[单项选择]John wanted to buy his girlfriend a gift because they would marry the next day.

[单项选择]John wanted to buy his girlfriend a gift because they would marry the next day.

[单项选择]John said his mother would buy him a five-speeds racing bicycle for his sixteenth birthday.
A. would buy him
B. five-speeds
C. for
D. sixteenth birthday

[单项选择]Before John Shuttleworth started his business, he ______.
A. borrowed money
B. waited for a good time to open his business
C. developed an inadequate plan
D. studied, prepared a plan, and trained himself

[单项选择]John went to his teacher for______ about his French.
A. an advice
B. advice
C. advices
D. the advice

[单项选择]John said his mother (would buy) him a (five-speeds) racing bicycle (for) his (sixteenth) birthday.
A. would buy
B. five-speeds
C. for
D. sixteenth

[单项选择]John said his mother (would buy him) a (five - speeds) racing bicycle (for) his (sixteenth birthday).
A. would buy him
B. five-speeds
C. for
D. sixteenth birthday

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Text 2 Ever since John Burrows and his wife Carol opened their first hair salon in 1983, they have been taking on apprentices. "In my generation, an apprenticeship was the way to learn a trade so it was the obvious way for us to get the skilled staff we needed," Mr. Burrows says. Today, the Burrows’ salon, Upper Cut in Weston-super-Mare, employs 35 people. Of the 16 stylists, 13 progressed through apprenticeships and Mr. Burrows believes a strong culture of training is integral to the company’s success. "Without the apprenticeships scheme our business wouldn’t be anything like the size it is today," Mr. Burrows says. The high-quality training the apprenticeships provide guarantees growth. The more skills staff have, the more effective a business will become. Although Mr. Burrows is an advocate of the scheme, he concedes that occasionally he has suffered problems. They have experienced episodes of theft, poor time keeping and bad discip
A. makes her free up some time to get on with other things.
B. brings many creative ideas to her for innovating her shops.
C. helps her to offer someone else the opportunity to learn a trade.
D. saves her a lot of energies to expand the business.

[单项选择]John says that his present job does not provide him with enough ______ for his organizing ability.
A. scope
B. space
C. capacity
D. range

[单项选择]When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger ______ his good sense and hit the boy back.
A. got the feel of
B. got the hang of
C. got the better of
D. got the worst of

[单项选择]How did John react to his mother's bad temper
A. He tried to imagine himself in her place.
B. He tried not to notice it.
C. He pretended he had toothache.
D. He behaved himself as well as possible.

[单项选择]Do you think John will call his girl friend as soon as he（）in town
A. will arrive
B. arrives
C. arrived
D. had arrived

[单项选择]He ______ an expensive gift on his birthday, but he didn't ______ it.
A. accepted... received
B. receive... accept
C. received... accept
D. got... receive