But I'll be free in half an hour.

  A.Yes, of course

  B.No. I can't

  C.Yes, with pleasure.

  D.I'm afraid not

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• 6— Do you know Jim quarrelled with his brother? — I don't know, _________ .

  A.nor don't I care

  B.nor do I care

  C.I don't care neither

  D.I don't care also

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• 7. —What do you think made Jenny so happy? —_________ a ticket to the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games.

  A.To win

  B.Won

  C.Winning

  D.Win

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• 8. —I really don't know whether I can be admitted to dream university in a month. —________. Everything is possible.

  A.Take it easy

  B.Just ignore it

  C.Never give up

  D.Take your time

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• 9. No one knows when such a custom first __________.

  A.formed

  B.came into being

  C.was come into being

  D.was forming

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• 10. What a pity! All his property, the books, the pictures and the house, __________consumed by the big fire.

  A.were

  B.was

  C.had been

  D.have been

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