班级:____________ 姓名: ______________ 得分: ______________ ―、单项填空(20分) ( )1. Mary was born in 1998 and she began to play ______ guitar at the age of seven. A. a B. / C. the D. an ( )2. Three______ and two ______ were talking when we walked past them. A, Germen; American B. Germans; American C. Germans; Americans D. Germen; Americans ( )3. He was happy to have saved the bird______ his left hand was hurt. A. as B. if C. since D. though ( )4. He was so unhealthy that he couldn’t go on______. A. working B. to work C. work D. to working ( )5. He ______ the Award for Best Singer several times last year. A. presented with B. was presented with C. presented to D. was presented to ( )6. The performance ______ nearly three hours, but few people left the theatre early. A. covered B. reached C. read D. lasted ( )7. ______everybody knows about it, I don5t want to talk about it any more. A. Though B. Even C. Since D. However ( )8. The girl is______ a singer _______ everyone in her hometown. A. well known as; for B. well-know as;to C. well known as;to D. best known for;for ( )9. My teacher encouraged ______ a summer course to improve my writing skills. A. for me taking B. Me taking C. for me take care D. me to take ( )10. “Just another ordinary day! Nothing special! ” The underlined word in this sentence may mean _____.