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( ) 1 Children get gifts ____ Christmas and ____ their birthdays.
A. on; on B. at; on C. in; in D. in; on
( )2 -There is nothing____tomorrow afternoon, is there? -No. We can have a game of table tennis.
A. on B. in C. out D. up
( ) 3 A lot of students in our school were born____March, 1981.
A. in B. at C. on D. since
( ) 4 tie suddenly returned____ a rainy night.
A. on B. at C. in D. during
( ) 5 My grandfather was born____Oct. 10, 1935.
A. on B. in C. at D. of
( ) 6 The train is starting___five minutes.
A. in B. at C. for D.still
( ) 7 Mike does his exercises ____ seven _____ the evening.
A. on; to B. at; in C. by; of D. at; on
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( ) 1 The population of the world has grown very fast ____ four hundred years.
A. for past the B. in the pass C. in the past D. for past
( ) 2 We returned to our hometown___.
A. next week B. in the last week C. last week D. for a week
( ) 3 Great changes have taken place___.
A. in the last few year B. in the last few years
C. last year D. on the last year
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( ) 1 Children wake up very early____the morning of Christmas Day.
A. in B. on C. for D. at
( ) 2 ____ a cold winter morning, I met her in the stfeet.
A. In B. On C. At D. For
( ) 3 It happened to be very cold____ the morning of our sports meet.
A. at B. on C. with D. of
( ) 4 Why did you get up so early ___ this morning.
A. on B. / C. at D. in
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( ) 1 He went to Shanghai___ September 3, 1991 and came back___ a cold morning last year.
A. in; on B. on; in C. on; on D. in; ia
( ) 2 Lucy was born____ the night of May 12, 1984.
A. on B. in C. at D. to
( ) 3 Mrs Brown came to China ____ 1996.
A.on B. of C. to, D. in
( ) 4 ___ the morning of November 20, 1915, the workers came to Chicago to show their mourning___Joe Hill.
A. On; to B. In; of . C. On; for , D. At; for
( ) 5 Ann moved___Hangzhou___September, 1992.
A. /; in i B. to; in C. to; on D, in; in
( ) 6 They started off___an autumn afternoon.
A. during B. at C. in D. on
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( ) 1 He often goes ____ school ____ six thirty ____ the morning.
A. for; to; in B. to; at in C. to; for; at D, for; at; to
( ) 2 He arrived ___ Shanghai ___ 9: 30 ___ March 5.
A. at; in; at B. to; on; at C. in; on; at D. in; at; on
( ) 3 The English teacher told me to get there____ half past ten.
A: in B. at C. on D. of
( ) 4 The children get up ___ 6 o'clock.
A. at B. on C. during D. in
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( ) 1 The doctor worked___ five hours___ a rest.
A. for; with B. on; without
C. about; having D. for; without
( ) 2 I worked on the problem ____ a long time and I worked it out____myself____ last.
A. for; by; at B. in; with; on
C. on; by; in D. for; for; at the
( ) 3 A new factory will be set up:___ a year. ^'lotae
A. for B. in C. after D. on
( ) 4 Two years___ he began to write another story-book.
A. after B. later ; C. in D. late
( ) 5 We will finish the picture a day.
A. in B. on C. after D. on
( ) 6 The workers had been____ strike____almost a month.
A. on; in B. at; in C. on; for D. on; during
( ) 7 Mr Brown had lain ____ the ground ____ four hours before they finally found him.
A. on; for B. at; in C. on; after D. in; during
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( ) 1 The teacher is coming back___ an hour.
A. after B. for C. in D. before
( ) 2 She lived in the mountain village____ the years 1940-1950.
A. between B. during C. in D. since
( ) 3 Miss Wang will come to Beijing____ two days.
A. after B. in C. on D. before
( ) 4 The American Civil War lasted four years before the North won ____ the end.
A. by B. at C. in D. on
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( ) 7 Mary had finished her homework____ the time I got home.
A. until B. by C. at D. when
( ) 2 We stayed at the lab___ our teacher returned.
A. till B. by C. during D. while
( )3 They didn't leave the station___ they get on the train.
A. until B. by C. after y D. at
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1 Don't worry. He will return____.
A. before long B. long before C. long long ago D. long ago
2 There lived an old man, fishing at sea____.
A. long before B. before long C. long time ago D. soon
3 It was not _____ they came back.
A. long before B. before long C. long time before D. long after
4 I was told that his uncle had gone to France .
A. long before -B. shortly after C. before long D. long ago
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( ) 1 ___ Tom gets up at five in the morning.
A. Sometime B. Sometimes C. Some time D. Some times
( ) 2 I remember we met each other___ last year.
A. Sometime' B. some times C. some time D. sometimes
( ) 3 Mary and I have been to the Great Wall,___.
A. sometime B. some time
C. sometimes D. some times
( ) 4 He studied English for ____ in London, and then he went to America.
A. sometimes B. sometime new
B. some time B. some times