长宁区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

II. Choose the best answer：(选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示)：(共20分)

31. “Who knows the _______ answer to the question?” the teacher asked.

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

32. Joyce wrote an article _______ how to improve our memory for the school newspaper.

A. for              B. on                C. in               D. at

33. In the modern world, _______ young people are interested in cormorant fishing.

A. a few            B. few               C. lots of           D. some

34. The Greens and the Browns ________next-door neighbours for many years.

A. were            B. will be             C. have been        D. had been

35. It is nice ______into a new house with a beautiful garden.

A. moving          B. moves             C. move            D. to move

36. Alice likes to _______the little puppy and hold it in her arms.

A. set up           B. pick up             C. get up            D. give up

37. Steven completed the science test______ in our class yesterday.

A. most quickly      B. more quickly        C. less quickly       D. quickly