中考英语试题及答案解析考试试卷

初中毕业生升学考试

英语试题卷

试卷I（选择题70分）

一、听力（本题有15小题，第一节每小题1分，第二、三节每小题2分，共计25分）

第一节听小对话，请从A,B,C三个选项中选择正确的选项。

1.WhatdoesJack'ssisterwanttobe?

A.AteacherB.Adoctor.C.Awriter.

2、WhydoesMikelooktired?

A.Becauseheatenothingthismorning.

B.Becausehedidhomeworklatelastnight.

C.Becausehehashadabadcold,

3.WhattimewillthewomanseeMr.Whitethismornining?

A.At10：00.B.At10：15C.At11：00.

4.Whereisthewomangoing?

A.Tothelibrary.B.TotheshopC.Tothepark

5.Whowillgoshoppingfinally?

A.Sam.B.Anna.C.Helen.

第二节：听较长对话，请从A,B,C三个选项中选择正确的选项。

听下面一段对话，回答第6二7两小题。

6.WheredoesAndyworknow?

A.Ataschool.B.Atabank.C.Atasportscentrer

7.WhatdoesAndylooklike?

A.Hehasshorthair.B.Heismuchheavier.C.Hedoesn11wearglasses.

听下面一段对话,回答第8-10三小题。

8.Whydoesthemanliketoliveinhisneighbourhood?

A.Becausethepeopletherearefriendly.

B.Becausetheairthereisfresh.

C.Becausehelikestallbuildings.

9.Whomdoesthemantaketohavefuninthegardenaftersupper?

A.Hisdaughter.B.Hiswife.C.Hisfriend.

10.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodonext?

A.Todoexercise.

B.Towatchfromthewindow.

C.Tobuysomeflowers.

第三节：听独白.请从A,B,C三个选项中选择正确的选项。

11.WhendidDavidgotovisitSaltLakeCity?

A.LastSundayB.ThisSunday.C.LastSaturday.

12.HowdidDavidgettoSaltLakeCityfromSandy?

A.Bybus.B.Bytrain.C.Bycar.

13.WhydidDavidjointheEnglishgroup?

A.BecausehewantedtopractiseEnglish.

B.Becausehewastheguide,sfriend.

C.BecausehelikedtheEnglishguide

14.WhatdidDaviddoafterlunch?

A.Hepostedsomecards.

B.HevisitedTempleSquare.

C.HesawtheChurchfilm.

15.HowdidDavidprobablyfeelaboutthetrip?

A.Itwasterrible.B.Itwastiring.C.Itwaspleasant.

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

ThePowerof-atIon（决心）

Thelittlecountryschoolhousewasheatedbyanoldrnalstove（火炉）・Alittleboy

thejobofcomingtoschoolearlyeachdaytostartthe16andwarmtheroombeforehis

teacherandhisclassmatesgotthere

Onemorningthey17tofindtheschoolhouseburning.Theydragged（拖）thelittle

boyoutofthebuildingmoredeadthanalive.Thenhewas18takentoanearbycounty

hospital.

Thedoctortoldtheboy'smotherthat19thelowerpartofhisbodywasseriously

burnt,hecouldn*tusehislegsanymore.However,the20boymadeuphismindthat

hewouldwalk.Unluckilyhisthinlegs21hungthere,allbutlifeless.

Finallyhereturnedhomefromthe22Everydayhismotherwouldpresshislittle

legs,buttherewasnofeeling,nocontrol,23Yethisdeterminationthathewould

walkwasas24asever.

Whenhewasn,tinbed,hewouldsitinawheelchair.Onesunnydayhismother

wheeledhimoutintotheyardtogetsomefreshair.Thisday,insteadofsittingthere,he

25himselffromthechairandpulledhimselfacrossthegrass,dragginghises26

behindhim.

Heworkedhiswaytothewhitefence（姗栏）aroundtheyard.Withgreateffort,he

raisedhimselfuponthefence.Then,hebegandragginghimselfalongthefence,27

thathewouldwalk.Hestartedtodothiseveryday.Therewasnothinghe28more

thantodeveloplifeinthoselegs.

