III. Choose the best answer in the brackets to complete each of the following sentences.

   1. My father gets used to (read / reading) newspapers in the morning.

   2. It’s high time you (can / could ) fly ?

   3. We have written to each other (since / for) last Christmas.

   4. Can you divide this cake (into / among) four equal pieces. 

   5. When I first arrived (at /in) New York, I didn’t know anyone.

   6. We really enjoyed (to have / having ) local food.

   7. I’m accustomed to (staying / stayed ) here longer.

   8. We’re having a party (at the end / in the end ) of this week.

   9. Mr. Zhang isn’t Buddhist, and his wife isn’t (too / either ).

  10. I feel very ( alone / lonely ), so I wish I knew many people.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

My father spent fifteen  minutes reading newspapers this morning. ​​​​​​​

 A.

It took my father fifteen minutes to reading newspapers this morning.

 B.

It took my father fifteen minutes to read newspapers this morning.

 C.

It takes my father fifteen minutes to read newspapers this morning.

 D.

My father took fifteen minutes to read newspapers this morning.

V. Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage.(2.5pts)

My family has six people. We (1) _____ different hobbies. My grandfather (2) _____ reading newspapers. He (3) _____ newspapers every morning after breakfast. My grandmother doesn't like reading them. She (4) _____ to the market near my house every morning. She buys a lot of food. She (5) _____ very well. Oh, I love all her food. My father likes (6) _____. He (7) _____ up early and cycles around the West Lake all the year round. My mother doesn't like this sport. She (8) _____ walking. She walks about four or five kilometers every morning. My brother doesn't like any sports. He likes (9) _____ to music and playing drums. He is a member of the Green Band. It is a well-known band in my country.
I don't like reading, cooking or playing sports. I love (10) _____ things, such as stamps and coins.

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

16. My grandfather gets a lot of pleasure from gardening.

A. sadness B. equipments C. profits D. happiness

17.Many people in this area have cholera because they drink unwell-treated water.

A. mineral B. fresh C. contaminated D. salty

18. With healthier lifestyles and better medical care people will have a longer life expectancy.

A. lifeboat B. lifestyle C. lifespan D. lifejacket

Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage.

My family has six people. We (1) _____ different hobbies. My grandfather (2) _____ reading newspapers. He (3) _____ newspapers every morning after breakfast. My grandmother doesn't like reading them. She (4) _____ to the market near my house every morning. She buys a lot of food. She (5) _____ very well. Oh, I love all her food. My father likes (6) _____. He (7) _____ up early and cycles around the West Lake all the year round. My mother doesn't like this sport. She (8) _____ walking. She walks about four or five kilometres every morning. My brother doesn't like any sports. He likes (9) _____ to music and playing drums. He is a member of the Green Band. It is a well-known band in my country.
I don't like reading, cooking or playing sports. I love (10) _____ things, such as stamps and coins.

III. Complete the sentences with the corrform of theword in brackets

1. He gets a lot of___________ from football. (enjoy)

2. My brother is not very__________. He doesn't like playing or watching spors.(sport)

3. Nearly half of the people in the world are_________ in football. (interest)

4. Tom and his parents areliving in this City and this is____________. (they)

5. Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional____________. (football)

6. Pelé is a________________ hero in Brazil. (nation)