I. 用下列單詞的適當形式填空，每個詞只用一次（20%）
solve snatch spark mix dismay mess invent bury wheel course
1. I was _____ at the news.
2. Edison _____ the electric light lamp.
3. Carts, cars and trains run on _____.
4. He _____ himself in his studies.
5. The firework burst into a shower of ______.
6. I do not know how to _____ the problem.
7. We should write between the lines in the _____ of our reading.
8. How did you get into a _____ like this?
9. I don’t like to be _____ up in such dishonest business.
10. The thief _____ her handbag and run away.
II.選擇填空（20%）
1. I wrote the letter ______ French _____ my new pen.
A. in, with B. for, by C. with, with D. to of
2. The driver fell off the truck and ______ on the ground.
A. lied B. lies C. lain D. lay
3. Uncle Wang has worked in this factory ______ it opened ten years ago.
A. when B. until C. since D. until
4. “Would you like to play basketball with us?
“Sorry, I have to finish my homework before my mother _____ back.”
A. comes B. will come C. has come D. shall come
5. Don’t worry. There is ______ wrong with your daughter.
A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
6. Could you tell us if she ______ us a talk tomorrow.
A. would give B. has given C. will give D. gives
7. My parents ______ for me when I got home.
A. are waiting B. were waiting C. was waiting D. have waited
8. My aunt bought me ______ many story books that I spent a lot of time _____ reading them.
A. such, on B. so, on C. such, in D. so, in
9. You can ______ your lost pen if you look carefully.
A. go to B. return C. find D. look for
10. “Three” is three times _____ one” and twice” ______ one”.
A. as much as, as much as B. as much as, more than
C. more than, more than D. more than, as much as
III. 課內閱讀理解（20%）
1. Which of the following is true about Lesson 53?
A. The fire was actually caused by broken glass. B. The fire was actually caused by a cigarette end.
C. The fire was actually caused by a bird sitting on the wires.
D. The fire was actually caused by a snake dropped a bird on the wires.
2. Which of the following is true about Lesson 54?
A. I was disturbed twice in the course of making the meat pies.
B. My husband called me when I was making the pies.
C. Both my husband and I have work to do today.
D A milk man rang the bell and I had to stop to answer the door.
3. Which of the following is true about Lesson 55?
A. The party found a lot of gold in the cave. B. The party invented a machine called “The Revealer”.
C. The pirates did not always remember the place where they hid gold.
D. The machine showed that there was no gold at all in the cave.
