一、单项选择(每小题1.5 分, 共15 分)
1. —What time is it now, Mike?
—It’s _______ quarter past five. Let’s go to play _______ basketball.
A. /; / B. a; a C. the; a D. a; /
2. —Lily seems to have made great _______ in English. Who helped her with it?
—Nobody. She learnt it by herself.
A. pride B. praise C. promise D. progress
3. <中华优秀传统文化>Chinese knots are usually made of red and yellow ropes. They are used to express good wishes, ______ happiness, love, peace and so on.
A. except B. including C. between D. among
4. [2023 上海宝山区二模] I don’t like traveling by plane _______ it’s so tiring to wait for hours before the plane takes off.
A. until B. although C. because D. unless
