I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (2.0 points):

1.      Traffic accidents can be prevented if people __________ the rules.

A. remember       B. obey                       C. go after                  D. take care of

2.      __________ is not very far from here to the supermarket.

A. There               B. This                        C. It                             D. That

3.      You should look right and left when you go __________ the road.

A. along               B. up                           C. down                     D. across

4.      __________ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.

A. Because          B. Since                      C. As                          D. Although

5.      I love the __________ of folk songs.

A. perform           B. performing            C. performed             D. performance

6.      I first ___________ Melbourne in 2003.

A. went                 B. have been             C. have gone             D. visited

7.      It must be ___________ to see elephants racing.

A. amaze              B. amazed                  C. amazing                D. amazement

8.      I went to see the film ___________ feeling really tired.

A. despite                        B. although                C. though                   D. even though