II. Choose the best answer. (15 marks)

1. There ________ a pair of shoes under this big tree.

              A. has              B. are              C. is

2. _____ you don’t leave soon, you’ll be late for school.

   A. If  B. Before        C. Until    

3. Get up early tomorrow, and you will not ______ the early bus. 

A. lost  B. miss  C. meet

4. Li Lei isn’t here. I’m sorry to say you ________ wait.

                 A. should     B. may  C. must   

5. Kari particularly likes globes ______ animals.

              A.  with           B. of              C. in    

6. We have been skating ______ two years ago.

              A. since       B. for              C. in

7. They ______ to China many times. They know a lot about China.

              A. have gone     B. came       C. have come

8. English is very important. We should try _______ it well.

             A. to learn       B. learning   C. not to learn

9. －He looks _______ his father, doesn’t he?

－Yes, they look the same.  

A. for B. up C. like 

10. The price of this shirt is very ________. I can’t afford it.

              A. much      B. high              C. expensive       

11. Please stop _______. It’s time for rest.

              A. write       B. to write       C. writing

12. －Today he is very unhappy, isn’t he? 

－______. He feels a little sick.

              A. Yes, he is        B. Yes, he isn’t    C. No, he isn’t