1. Many students tried out for the ________ race in the sports meeting to be held next week.

　　A. 800-metres-long B. 800-metre-long

　　C. 800-metres-length D. 800-metre-length

　　2. My brother is really _________. He often works in his office far into the night.

　　A. open-minded B. hard-working

　　C. self-confident D. warm-hearted

　　3. The custom __________ ancient times.

　　A. is dated back to B. was dated to

　　C. dates from D. dates to

　　4. — Is Peter there?

　　— ________, please. I’ll see if I can find him for you.

　　A. Hold up B. Hold on C. Hold out D. Hold off

　　1. The book contains a vivid description of _________ meeting between the two great leaders in 1949.

　　A. history B. historic C. historical D. prehistoric

　　2. My father asked me to cut the fruit into half and __________ the seeds.

　　A. move B. catch C. remove D. touch

　　3. Without air to hold some of the sun’s heat, the earth at night _________, too cold for us to live.

　　A. would be freezing cold B. will be freezing coldly

　　C. would be frozen cold D. can freeze coldly

　　8. It was not until midnight ________ they reached the campsite.

　　A. that B. when C. while D. as

　　9. They’ve won their last three matches, _________ I find a bit surprising actually.

　　A. that B. when C. what D. which

　　10. My friend showed me round the town, _________ was very kid of him.

　　A. which B. that C. where D. it

　　11. The Science Museum, _________ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London’s tourist attractions.

　　A. which B. what C. that D. where

　　12. All the neighbours admire this family, _________ the parents are treating their child like a friend.

　　A. why B. where C. which D. that

　　13. John, a friend of mine, who got married only last week, spent $3 000 more than he ________ for the wedding.

　　A. will plan B. has planned C. would plan D. had planned

　　14. According to the art dealer, the painting ________ to go for at least a million dollars.

　　A. is expected B. experts C. expected D. is expecting

　　15. With a lot of difficult problems _________, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.

　　A. settled B. settling C. to settle D. being settled