Ⅰ. Choose the best answer.
1. In fact, ______ families across Shanghai keep pets.
A. million of
B. million
C. millions of
D. millions

3. Doris gave no reason ______ refusing Mike's invitation.
A. to
B. from
C. with
D. for

5. Most IT companies make their employees ______ longer hours a day.
A. working
B. worked
C. work
D. to work

7. Fast food is unhealthy. You ______ eat too much of it.
A. mustn't
B. needn't
C. can't
D. shouldn't

Ⅱ. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can be used only once.
A. famous
B. alone
C. like a human
D. argument
E. communicates
F. lonely
G. relationship
"Calm down!" said Alex. "Don't tell me to calm down!" replied Irene.
You may want to know whether it is a/an between the husband and wife or between a brother and sister? No, not at all. In fact, Alex was an African gray parrot, and Dr Irene had trained him to talk —he had a vocabulary of about 150 words when he died in 2007. Alex could also count up to six, and recognize different shapes, colours, and materials.