1 . Englishmen often talk about the weather (天气) to ________ a conversation.

A．start

B．play

C．put

2 . “________” means to walk in the mountains for fun.

A．Hike

B．Spend

C．Laugh

D．Swim

3 . On my mother’s birthday, I often ________ a special gift for her.

A．sell

B．use

C．act

D．prepare

4 . —________ the word, please.
—Y-A-R-D, yard.

A．Spell

B．See

C．Greet

5 . —Dad, can we ________ the birthday party (生日派对)?
—Yes, everything is ready.

A．have

B．meet

C．go

D．start

6 . —How do you ________ “black”?
—B-L-A-C-K, black.

A．see

B．say

C．thank

D．spell

7 . Our first class ________ at 8:10. I always get to school at 7:50 to do the morning reading.

A．finish

B．finishes

C．begin

D．begins

8 . — How do you celebrate your birthday?
—I ________ a wish and ________ candles on the cake.

A．make; blow

B．take; blow out

C．make; blow out