一、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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14分，每小题1分）
1. As we know, ________ have lived on Earth for ________ years.
A. human; millions B. human; millions of
C. humans; millions D. humans; millions of
2. ---________ is the bus stop?
--- It’s just around the corner.
A. How soon B. How long C. How far D. How much
3. --- Put ________ waste bag into the dustbin, please.
--- It’s not ________ waste bag. It’s my shopping bag.
A. the; a B. a; the C. a; a D.不填; the
4. Mr Black has just arrived, but I didn’t know he _______ until yesterday.
A. was coming B. will come C. comes D. had come
5. You use the word “________” when you are describing something smaller in size or amount than something else.
A. little B. few C. less D. fewer
6. ---________ do you ________ the TV programme?
---Not bad, I think.
A. What; like B. How; like C. What; think D. How; think of
7. She had great difficulty ________ the suitable food on the menu in that restaurant.
A. finding B. find C. found D. to find
8. ---Do you need to hand in your English written work tomorrow morning?
---No, I ________.
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. don’t need D. don’t have to
9. Being not far ________ the sea, London is famous ________ its fog.
A. from; with B. from; for C. away; with D. away; for
10. --- 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
11. I do not doubt ________ win in the race.
A. whether he will B. whether will he C. that he will D. that will he
12. The purpose of new inventions is to make life easier, ________ it more difficult.
A. not make B. not making C. not to make D. do not make
13. The performance was very exciting and ________ the audience raised a shout of joy.
A. every time B. from time to time C. at all times D. at the same time
14. ---I’m sorry to have caused so