Intheend,throughhisdeterminationhedid29.Hebegantowalktoschool,thentorun

toschool,torun30thejoyofrunning.Laterincollegehemadetherunningteam.

StilllaterinMadisonSquareGardenthisdeterminedyoungman,Dr.Glenn

Cunningham,rantheworld，sfastestmile!

16.A.fireB.classC.gameD.story

17.A.leftB.waitedC.arrivedD.hid

18.A.clearlyB.quicklyC.suddenlyD.nearly

19.A.whenB.unlessC.beforeD.because

20.A.honestB.braveC.worriedD.calm

21.A.justB.alsoC.onceD.ever

22.A.schoolB.yardC.hospitalD,square

23.A.everythingB.anythingC.somethingD.nothing

24.A.strongB.simpleC.strangeD.similar

25.A.helpedB.threwC.pickedD.enjoyed

26.A.armsB.chairC.legsD.mother

27.A.believingB.doubtingC.promisingD.suggesting

28.A,affordedB.hatedC.forgotD.wanted

29.A.setoffB.getbackC.standupD.runaway

30.A.toB.forC.fromD,without

三、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共计30分）

阅读下面四篇材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.

A

RealTennis

Anamazingchance

thissummeratGrangeRoad

YourchancetoenjoyRealTennis,thekingofrocket

tennisstartsonJulywiththeWorldChampion（冠军）

6:30pm-8:00pm,6July

.\wonderfulintroductory（入门的）eveningwithRobEahey.theworldchampionfrom

Australiaandwi（k*lyrcgard<*dasthegrcatCiitplayerever.Withanamazingexhibition

match：TheWorldChampionv*ifheBritishAmateur（业余的）Champion,DavidWoodman,

Plus…

Yourturntoploy

Professional（专业的）coachingduringatwohourgrouplessontogiveyouthebasicsany

limeyouhkcthissummer,withracketsandballsprovided.It'sindoors,sothereisno

chanceofbeingrainedoff!

Alastinggift

AcopyofthefascinatingbookRealTennuinCambridgetohelpyouunderstandtheplace

ofthegomeinourgreatcity.

Unexpectedvalue

Theintroductoryevening,thebook,andthegrouplessonarejust50poundsforeachperson.

Forfurtherinformationortobookyourplace,pleasecallManuelSimpsonat01223

357111ore-mailJeffGreenatmani（^curtc.net.

31.isafamousrealtennisplayerfromUK.

A.RobPaheyB.DavidWoodmanC.ManuelSimpsonD.JeffGreen

32.Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethat•

A.theintroductoryeveningisatOrangeRoad

B.thegrouplessonlastsoneandahalfhours

C.thebookRealTennisCambridgecosts50pounds

D,peoplecancall]effGreenformoreinformation

33.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto•

A.talkabouttheimportanceofrealtennis

B.teachpeoplehowtoplayrealtenniswell

C,welcometheworldrealtennischampion

D.advisepeoplexocomeandenjoyrealtennis

B

CatcafestoopeninTorontoandMontreal

THESTAR,TORONTO

Soon,peopleinTorontomaybeabletoenjoyahotchocolateoracoffeeina"catcafe”.Two

groupsofpeopleinthecityaretryingtoraiseenoughmoneytoopencatcafes.

Theideaissimple：acafeforhumans-withlotsofcatsaround.Peoplewillbeableto

petthecatswhilethey'resippingtheircoffee.Therearealreadycatcafesinplaceslike

England,FranceandinAsialikeinJapan,SouthKoreaandChina.

JenniferMorozowichplanstoopenherKittyCatCafeinSeptember.ShetoldThe

TorontoStarthatitwillhavesixtofifteencats.Morozowichisacatloverwhosaysthatcats

helptoreducepeople,spressure（压力）・Sheisalsoplanningtoholdspecial"Litter-ature”

events,withtheDundasWestAnimalHospital,athercafe,withkidsreadingtothecats.

