-----Could I speak to Mr Smith, please?

----- ________. I’ll go and ask him to answer the call.

A. Please hold the line              B. Please hang off   

C. Sorry, he isn’t here just now       D. Sorry. I’m afraid you have the wrong number.

      What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie! They had been friends since Grade Three and had   41   many of their high school experience. Now they were driving together to their final high school event. Today was   42   day at Lamar High School. 43 they were close friends, they were different in many ways. Jennifer was a fairly 44 student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly   45   in a good social life.

     “Isn't it   46   that we're all finished?”said Valerie. “I'm really looking forward to having a good time this summer.”

     “ 47   be nice,” Jennifer replied, “I'm afraid I'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses.”

      Jennifer's parents had only a small   48   and she had made up her mind to have an occupation in which she could afford all the things her   49   could not.

      Valerie,   50  , came from a fairly well-to-do family. She had little desire to work hard for   51   she had always taken for granted.

      “I really don't want to go to college for a while,” she   52  .

      “My uncle runs a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has   53   me to spend a year there as a waitress. That should give me plenty of   54   for the beach.”

      “It seems    55   I'll really be going different ways now”, thought Jennifer.

41. A. learned        B. obtained           C. remembered      D. shared

42. A. exam                  B. sports               C. graduation         D. working

43. A. If                      B. Because            C. Although           D. When

44. A. diligent              B. polite               C. active              D. favorite

45. A. specialized   B. relieved            C. envied               D. interested

46. A. certain               B. great                C. unfortunate        D. annoying

47. A. Can                   B. Shall               C. Must                       D. Need

48. A. income               B. problem            C. family                     D. differance

49. A. teachers       B. parents              C. friends                    D. relatives

50. A. in fact                B. in a way           C. as a result         D. on the other hand

51. A. what                  B. whom               C. that                         D. these

52. A. admitted            B. complained        C. invited                    D. screamed

53. A. helped               B. assured                     C. proposed                 D. promised

54. A. peace         B. work                 C. energy             D. time

55. A. I                       B. we                    C. she                  D. they

--Professor Johnson, I'm afraid I can't finish the report within this week.

--_______ How about next week?

A．Good for you       B．It won’t bother me C．Not at all          D．That’s OK

—Hello. Can I speak to Wu Ming please?

—____1. ____

—Hello, Wu Ming. This is Wang Hong. Sorry to ring you so late in the evening, but I’ve only just got home.

—____2. ____ What’s the news?

—I’d like to ask you about some stamps. Do you still have the cock year stamp? You had it when I last saw you.

—I’m afraid I don’t have it. I sold it last week.

—____3. ____

—I’m sorry. I didn’t know you wanted it. ____4. ____

—Yes, please. Thank you. It’s very kind of you.

—____5. ____

—Thank you very much.

—Bye-bye.

A．Do you like collecting stamps so much?

B．That’s all right.

C．Sorry, Wu Ming is out.

D．Do you want me to find one for you?

E. Oh, what a pity!

F. Yes, speaking.

G. OK, I’ll ring you if I have any news.

--Which play shall we go and see?

  A. I'm afraid we can't              

B. I don't think it's interesting

  C. Yes, I quite agree with you    

D. I'll leave it to you