() 1.— Look at the boy over there. He's ______ winner of the school painting competition.
— Oh, he must be ______ creative boy.

A.the; a
B.the; an
C.a; the
D.an; a

() 2.Students in Grade 9 are busy with their schoolwork every day, but the daily exercise is of great ______ to them.
A.praise
B.gift
C.value
D.trust

() 3.After they had the test, the students went on ______ the sports.
A.to do
B.doing
C.do
D.to doing

() 4.I hate travelling by air ______ I usually have to wait for hours before the plane takes off.
A.but
B.though
C.until
D.because

() 5.— How long do you think the terrible weather will ______?
— Why not listen to the weather report?
A.keep
B.change
C.appear
D.last

() 6.— What do you think of your recent trip to Thailand?
— I've never had ______ one before.

A.the more pleasant
B.a more pleasant
C.a most pleasant
D.the most pleasant

() 7.It's very ______ for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood since most of us have such feelings.
A.common
B.strange
C.curious
D.energetic

() 8.— Shall we continue our work? — Yes, ______ I prefer to have a rest.
A.when
B.if
C.because
D.though

() 9.A hard - working man may not become a great scientist, but a great scientist ______ be a hard - working man.
A.can
B.might
C.need
D.must

()10.Our English teacher always asks us to ______ a group conversation with new words.
A.make up
B.turn up
C.open up
D.set up

()11.His new work has won ______ praise that people believe he will win the competition again.
A.such little
B.such much
C.so little
D.so much

()12.______ everyone makes mistakes in his life, let's give him another chance.
A.Since
B.Before
C.Although
D.After