acquire confidence react suppose remark bow erect check burst average
1. I am not going to _____ down to people of this sort.
2. You should study harder to _____ a better command of the English language.
3. All the people ______ into laughter.
4. We must face the future with ______.
5. He smokes ten cigarettes a day on an _____.
6. We should always ______ positively to a bad situation.
7. He is _____ to arrive on the 5 o’clock train.
8. It is rude to _____ on her appearance.
9. I am going to _____ up on the time of the train.
10. The town will ______ a monument to the heroes.
II.選擇填空（20%）
1. He speaks English _____ his aunt.
A. as good as B. as well as C. as better as D. as best as
2. Which do you like ______, skating, swimming or fishing?
A. more B. most C. better D. best
3. Who sings ______, Rose or Kate?
A. well B. good C. better D. best
4. She writes _____ than I.
A. more careful B. much careful C. much more carefully D. much carefully
5. The night was very _____, so he had to take off his shoes _______.
A. quiet; quietly B. quite; quickly C. late; quick D. quite; quietly
6. How _____ the girls are playing!
A. happy B. happier C. happiness D. happily
7. ______ he drops in ______ his friends after supper.
A. Sometimes; for B. Sometimes; on C. Often; for D. Seldom; on
8. In Britain tea ______ with milk or sugar in it.
A. usually drinks B. is usually drunk C. usually is drunk D. drank usually
9. He ______ to school to clean his classroom.
A. always comes early B. comes always early C. always early comes D. come always earlier
10. Better ______ than never.
A. late B. the later C. later D. the late
III. 課內閱讀理解（20%）
1. Which of the following is true about Lesson 69?
A. The author might probably fail the test. B. The author might probably pass the text.
C. The author killed a child in the test. D. The instructor saw a child on the road and asked the author to stop.
2. Which of the following is true about Lesson 70?
A. There were two matadors for one bull in the ring.
B. The drunk was asked to make a performance in the ring.
C. The crowd had thought the drunken man would be in danger.
D. The drunk was hurt by the bull but was not dead.
3. Which of the following is true about Lesson 71?
A. The big Ben was located in New York. B. The clock can be heard all over the world for it makes loud noise.
C. The famous clock is on top of the new Houses of Parliament.
D. The famous clock, however, does not give correct time.
4. Which of the following is true about Lesson 72?
A. The great racing driver set a new world record in 1955.
B. The driver reached 300 miles per hour in his first attempt.
C. The driver reached 300 miles per hour in his second attempt.
D. Later racing drivers reached speeds over 600 hundred miles per hour.
