— I will visit Shanghai this summer.

—    . What about going there together?

A. So do I    B. So I do

C. So will I   D. So I will

— How did you get to school this morning?

— By taxi. I didn’t catch the school bus ,______ I had to take a taxi.

A. so        B. but

C. because   D. though

— What do you think of swimming?

— It’s not easy, but I won’t ______. I want to be a good swimmer.

A. put it away   B. pick it up

C. give it up    D. turn it on

— I hear you’ve handed in your report.

— Yeah, I ______ to finish it yesterday evening.

A. manage       B. managed

C. will manage   D. have managed

— Excuse me, how can I get to the local zoo?

— Sorry, I’m new here. You’d better ask ______.

A. someone else   B. anyone else

C. everyone else   D. nobody else

— Oh, it’s one of ______ speeches I’ve ever heard.

— I agree with you. Her pronunciation is simply terrible.

A. better     B. the best

C. worse    D. the worst

— Every year, many African children ______ hunger (饥饿).

— What bad news! I think we should do some-thing to help them.

A. die in     B. die by

C. die of     D. die for

My dad is quite busy these days. He has been working for two days without ______.

A. thinking    B. resting

C. shouting     D. knocking

— Did the young man climb to the top of the mountain in the end?

— Yes. But without his friends’ help, he couldn’t do that by ______.

A. himself    B. herself

C. yourself   D. themselves

Xi’an is    ancient city with    long history.

A. a; a         B. an; a

C. the; an     D. /; the