A．That’s great．                    B．That’s a really bad excuse．

C．We all learn from mistakes，don’t we?

D．No，it isn’t．                    E．Only a few words．

F．Sure．Sometimes they do．       G．Yes，unless they’re

   The girl(G)has talked with some foreign teachers at the English Corner．Now she is telling her English teacher(T)about it．

     G：I’ve just been to the English Corner．    、

(    )T：Oh?  61 Did you talk with Ben and Andy?

(    )G：  62   And I’m not sure if they understood me．

     T：No problem．You have had a good start．

     G：But I’m afraid of making mistakes when I speak．

(    )T：  63  Be confident of yourself．

     G：But do you think they like to talk with US beginners?

(    )T：  64 

     G：Well，I’m still not so confident．You know my pronunciation is poor．

(    )T：  65  Try to talk with them as much as possible．

     G：All fight．Thank you，sir．

V．完形填空(本大题共l5分，每小题1分)

通读短文，根据短文内容，选择可填入短文空白处的最佳选项。

A

    It was five to six P.m. Bill’s work for the day was almost finished，and now he had only one letter for Mrs. Green．It would take him half an hour to get to Mrs. Green’s home．So he would finish his day’s work much later．But he didn’t mind because Mrs. Green always 66 him in for a cup of tea when he had a letter for her．

    When Bill got into the gate of Mrs. Green’s house，he was surprised not to find her working in the  67．“She usually spends most afternoons there when the weather is fine．But…”He knocked hard at the door，there was no  68  ．Bill felt very strange about this because he know that Mrs. Green was always at home．“Perhaps she is  69  ，” he thought．At once he   70  into her house through an open window，and found Mrs. Green lying Oil the floor．He telephoned a doctor．Soon the doctor came…

(    )66．A．helped              B．put                      C．asked

(    )67．A．factory              B．post office            C．garden

(    )68．A．answer              B．noise                   C．sound

(    )69．A．sorry                B．ill                       C．happy

(    )70．A．walked              B．ran                      C．jumped

B

    Some day，little cars may take the place of today’s cars．If everyone  71   such a little ear in the future，there will be less pollution in the air；there will be more parking space in cities；the streets will be  72  crowded．The space now for one car of the usual size can hold  73  one little car．

    The little car will  74  much less to own and to drive．Driving will be  75  too，because these little ears can go only 50 kilometers an hour．

    The cars of the future will be fine for going  76  the city，but they will not be useful for going far away．The little car needs only two batteries(电池)一one battery for the motor，and  77  for the horn and the lights．

    If we want the big cars to  78  along with the small ones，we will need to  79   two kinds of roads．Some roads will be used  80   the big fast cars，and other roads will be needed for the small，slower ones．

(    )71．A．drives               B．sits                      C．makes

(    )72．A．more                B．1ess                     C．fewer

(    )73．A．fewer than                B．1ess than                      C．more than

(    )74．A．pay                   B．spend                         C．cost

(    )75．A．faster                B．harder                        C．safer

(    )76．A．over                        B．around                        C．from

(    )77．A．another             B．the others             C．the other

(    )78．A．make                B．get                      C．let

(    )79．A．build                B．put                      C．find

(    )80．A．to                      B．as                        C．for

Ⅵ．阅读理解(本大题共50分，每小题2分)

A．阅读短文，根据其内容选择最佳答案。

(A)

    There are many advantages of becoming a professional musician．The biggest advantage is being able to do something you love．You will have the chance to travel to many different places and meet a lot of different people．That will open up your eyes．

    However，there are also disadvantages of being a professional musician．One of the biggest disadvantages for most musicians is that they don’t always have enough money．Most of the time，you will be looking for jobs．Sometimes you won’t be able to find a good job．Another disadvantage is the place you live in．If you want to be a musician，you usually have to move to an area that has a lot of jobs，such as New York City．The cost of living in these areas is usually very high．The third disadvantage is that you can’t have a stable family life．Different jobs will take a musician to different places，so most musicians are unable to have a regular family．

(    )81．The advantages of being a professional musician include all the following EXCEPT ________．

         A．making a lot of money all the time

              B．doing something you like

              C．meeting a lot of different people

              D．traveling to many different places

(    )82．Which is NOT a disadvantage of being a professional musician?

              A．Not always having enough money．

              B．Being unable to have a stable family life．

              C．Having the chance to meet many different people．

              D．The high cost of living in big cities．

(    )83．What does the underlined word “stable” mean in Chinese?

              A．幸福的      B．稳定的         C．健康的         D．坚定的

(    )84．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

              A．The biggest advantage of being a musician is being able to live in big cities．

    B．Most musicians are unable to have a regular family life because they enjoy traveling．

              C．It’s difficult for some musicians to find a good job sometimes．

              D．The author doesn’t want to be a musician at all．

(    )85．The author mainly tells US ________ in the passage．

              A．how to become a professional musician

              B．why people want to become professional musicians

              C．not to become professional musicians

              D．becoming a professional musician can also have problems

(B)

    One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend，Rick．Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor．When he arrived，Simon went straight to the first floor of the building．But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor．Do you know why?

    In fact．the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor．The floor above the ground floor is the first floor，which Americans would call the second floor．

    The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America，though the British and Americans both speak English．

    The British usually hide their feelings．They seldom start a conversation with strangers．For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books．But Americans are quite different．They’re more active and easier to talk with.

    The British and Americans may use different terms for many things．The British usually use football，eraser and mail while Americans prefer to use soccer，rubber and post．

(    )86．Simon went to London to ________.

         A．visit his friend                  B．spend his holiday

              C．study English                     D．have a meeting

(    )87．Which picture shows US where Rick’s flat was? ________.

(    )88．According to the passage，the British usually spend their time ________on the train．

              A．playing cards                   B．talking loudly

              C．doing some reading                   D．singing and dancing

(    )89．What does the underlined word “terms" mean in Chinese in the passage?

          ________.

              A．成果          B．学期    C．会议 D．用语

(    )90．What’s the best title for the passage? ________.

              A．Differences in culture       B．Simon’s funny story

              C．Information abroad             D．Hiding the feelings

(C)