一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. —How long has this Japanese fast-food chain been in business? —______1988.

A．FromB．ByC．InD．Since

1. Nobody fails to find that his two nephews are much______.

A．alikeB．sameC．exactD．resembled

2. No sooner had the ship pulled away from the dock______it had to return to pick up more passengers.

A．whenB．thanC．thenD．that

3. I was surprised when I saw the farm. I had imagined it______much bigger.

A．beB．beingC．to beD．having been

4. It was a decision, I______, that he will later regret.

A．detectB．doubtC．claimD．suspect

5. We______this visit for months — you can"t cancel it now.

A．plannedB．have plannedC．have been planningD．had planned

6. Had Mark coached the women football team instead of George, we______more games.

A．would winB．would have wonC．had wonD．will win

7. A tall building has been set up in______was a wasteland ten years ago.

A．whatB．whereC．whichD．that

8. Does the method he put forward______the problem make any sense?

A．settleB．settlingC．to settleD．settled

9. I don"t like him because he always______when other people are talking.

A．cuts downB．cuts outC．cuts acrossD．cuts in

10. He didn"t keep on asking me for a ride any longer as he had already got his own car______.

A．repairB．repairedC．repairingD．to repair

11. I am playing golf this afternoon, weather______.

A．permitsB．permittedC．permittingD．to permit

12. I thought 1 was going to fail the exam, but I passed______.

A．above allB．after allC．at allD．in all

13. ______seemed strange to us was that he came back with nothing that day.

A．ItB．ThatC．WhatD．Which

14. There______have been ten of them, all hiding in the attic.

A．couldB．shouldC．wouldD．must

二、2.Reading Comprehension

1. How many buses can take you to Sunshine Beach from Katella?

A．6.B．8.C．11D．15

2. Which bus stop has the most buses stopping there?

A．Katella.B．Zoo South Entrance.C．Beachside Street.D．Sunshine Beach.

3. If you miss the bus at Mall of Star at 11:10, when is the next bus to Sunshine Beach?

A．12:08.B．13:08.C．0.588889D．0.630556

4. If you take the 10:10 bus at Mall of Star, how many stops are there to Beachside Street?

A．4.B．3.C．2D．1

6. Which of the following is a musical instrument?

A．Blues.B．Harmonica.C．Jazz.D．Rap.

7. According to the passage jazz initially started in the 1890s in______.

A．AfricaB．South AmericaC．New YorkD．New Orleans

8. Which of the following contributed to the popularity of country music?

A．Cowboy movies in the 1930s and 1940s.B．Various kinds of musical instruments.C．The encyclopedia of American music.D．People from many parts of the world.

9. What feature of rap music is enjoyed most by many young people?

A．Its sound.B．Its origins.C．Its beat.D．Its instruments.

10. The word "diversity" (Para. 1 and Para. 6) most probably means______.

A．backgroundB．influenceC．varietyD．significance

12. The purpose of the Writing Lab is to______.

A．assist students with difficultiesB．offer consultation to native speakersC．give free service in English learningD．provide help with tasks concerning writing

13. What a consultant in the Writing Lab does is to______.

A．tell how to focus on your workB．revise and polish your workingC．make you become a better writerD．collect the feedback on your courses

14. During consultation students can not______.

A．be given help on improving a paperB．be guaranteed a high markC．ask for help on starting an assignmentD．work on revising and polishing a paper

15. Making an appointment beforehand will ensure you to______.

A．have a consultant many times a dayB．talk with a consultant on your favorite topicsC．meet with a consultant at your desired timeD．set up time with a certain consultant

17. According to the passage, Fossett likes______.

A．doing things freshB．spending 22 hours in freezing waterC．testing his strengthD．staying 14 days in a hot-air balloon

18. Of Steve Fossett"s 115 world records and world firsts, about half of them go to______.

A．hot-air balloon rideB．endurance swimC．flyingD．sailing

19. Steve Fossett has done everything except______.

A．completing the first solo hot-air balloon rideB．sailing 26000 miles in 76 hoursC．setting the world record for the fastest round-the-world sailingD．succeeding in the stock market in Chicago

20. What is probably the best title for this passage?

A．Hobbies in Spare TimeB．Life of Steve FossettC．Hunger for AdventureD．A Strange Millionaire

22. In a plane like Concorde you can______.

A．arrive in New York 5 hours earlier than the time you leave LondonB．forget all about the time difference between citiesC．adjust to time changes without problemsD．get across the Atlantic in three hours

23. Pilots often look older than they really are because______.

A．they eat dinner in the middle of the nightB．they suffer a lot from the changes in timeC．they have to work at the weekendD．they live far away from the airport

24. According to the passage, we can see that______.

A．the speed of sound is only half that of a ConcordeB．the rocket is the fastest and least difficult means of travelC．a supersonic plane can fly the Pacific in only eighteen minutesD．people will spend less time on the ground as air travel is getting faster

三、3.Cloze

A．atB．inC．forD．to

2.(37)

A．sameB．pleasantC．interestingD．different

3.(38)

A．producingB．processingC．sellingD．serving

4.(39)

A．enjoyB．spareC．judgeD．receive

5.(40)

A．enjoyableB．feasibleC．nativeD．pleasing

6.(41)

A．containB．supplyC．offerD．resist

7.(42)

A．heavierB．betterC．brighterD．safer

8.(43)

A．additionalB．essentialC．uniqueD．unusual

9.(44)

A．attitudeB．expectationC．fashionD．principle

10.(45)

A．nationalB．artificialC．similarD．special

四、4.Word Formation

0. Every child looks forward to Children"s Day with great______(eager).

1. If you use the chemical to clean the tablecloth, the stain will______(appear) at once.

2. The book is a______(humor) account of a young man"s travels in Asia.

3. We asked a local______(art) to come and show her work to the students.

4. A good way to______(large) your vocabulary is to read a daily newspaper.

5. It"s important to realize how______(quick) this disease can spread.

6. One of the women I work with is getting______(marry) this weekend.

7. The matter didn"t seem important, and I hardly______(give) it a second thought.

8. It was very______(care) of you to leave your purse lying on the desk.

9. He is the______(honour) chairman of the Writers" Union.

五、5.Translation

0. In real life, there are two kinds of people: those who create opportunities and those who make use of opportunities.

1. Improvement in packing will contribute to competitiveness of our exports on the world market.

2. It does prove to be a problem which is difficult for the local government to solve.

3. He was not only surprised, but also extremely suspicious, as he had every reason to be.

4. We are looking for a reliable agent in the computer industry to represent our company in Shanghai.

六、6.Writing