智能检测(十一)　The sounds of the world

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a great________of goods.

A．variety　　　　　　　　　B．mixture

C．extension                         D．combination

2．It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly________my friend.

A．turn out                                     B．bring out

C．call out                               D．pick out

3．I________some French words and expressions during my visit in Paris last year，but I have forgotten nearly all of them.

A．picked out                           B．picked up

C．picked through                     D．picked on

4．—It seems that he is________our village.

—He spent________of his childhood here.

A．new to；most                      B．familiar with；part

C．similar to；a part                 D．like；much

5．The type of music has become very famous in Britain and is very good music________.

A．to dance                              B．to dance to

C．danced                                D．danced to

6．My grandfather is a very humorous person，and he often ________us for hours with funny stories.

A．encourages                          B．entertains

C．educates                              D．directs

7．In my opinion，life in the twenty­first century is much easier than________.

A．that used to be                     B．it is used to

C．it was used to                       D．it used to be

8．Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to________a good researcher.