二、 单项填空 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
（本大题共14分，每小题1分。)
( ) 1. - What do you think of _________ story?
- Oh, I’ve never read ________ more interesting one before.
A. the; a B. the; the C. a; the D. a; a
( ) 2. The plane ________ take off at 11:50, but I’m not quite sure. I’ll check it for you.
A. must B. need C. should D. may
( ) 3. The robot did all the housework. _____ , Mr. Li no longer needed to get up early.
A. At first B. As a result C. As usual D. At last
( ) 4. — He hardly spent any time on his subjects, _________?
—_________, so he does badly in his lessons.
A .didn’t he; Yes B. did he; Yes C. didn’t he; No D. did he; No
