I．语法、词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. (15 points)
1. China is _______ old country with _______ long history.
A. an, a B. an, the
C. the, a D. the,/
2. We could not see the moon, for a cloud came _______.
A. at between B. in between
C. for between D. on between
3. We all think of you as the most suitable one to _______ the work.
A. take advantage of B. take care of
C. take charge of D. take in
4. Some of the hotels in our district are too expensive for ordinary people to _______ for a night.
A. stay at B. stay up
C. stay of D. stay away
5. It must be John. Who else would _____ he does?
A. work hard as B. be working as hard as
C. do harder work than D. work harder than
6. His health has begun to ______ now that he is old.
A. decline B. decrease
C. declare D. defeat
7. Leave at once _______ I’ll beat you.
A. and B. or
C. however D. but
8. “Why didn’t you tell me this before？”“I _______ but I didn’t have the chance.”
A. would B. would have
C. would rather D. could
9. The line was busy. Someone _______ the telephone.
A. must be using B. must use
C. must have been using D. should have been using
10. The boss urged his workers _______.
A. away B. off
C. up D. on
