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New concept English Test 1 (lesson1- lesson10)Multiple Choice (20)1.I turn to speak to the person standing _ me.A. behind B.back C.in front of D.ahead of2.They got divorced(离婚) because she could not _ her husbands bad habit.A.beat B.bear C.beer D.bet3. _ interesting the film is!A. What B. What an C. How D.How an4.The girl _ a book in the garden, while a boy ran to her.A. was reading B. is reading C. reads D. is going to read5.He _ until it stopped raining.A. leave B. left C. dont leave D. didnt leave6.You have to _ a decision here now.A. take B.put C.make D.let7.I _ 50 dollars buying these shoes last week.A. took B. spent C.paid D.cost8. Up till now I _ more than one hundred famous works.A. have read B.has read C.read D.am reading9.Visitors _ not to touch the exhibition in the museum.A. request B. will request C. are requested D.are requesting10.The manager knocked 10%_ the charge.A. off B. over C. out D. of 11.-_does Jim visit you? - Twice a month.A. How often B. How long C. How soon D. How12.Have you _ the English Speaking Contest held by CCTV?A. enter B.entered for C. entered D. entered into13.Our hall is _ theirs.A.twice as large as B. twice so large as C. as twice large as D. twice more than14.I had to walk there because there was _ with my bike.A. nothing wrong B. wrong something C. anything wrong D. something wrong15. Is Russia _ European country or _ Asian one?A. a; an B. an; a C. a; a D. an; an16. Is her hair shorter than _? A. me B. my C. mine D. I17. John was so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes _.A. open B. to be opened C. to open D. opening18.Will you go to the museum tomorrow? - I will if I _ no visitors. A.have B.shall have C.will have D. am having19. She pretended _ me when I pass by.A. not to see B. not seeing C. to not see D. having not seen20. She did not remember _ him before .A. having met B. have met C. to meet D. to having met Blank Filling(10)Mrs. Green lives in the country, and she doesnt know London very well. One day, she goes to London. She cant find her 1 . Just then she 2 a man near a bus stop. “ I can ask him the way,” she says to 3 and asks, “Excuse me, will you please 4 me the way to King Street?” The man smiles with 5 answer. He 6know English. He speaks Russian. He is a visitor. Then he 7_ his hand into his pocket, 8 a piece of paper and lets her 9 it. On the paper are those words, “Sorry, I 10 English .”21.A.street B.way C. room D. house22. A.looks at B. watches C.sees D.looks23. A.herself B. himself C. itself D. themselves 24. A.speak B.say C. talk D.tell 25. A.not B.an C. no D. any 26. A.dont B.doesnt C.isnt D.does27. A.puts B. takes C.carries D.brings 28. A.bring out B. take out C. takes out D.takes away29. A.to see B. look at C. to look at D . watches30. A.am not speak B. dont speak C. dont say D. dont talk Reading Comprehension(40)Passage 1.An old lady went to the shop last Sunday. She passed a bank and saw a car near the door. A man got out of it and went into the bank. She looked into the car. The keys were in the lock.The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank. The man took a gun out of the pocket and said to the clerk, “Give me all the money.” But the old lady didnt see this. She went to the man and put the keys in his hand and said, “Young man, you are foolish. Never leave your keys in our car. Someones going to steal it.” The man looked at the old lady for a few seconds. Then he looked at the clerk. He took the keys ,ran out of the bank, go into his car and drove away quickly without any money.31.Last Sunday, an old woman _.A.wanted to go to the bank B. went out for a walk C.went to buy something32.The man got off his car and went into _.A. the bank B.the post office C. the shop33.The old lady saw _ on the car.A.a gun B.the keys C.a lot of money34.The old lady _.A.thought the man was a thief B.wanted to catch the thief C.didnt know the man35. When the woman gave the young man his keys, he _.A.took them and run out of the bank B.was very afraid of the womanC.was very surprisedPassage 2.When Mr. David retired , he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it. But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. Davids garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want to satisfy your curiosity , come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “ I came here to retire , not to work as a guide.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold he house and moved away.36.Mr. Davids house was_ that many tourists came to see it.A.so small B. very quiet C. so attractive D. such interesting37.Mr. David put a notice on the window _.A.to drive the visitors awayB.to make himself as a tourist guideC.to attract the visitors to come in and look roundD.to make some money out of the visitors38.The notice made the visitors_.A.more interested in his houseB.lose interest in his houseC.argue with him for a lower priceD.abandon their wish to visit the house39.After Mr. David put up the notice,_.A.the visitors didnt come any longer B.fewer and fewer visitors came to see his houseC.Mr. David became very busyD.the visitors protested for their right to visit the house40.At last he had to sell his house and move away because_.A.he realized he did not like the house from the startB.he wanted to receive training as a guideC.he made enough money to buy a more expensive houseD.he could not live a quiet life in it Passage 3.Jimmy lived in the countryside, and he liked playing in a very shallow river near his house, but since his father found a job in a big city, he moved there with his family. Their new house has a garden , which was very small. Jimmy wasnt happy. “Is there a river near here?” he asked his mother on the first morning. His mother answered, “No, there isnt, but theres a beautiful park in which there is a pool. Well go there this afternoon.” Then Jimmy was happy. After lunch, Jimmy and his mother went to the park. Jimmy wanted a walk near the pool, but there was a sign in front of it. His mother read it to him, “WARNING: This pool is dangerous, 368 people have fallen into it. ” Jimmy looked into the pool carefully, then he said, “ I cant see them.”41.Jimmy moved to a big city because_.A. there was a river near the big cityB. his parents did not want to live in the countrysideC. his father changed his workD. there was a nice park there42.Jimmy _.A. could not read well without helpB. was pleased with the new houseC. liked playing in a deep river in the countrysideD. had something wrong with his eyesight43.Their new house _.A. was located near a parkB. was located near a riverC. was located in the countrysideD. was a large one44.The sign in front of the pool meant that _.A. the pool is not shallow enough to be safeB. 368 people used to swim in itC. 368 people drank the water in the pool and diedD. People could swim in it free of charge45.Jimmy looked into the pool carefully in order to _.A. see hoe big it wasB. see how deep it wasC. see the fallen peopleD. see the killed peoplepassage 4.The summer vacation is over. Its true that time always flies fast. During the vacation , the weather was hot and I could not do much work , but I lived happily. As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in maths. Those took me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and made good progress.I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was funny. I would not go home until it was about five or six oclock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music. In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits.46.What does the text mainly tell us?A. How the writer spent his summer holidayB. What the weather was like in that summerC. When the writer got up in the morningD. Where the writer took a walk47.How long did it take the writer to do his homework?A. Half an hourB. Three hours or moreC. Only one hourD. Two hours and a half48.The writer spent most of