阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
1.If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.
A. 12:00 B. 2:00 p.m. C. 12:30 p.m. D. 4:00 a.m.
2.While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.
A. having lessons 
B. sleeping C. watching TV D. playing games
3.Who needn’t go to work on Fridays?
A. Canadians. B. Scots. C. Japanese. D. Egyptians.
4.Which country will welcome Saturday first, Canada, Japan, UK or Egypt?
A. UK B. Japan C. Egypt D. Canada
5.What does “ahead of” mean in English?
A. earlier than B. later than C. after D. until
Mr. White is a 
member of his office. He’s and can easily deal with all kinds of matters. So he’s always more than his workmates. Of course he’s often and has no time to do the housework. His wife him well and does all at home.
! Their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month and had to be . Now Mrs. White has to look after her there she can’t go home. Mr. White often eats something in the restaurant. As he did some cleaning, the rooms were all disorderly(凌乱不堪的).
Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone . He sat up to answer it. His friend told him to an important telephone number down. But he could find a piece of paper. He found there was much dust(灰尘) on the table and wrote the number on it. But soon he it and went to work. Two hours later came back and looked for a sweater for her daughter. Her husband came in while she was the table. He couldn’t the number on the table and called out angrily, “Who let you clean the table?”
1.A. important B. strong C. good D. able
2.A. helped B. thought C. paid D. asked
3.A. busy B. quiet C. lazy D. happy
4.A. sees B. knows C. misses D. takes care of
5.A. Well B. Once C. What’s more D. Bad luck
6.A. in hospital B. outside C. in bed D. in time
7.A. but B. or C. while D. and
8.A. not B. never C. almost D. often
9.A. shouted B. spoke C. rang D. called
10.A. write B. remember C. understand D. use
11.A. either a pen or B. neither a pen nor C. both a pen and D. not only a pen but
12.A. forgot B.
read C. took D. threw
13.A. he B. his friend C. his wife D. his daughter
14.A. brushing B. walking in C. leaving D. cleaning
15.A. find B. listen to C. look at D. write
In a library, which sign can you see on the wall?
My science teacher told us that the earth around the sun.
A. move B. goes C. went D. travel
---Would you mind basketball here?
---Sorry. We’ll go and play it on the playground.
A. playing B. not pl
aying C. play D. to play
---Excuse me. Could you tell me ?
---＄328.
A. how much is the ticket
B. how much does the ticket cost
C. what the price of the ticket is
D. how much should I pay for the ticket
