二、单项填空  在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

(本大题共14分，每小题1分)

(    )1. ---Is Mr. Xi Jinping _______ honest and capable man?

---Yes. And that is why he was chosen to be _______ president of our country.

A. a; a         B. an; the      C. the; the      D. a; /

(    )2. ______ he got ready to leave home, his parents came to his home.

A. While        B.As        C.Until       D.If

(    )3. Peter tried on three jackets, but ____ of them fitted him.

A. all           B. none        C. both        D. neither

(    )4. Of the seven days in a week, Saturday is said to be the most popular _______ for a wedding in some countries.

A. way      B. situation     C. choice      D. chance

(    )5. He realized his mistakes and took action to reduce the loss _______ it was too late.

A. until      B. when     C. before      D. as

(    ) 6. ---Peter is not himself these days.

---well, could you tell me________?

A. how is he feeling now  B. why was he so unhappy

C. what is wrong with him       D. that something worried him

(    ) 7.Mr. Green was_______ with the medal______his great achievement in this field.

A. presented, because of       B. protected, because

C. prepared, because of        D. provided, because

(    ) 8. There’s no doubt _______ Emily will be the hostess (女主持) of the New Year’s party.

A. if         B. when      C.  what     D. that

(    ) 9. --- Didn’t your brother ________ go to school by bike?

--- Yes, he did. But he ________ walking to school now.

A. used to; used to    B. use to; used to

C. used to; is used to    D. use to; is used to

(    ) 10. ---How delicious the coffee is!

---That’s right. It will taste ______ with milk.

A. bad       B. well         C. worse   D. better

(    ) 11. It’s clever _____ her to work out _____ many difficult math problems.

A. for; so    B. of; such  C. of; so   D. for; such

(    )12. ---There is somebody knocking at the door. Who________ it be?

---I’m not sure. It ________ be a postman.

A. may; must 　　B. will; can   C. can; may D. may; will

(    )13. Money is important in my life, but it isn’t_______ to me.

A. everything     B. something   C. nothing          D. anything

(    )14. ---Are you going to take part in the speech competition?

--- _____. It’s too good a chance to miss.

A. No problem.      B. Thanks a lot.     C. Never mind.      D. That’s for sure.