:高三第一学期期中考试

:I. Multiple choice: (20%)
1.Danny left word with my secretary _______he would call again in the afternoon.
2. ---Are you still busy?
---Yes, I _____ my work, and it won’t take long.
A. just finish  B. am just finishing  C. have just finished 
D. am just going to finish
3.You ____not like Susan, but you have to admit that she is good at her job.
A. should  B. will C. must  D. may
4.After adding the rice, heat the soup for ________.
A. other 20 minutes  B. another 20 minutes
C.20 other minutes   D.20 another minutes
5.---I don’t think we have met before.
---Yes, once at a party, but we__________.
A.weren’t introduced  B. didn’t introduce
C. haven’t introduced  D. weren’t introducing
6. Within ten years, cars will be a lot ______in China.
A. cheapest  B. cheap C. cheaper D. the cheaper
7._____is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.
A. It  B. That  C. What  D. As
8.Sally had made _____ a rule to practise on the radio for an hour every day.
A. this  B. it   C. her  C. that
9.It was not until the 19th century _____ heat was considered a form of energy.
A. that  B. which C. since D. when