Someexperts（专家）saythatreadingtoanimalshelpskidslearntoreadbetterbecause

animalsenjoyhearingthehumanvoiceandkidsdon'thavetofeelworriedaboutmaking

mistakeswhilethey,rereading.

Anothercatcafe,PetMeMeow,willbeopeninautumnifAshkanRahimiandJeffRo

havetheirway.Theyaretryingtoraisemoneytoopenaplacewherecatswilllive,and

peoplecancomeinandbuyacoffeeandhangoutwiththecats.

Bothsetsofpossibletaleownerswillhavetomakesuretheircafesareveryclean.The

CityofTorontohasmanyrulesthatpeoplehavetofollowwhowanttoservefoodtohumans

whenthereareanimalsnearby.Forexample,theanimalboxesneedtobeinaseparatespace

awayfromtheeatingarea.

Thecafeownerswillgetthecatsfromrescueshelters（救护所）.Ifthecoffeedrinkers

tallinlovewithacertaincat,theymaybeabletotakeithome.

TheTorontocatrateswon'tbeCanada,sfirst.HappyCatCaf,isopeninginJulyin

Montreal.

34.Theunderlinedword“sipping“inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans"”•

A.sellingB.gettingC.drinkingD.making

35.Accordingtothepassage,JenniferMorozowich___

A.isastarfromTorontoB,likescatsverymuch

C.hasacatcafenowD.livesundermuchpressure

36.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___

A.readingtocatsmayhelpkfdsmakefewermistakes

B.thecatrateshavetogivefoodtoanimalsnearby

C.peoplemustn*ttakethecatsofthecatcafEshome

D.Canadawillprobablyhavethreecatcafesthisyear

37.Thepassagemightbe

A.anewsreportB.ananimalstory

C.ameetingnoticeD.apetadvertisement

C

Twe1ve-year-o1dLeonardowasborninapoorfamilyinBambamarcainPeru.Heknew

howtoreadbuthehadneverseenabookinhislife.Soheaskedthenewpriest（牧师）inhis

villagetogivehimone.Buttherewasnoelectricity.SoLeonardoborrowedcandlesfromthe

churchandsatupallnightreadingit.Thenextmorning,hewasatthedoorofthepriest

askingforanotherbooktoread.

JohnMedcalf,thepriest,wasmoved.Healsorealisedthatpeoplewouldlovetoreadif

givenachance.ButheknewhowdifficultitwasforLeonardoandthoseinhisvillagetoget

books.Andyet,noonecanbetaughttoreadandwritewithoutbooks.Tomakepeopleina

poor,farawayareagrowtolovebooks,theyhavetobewiththem.Sohethoughttheonly

waywastobringbookstopeople.

Buthowcouldthisbedone?Mobilelibrariesorcarlibrarieswouldbetooexpensiveand

difficulttocontinueintherocky,hillylandofPeru.Sowhatothermethodcouldbeused?

M-callgotanewideafromthebarefoot（赤脚）doctorsofChina.Andthatwashow

thebarefootlibrarians（图书管理员）firstappearedinthevillagesofnorthernPeru,almost

thirtyyearsago.

Thelibrariansbeganbygoingfromvillagetovillage,lendingbookstovillagers.They

helpedstartThe12uralLibraryNetworkofPeru.

Atfirst,theywereteachersofthevillageschoolswhichthesefarawaylibrariesbelonged

to.Buttheteacherswerenotveryinterestedinthejobbecauseitmeantalotofhatwork.

So,villageeIderstookonthejobthemselves.

Today,thereare600villagelibrariesacrossPeru.Thebarefootlibrarianswhowalkup

to15hoursadaywithbagsofbooksaretheirlifeline.

38.ThefirstparagraphtellsusthatLeonardo___

A.hadalotofbooksB.boughtcandlesfromothers

C,stayedinthechurchD.enjoyedreadingbooks

39.Theunderlinedword"this"inParagraph3probablyrefersto（指）““

A,togrowtolovebooksB.tobringbookstopeople

C.toreadandwriteD.tobuildanewlibrary

40.Thepassagedoesn,tmention

A,whenthebarefootlibrariansappearedB.whoworkedasvillagelibrariansatfirst

C.whereMedcalfmetChinesedoctorsD.howmanyvillagelibrariesPeruhastoday

41.Itcanbeinferred（推断）fromthepassagethat.

