一、单项选择（共20题，每题1分）
1. The boy _______ Steve, who is very good at the computer, ____ Bill Gates in our school．
A. with the name, is compared to B. who called; compared with
C. calling; is compared to D. whose name is ; compared with
2. They use computers to keep the traffic_____ smoothly.
A. being run B. run C. to run D. running
3. He’s got into the habit of running a while before going to bed, don’t ____ him from doing it.
A. ask B. prevent C. make D. refuse
4. ______ in a heavy rain, the teacher fell ill and couldn’t but ______ for a leave.
A. caught; to ask B. catching; ask C. catching; to ask D. caught; ask
5. Full of _____, she closed her eyes.
A. fright B. frighten C. frightened D. frightening
6. The reason ____ I was late for the school was _____ I was held up by traffic jam in the morning.
A. why; because B. that; why C. why; that D. that; because
7. For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread out farther, _____New York is an example.
A. for which B. in which C. of which D. from which
8. Why are you so anxious? It isn’t your problem_______.
