期末综合训练卷 （时间90分钟，满分120分） 一、选择题(每空1分，共15分) 1. A child receives its early _____ at home. A. brain B. company C. education D. success 2. Playing the piano is a _____ to me because it is really hard to me. A. prize B. order C. instruction D. challenge 3. —Which should we start with, Water World or Space World —Either is OK. It makes no _____to me. A. mistake B. promise C. decision D. difference 4. A number of visitors _____ going to visit the West Lake. But the number of them _____ reducing because of the bad weather. A. are; is B. is; are C. are; are D. was; were 5. A mouse _____ control the computer. A. be able to B. can C. could D. are able to 6. I really don’t know who _____ the ballpoint pen. A. found B. found out C. invented D. discovered 7. Can you help me _____ these books when I’m away A. buy B. keep C. turn D. tell 8. Success is _____ how hard you work. A. decided B. dependent C. created D. dependent on 9. If buildings fall down with people inside, the snake robots can help _____ people under the buildings. A. take up B. look for C. look up D. cut up 10. —The light in the office is still on. —Oh, I forgot _____. A. turning it off B. turn it off C. to turn it off D. having turned it off 11. He challenged John _____ a fight when he saw him. A. for B. to C. in D. on 12. We like the film very much _____the music. It’s a little noisy. A. except for B. beside C. though D. besides 13. When we speak to people, we should be _____ . A. as polite as possible B. as polite as possibly C. as politely as possible D. as politely as possibly 14. I looked through my test paper again and again _____ I wouldn’t make any mistakes. A. so B. because C. so that D. such that 15. —Do you still remember our primary school teacher, Mrs. Liu — Yes, she always encouraged us and gave us support _____we met difficulties. A. whenever B. whatever C. however D. whoever 二、完形填空(每空1分，共10分) What kind of presents did you get this Christmas Has anyone given you a white elephant Do you know what a white elephant is Here is a story about it. In ancient Thailand, elephants were very much needed. They __1__ for the people in many ways. Almost all the elephants were grey and there were very __2__ white ones. Because the white elephants were so valuable that people__3__ made them do any work. White elephants were thought to be a gift from God. When a king had many white elephants, people believed that their__4__ would have peace and wealth. Although it cost lots of money, the king would keep on feeding them because he was rich enough. If the king hated and became __5__ with one of his men, he gave the man a white elephant. This was a __6__. The man had to feed the elephant but could not make it work. However, keeping a white elephant was very __7__. Very soon, the man would become very __8__ for he had to spend all his money on the elephant, and get __9__ in return. Today, whenever we have something that is worth a lot but __10__ at all, ... ...
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