A.thefirstchurchinPeruwassetupbyJohnMedcalf

B.carlibrariesusedtobepopularinLeonardo1svillage

C.teacherswereinterestedinbringingbookstovillagers

D.thebarefootlibrariansareimportanttovillagelibraries

D

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Khanoffersmorethan4,200freemicrolectures（讲座）atkhanacademy.org.

Theclassescoverfieldslikemathematics,biology,chemistryandfinance.Theyusually

lastforjust10to15minutes.Unliketraditionalclasses,Khanmainlyofferscoursesfor

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SohowcanyoustartyourlearningjourneyatKhanAcademy?

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A.wasstartedbyanAmericanteacherB,hasahistoryofover10years

C.doesn*tprovidefreelecturesD.isfitonlyforcollegestudents

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C.designyourwebsiteD,writeane-mailtoKhan

44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

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B.NothingbutvideoscanbefoundatKhanAcademy.

C.YoucangetcoursesfromtopuniversitiesonNetease.

D.KhanAcademyonlyofferscoursesinEnglish.

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A.OnlineLearningB.SalmanKhan

C.CollegeEducationD.LanguageCourses

试卷H

说明：本卷共有四大题，31小题，共50分。答题请用0.5毫来及以上的又色鉴字笔书写

在“答题纸”的对应位置上.

四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）

氏用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词仅用一次，每空限填一词。

remaincouragehelpexceptreal

46.Youcantakeanyofthecakesthisone.

47.Sometimesitistomakealistofeverythingyouhavetodo.

48.Maryhasnotowalkhomealoneatnight.

49.Ican,tbelieveIamgoingtomeetthepopstar.

50.Heis70yearsold,buthestillactiveinsports.

B,根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式.每空限填一词.

WhenIwas18,myfamilyleftChina.Andayearlater,wemadeourwaytoNewYork.Unluckily,

myfather51（失败）tofindajob,soIhadtohelpsupportmyfamily.Ilookedthroughthewant

adseverymorningandlaterhadan52（面试）forajobatWaterburyHospitalHealthCentre.There

Iwastoldmyworkwould53（包括）sweepingfloors.Ismiledandrememberedmyfather'sadvice.

“Beproudofwhatyoudo,“mylathersaid,*whetheryou,rea54（老板）oraresweepingfloors.”

Soevenifmyjobwasthelowest,Iwas55（激动的）todoit.Eachmorning,Iimaginedall

those

56（病人）notbeingabletoeatifIwasn'ttheretocleantheplatesandbowls.Once57（早

饭）wasmade,Icleanedtoilets,sweptfloorsanddidsomeother58（脏的）work..Iwantedpeople

tosay"Thatyoungmansuredoesanicejob”,59（尽管）Iwasdeadtired.

Through60（-[—0jobsI*veeverheld,myfatherJswisewordshavestayedwithme.I*veswept

floors,andI'vebeenthemanager.IthinkDadwouldbeproud.

五、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共计10分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填人一个适当的词，或填人括号中所给单词的正确形式

（每空不多于3个单词）.

PlentyofpeopledreamofgoingtoMars（火星）・61differentfromthosepeople,

13-year-oldAlyssaCarsonhasbeenworking62（happy）forthatdreamsincetheageof

4,accordingtoanewreportwhich63（make）bytheBBCnotlongago.

AlytsatellstheBBC,“Ihope64（go）toMarsbecauseitisaplacethatnoonehas

beentobefore.Iwanttotakethatfirststep."AccordingtotheBBC,she65（attend）

USA，sthreeworldspacecampssofar.

Herfather,BertCarson,tellstheBBCthatAlyssaplanstobeonthefirstlongjourney

toMarstwhichisexpectedtotakeplacein66yearof2033.“Weareproud67

her,"hesays."Wehavethenexteighteen68（year）plannedout."Oneofthoseplans

isAlyssaattendingtheInternationalSpaceUniversity.

