All the firemen in the city were ______to fight against the big fire.

A．called in

B．called off

C．called up

D．called on

Connie: Are you doing pottery? It looks like fun! Frank: ______ ? Connie: Boy, would I? Thanks.

A．Would you please give me a hand

B．Would you please not to bother me

C．Have you ever learned how to do it

D．Would you like to try it

I don't know his address, ______.

A．otherwise I will write to him

B．otherwise I would write to him

C．otherwise I had written to him

D．otherwise I would have written to him

Which of the following can we infer from the passage?

A．Everyone has his lucky day.

B．The supermarket is dishonest.

C．The supermarket might just play a trick so customers should be more cautious.

D．Wives should listen to their husbands.

What is this report mainly about?

A．Phone inquires about hotel bookings for the 2008 Olympic Games.

B．Beijing Hotel is one of the most top hotels in the capital.

C．Beijing will host the 2008 Olympic Games.

D．Visitors from all over the world will come to China for the games.

Mary: What are you working on? Susan: I'm doing some embroidery. Mary: ______ Susan: I don't do very much, just for very special occasions.

A．I didn't know you did needlework.

B．I think you have done a good job.

C．Where did you learn to do needlework?

D．Why do you do needlework?

Mrs. White is different from her friends who were ______.

A．easily satisfied

B．not always hopeful

C．sure to succeed

D．not interested in free food

He was not as active as I had ______him to be.

A．inspected

B．recognized

C．objected

D．expected

Wood carving refers to the art of creating or decorating objects of wood by carving with a sharp, hand-held tool. This form. of art has a history of over 1,000 years and a unique artistic style. The following is some introduction about wood carving in America.

Wood carving began as a necessity in America and developed into an art. Because of the lack of other materials, early settlers were forced to make tools and utensils out of wood. At first, these articles were whittled with a knife, but when pioneer craftsmen set up their primitive shops most of them were fashioned on a lathe--a machine which holds an object and rotates it while it is being shaped by a tool.

However, even after Massachusetts-born Thomas Blancard designed a lathe which could turn irregular shapes--an innovation that made possible mass production of gunstocks, shoe lasts, oblong and square wooden wares--craftsmen who could use knife and chisel skillfully were still in demand. Some found ready employment in shops of cabinetmakers, while others, carved decoy. Still others specialized in creating shop signs, ship figureheads, or in decorating interior woodwork. A few even accepted commissions to make busts of prominent citizens.

This passage most likely came from a longer work about early American ______.

A．arts and crafts

B．political leaders

C．logging industries

D．fashion design

Guest: Oh, I hadn't realized how late it was. I'm afraid I'll have to be going. Host: Oh, not yet. I'm just going to make some coffee. Guest: ______ , though I'd really love to stay. I've got to be up by six tomorrow morning, unfortunately. Thank you for a wonderful party.

A．I'm sorry, but I must

B．Excuse me, but I have to go

C．Pardon me, but I should go

D．It's a pity, but no way out

Which of the following objects was an important woodworking tool used by early American craftsmen?

A．A bust

B．A decoy

C．A figurehead

D．A chisel