一、单项选择(共20分，每小题1分)
(   ) 1. A place to live in space is _________.                                       
    A. a space station      B. an apartment           C. a rocket   
(   ) 2. 10 years ago， _________ only one classroom building in our school.
And in 10 years， _________ five classroom buildings in our school.                                
    A. there will be, there are    B. there was, there will be           
C. there will be; there was
(   ) 3. He goes to work early on workdays _________ Saturday and Sunday.               
    A. except             B. besides                 C. and      
(   ) 4. My friends always get better grades than I do. What should I do?                 
 A. Maybe you should be more friendly to the teachers.           B. Maybe you should ask your parents for help.                C  Maybe you should work harder.
(   ) 5. “What time does the plane _________?” “I think at about 10 o’clock.”                     
    A. drop off          B. get off                 C. take off       
(   ) 6. Lily called me____ Friday morning and told me she was having a birthday party__ me tomorrow.                                                     
    A. at; for          B. on; with                C  on; for
(   ) 7. Nina is clever but kind of lazy. If she ______harder, she ________ better grades.                                         
A. will work; gets    B. works; will get        C. will work; will get  
（  ） 8. If you meet troubles in your life, you must try to _______the troubles.                                           
          A. turn over          B. get over              C. look over