Ofcourse,Alyssa'sdreamcouldcomewith69（big）sacrifices（牺牲）thanothers.

IfAlyssagoestomars,maybe70isverydifficultforhertoreturntoEarth.Still,her

fathersays,“Ifthat*stheonlychoiceshehas,sheart11wantstogo."Alyssaagrees.

六、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共计5分）

阅读下面文章，然后从文后所给的A<E五个选项中选择符合各段意思的小标题（其中一

项多余），将其序号填人7r-74题，并回答75题.

WhichmusicalinsttnmmtshallIlearn?

Manypeoplewouldliketolearnhowtoplayamusicalinstrument,buttheyareputoff

byonebigproblem：Whattoplay?Hereareafewquestionstohelpyoudecide.

71

Manyinstrumentsareofdifferentuse,butsomearemorefitforcertaintypesofmusic

Someinstrumentsmayleadthemselvesbetterthanotherstothemusicyoulike,soconsider

thisbeforeyoustart.

Doyouwanttoplaywithotherpeople?

Thinkaboutyourlong-termfutureasamusician.Ifyouwanttoplaywithotherpeople,

whatsortofinstrumentwouldbemostpractical?Yourfirstthoughtofplayingtheviolin,

forexample,mightdisappearwhentoomanypeoplearecompetingwithyou!

72

Manypeopleliveinflatsandpractisingthedrums,forexample,willdriveyour

neighbourscrazy.Thinkaboutwhereandwhenyouaregoingtopractise,aswellasthe

feelingsolthepeopleyoulivewithornear.

73

Thisisquiteabigfactor.Manyinstrumentscanbeboughtatdifferentprices.Butthis

doesn,tchangethefactthatmany,suchasthepiano,arealwaysprettyexpensive.Ifyou

can，taffordyourchoseninstrument,willyoubeabletoborrowsomeoneelse'sorhireone?

74

Talktopeopleyouknowwhoalreadyplayinstruments.Theymightevenletyoutry

theirs.It'salsoagoodideatofindanexperiencedmusicteacher,preferablyonewhoplaysa

fewdifferentinstruments,whocangiveyousomeadviceandpushyouintherightdirection.

A.Stillnotsure?

B.Whereareyougoingiopractise?

C・Howmuchmoneycanyouspend?

D.Areyouweakorstrong?

E.Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

75.Doyoulikemusic?Whyorwhynot?（不少于5个单词）

七、书面表达（本题有1小题，共计20分）

76.你校英语社团正在开展主题为"Whatshouldagoodteacherbelike?”的讨论，为此你采访

了一些学生和家长。请你根据下表内容.用英语写一篇短文进行交流，并阐述你的观点。

学生主要观点索长主要观点你的现点

•与学生相处融洽・学识广博

•米上生动有趣•严格妥求学生

注意：(D文章必须包括表中所有内容.可适当增加细节.

⑵你的观点至少两条，不能重复表中观点；

(3)词数:80-100；

(4)短文首句仅供选择使用，不计人总词数.

短文首句：Studentsandparentshavedifferentopinionsaboutwhatagoodteacher

shouldbelike.

Whatakosldagoodteackerbelike?

英语试卷参考答案

一、听力部分

1-5CBCAB6-10BABAC11-15CBAAC

二、完形填空

16-20ACBDB21-25ACDAB26-30CADCB

三、阅读理解

31-35BADCB36-40CADBC41—45DABCA

四、词汇运用

46.except47.helpful48.courage49.really50.remains

51.failed52.interview53.include54.boss55.excited

56.patients57.breakfast58.dirty59.though/although60.eleven

五、语法填空

61.But62.happily63.wasproduced64.togo65.hasattended

66.the67.in68.years69.bigger70.it

六、任务型阅读

71-74EBCA

75.本小题为开放性试题，没有唯一答案.

七、书面表达

76.Onepossibleversion

Whatshouldagoodteacherbelike?

Studentsandparentshavedifferentopinionsaboutwhatagoodteachershouldbelike.

