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C. away D. above ( ) 18. A. always B. often C. sometimes D. usually ( ) 19. A. know B. think C. hate D. like ( ) 20. A. angry B. sad C. happy D. surprised ( ) 21. A. ask B. call C. tell D. order ( ) 22. A. how much B. how long C. how many D. how often ( ) 23. A. confidence B. thought C. knowledge D. news ( ) 24. A. must B. should C. could D. need 二、 閱讀理解 (A) Mr. King is a tall and strong . man. He teaches . in a middle school. He wears a long beard(胡子) and takes good of it. It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. king likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends39。t go to work yesterday was difficult for Mr. King to stand because ___. A. he had drunk too much B. the bus was too small C .he got on the bus too late D. it was very crowded in the bus boy gripped Mr. King39。m over seventy years old. My eldest son is over forty and my second son is over thirty. The total(總數(shù)) is a hundred and several scores of years. All the people hearing this had a good laugh over that. great ______ happened in the place. A. flood B. disease C. drought D. war man said ______. A. people had a bad harvest B. some of the crops were bad C. people lost their farms D. people had little food word ―mad‖ in the story means ______. A. sad B. angry C. happy D. excited official didn’t think ______. A. the people were hungry B. the drought was serious enough C. the people had to be helped D. the famine was terrible enough the clever answer, people laughed at ______. A. the old man B. the official