Letterboxes are much more _______ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox

instead.

A. common                    B. normal                      C. ordinary                 D. usual

I would like a job which pays more, but ________ I enjoy the work I’m doing at the moment.

A. in other words              B. on the other hand  

C. for one thing               D. as a matter of fact

Progress so far has been very good. _______, we are sure that the project will be completed on time.

A. However                    B. Otherwise                 C. Therefore               D. Besides

第一節(jié)

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有1 0秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1．What are the man and the woman talking about?

   A．Buildings.           B．University.          C．New laboratories.

2．What do you know about the man's son?

   A．The son is not doing well.                               

   B．The son is as smart as his father.

   C．The son is very poor.

3．What does the man mean?

   A．It's too far away to walk to.                        

   B．It's within walking distance.

   C．It's not far, but too far to walk to.

4．Where does this conversation most probably take place?

   A．At home．            B．At a restaurant．    C．At a party.

5．How did the man move the desk?

   A．He moved the desk alone.                                 

   B．He had some classmates move the desk.

   C．His classmates helped him.

第二節(jié)

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒種；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6．Whose mother was ill?

   A．Jeff’s.             B．Jack’s.             C．Richard’s.

7．With whom did the man go traveling?

   A．Maria.               B．His dog.             C．Jeff and Richard.

8．What kind of food will the man and the woman eat?

   A．American food．      B．Indian food．        C．Chinese food.

9．Where is the restaurant?

   A．On Queen Street．    B．On Main Street．     C．On Rain Street.

10．How does the woman know that the Easten Palace is a good Chinese restaurant?

   A．She has been there several times.                

   B．She has tried it once.

   C．She has been told about it.

11．What time will they most likely meet?

A．7：05 pm．          B．7：1 5 pm．          C．6:50pm

聽第8段材料，回答第l 2至l 4題。

12．Where does this conversation take place?

A．At a restaurant.    B．In a hospital.        C．In the Once.

13．When does the woman get a pain in her stomach?

   A．About an hour after she has eaten.               

   B．About an hour before she has eaten.

   C．As soon as she begins to eat.

14．What can you conclude about the woman’s husband from this conversation?

   A．He eats very quickly.                                        

   B．He doesn’t eat as quickly as his wife.

   C．He sometimes eats more slowly than his wife.

聽第9段材料，回答第1 5、1 6題。

15．What do we learn about Dave?

   A．He enjoyed the movie and the company.

   B．He enjoyed the movie but not the company.

   C．He didn’t enjoy the movie or the company.

16．Why did Dave say his roommate was a real fool?

   A．His roommate thought the Titanic was a Japanese boat during World War II.

   B．His roommate believed that the Japanese sank a boat called the Titanic.

   C．His roommate said that the Japanese won the war using a boat called the Titanic.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17．What did the 19th century scientists think?

   A．Different part of the brain functions differently.

   B．It is not easy to say exactly what every part of the brain does.

   C．The way the brain works is not as simple as people may think.

18．How many chemical changes take place in the brain?

   A．10，000 every second.                                    

   B．6，000，000 every minute.

   C．100，000 every hour.

19．How can the brain keep its power?

   A．To increase the amount of research done on the brain.

   B．To say exactly what each part of the brain does.

   C．To give the brain plenty of exercise.

20．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

   A．We can remember everything that happens to us.

   B．The power of one’s brain gets weaker as one grows older.

    C．We should use our brain less so that it can work better.

——Jessica!

——_____Madame?

——Come and help me hand out the papers.

A．What     B．Yes      C．Right    D．Pardon

The captain was always honest with us and never      to disappointment，even when the ship sank.

 A．gave off        B．gave away        C．gave way     D．gave up

Some adverts，like the environmental protection advertisement，      to our conscience or our desire to be worthy citizens.

A．a(chǎn)dapt        B．a(chǎn)ttach       C．a(chǎn)ppeal   D．a(chǎn)djust

---When will you be leaving for your planned holiday in Hawaii?

---It’s      .I won’t be free until my training is over.

A．out of the question                 B．without question

C．out of question                      D．beyond question

Since young I      .about all the suffering in the world，and wondering why this is so.

A．had thought                         B．a(chǎn)m thinking                  

C．have been thinking                   D．have thought

Drivers who use mobile phones on      road are more likely to have      accidents，a science report said recently.

A．a(chǎn)；the       B．the；／      C．the；the     D．／；the