Asforstudents,theythinkagoodteachershouldgetalongwellwiththeirstudents.Andtheyare

supposedtomaketheirclasseslivelyandinteresting.

However,parentsthinkdifferentlyfromstudents.For【hem,agoodteachershouldfirsthaveplenty

ofknowledge.Atthesametimettheyareexpectedtobestrictwiththeirstudents.

Inmyopinion,themostimportantthingforagoodteacheristolovestudents.Theyshouldtryto

encouragestudentswhentheyhaveproblemswiththeirstudies.What'smore»theyshouldhelptheir

studentslearnhowcolearn.

中考英语试题

卷I

一、单项填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

1.—Lily,opendoor,please.

—I'mcoming.

A.aB.anC.theD.不填

2.一Father'sDayiscoming.WhatshouldIbuyformyfather?

—Whynot?HeHkessports.

A.ascarfB.akeyringC.apairofjeansD.apairofrunningshoes

3.—Howcan1gotothesupermarket,Paul?

_bike.It'snotfarfromhere.

A.OnB.ByC.InD.With

4.—Hi,Ella,whichisthestreetinyourcity?

一HighStreet.Manypeoplegoshoppingthere.

A.busierB.quieterC.busiestD.quietest

5.Davidoftentothemoviesonweekends.Helikesactionmovies.

A.willgoB.goesG.wentD.wasgoing

6.—Thisdeskistooheavy.Imoveit.Couldyouhelpme?

Noproblem.

A.canB.can'tC.shouldD.shouldn't

7.—Susan,Iwon'tbebackfordinnerthisevening.

—Don*tworry,Mom.Icantakecareof.

A.yourselfB.herselfC.himselfD.myself

8.—peoplevisitthe2010ShanghaiWorldExpoeveryday?

—About300,000.

A.HowmanyB.HowmuchC.HowlongD.Howoften

9.—Itsrainingoutside.

—Yes,it'sreallywet.Ihateit.

A.heavilyB.coldlyC.quietlyD.badly

10.一Hi,Jane,wouldyouliketogohikingwithmeonSunday?

_.Ihavetoomuchhomework.

A.FdlovetoB.OfcoursenotC.That'sOKD.Sorry,Ican't

二、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Timeisveryimportantinourlife.However,IhadneverrealizedituntilIreceivedabeautifulgoldwatch

frommyfatheroneday.

whenIwas19yearsold.This11alwaystellsmetheimportanceoftimeinmylife.

Itwasacoldrainyday.Myfatheraskedmetogotothe12topickupmyuncleandtakehimhome.Ishouldhave

an-ivedthere134:30p.m.Wehadabasketballmatchatschoolthatafternoon14thematchwastooexciting.Whenthe

matchwasnearlyover,Isuddenlyrememberedmyuncleand15totheairport.Itwastoolate.Hehadlefttheairportand

takenataxitoourhouse.

Iwasveryworriedthatmyfatherwouldbe16withme.AssoonasIenteredthelivingroom,Isawmyuncleinthesofa

lookingverytired.Idarednot17myuncleandmyfather.Isaidhellototheminaverylowvoice.Myfatherdidn't'tsay

18Instead,heaskedmetositnexttohim."Peter,didyouhaveagoodtimetoday?nHe19verydisappointed,buthis

voicewasstillcalm.Ifeltsosorryandansweredinaneven20voice."Yes,Dad,butLmreallysorryaboutnot21my

uncle.Thiswill22happenagain.Ipromise.nMyfatherhandedmeaboxwithabeautifulgoldwatchinside.Itwasa

giftmyuncleboughtforhim.Hegaveitto23andsaid,“Ihopeyouhavelearnedsomethingimportanttoday,and

thiswatchwillhelpyouremembertheimportanceoftime.'1

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tellsmetorespect25andneverbelatetodowhatIhavepromisedto.

11.A.watchB.clockC.bellD.time

12.A.hotelB.stationC.busstopD.airport

13.A.beforeB.fromC.afterD.to

14.A.thoughB.becauseC.andD.so

15.