25. _________soccer, I like playing tennis best. I mean soccer is my favourite; tennis comes second.

A. Next to　　　　 B. So long as　　　 C. Compared to　 D. Rather than

24. _______only 20 minutes to go before the train left, I felt uneasy in the taxi to the railway station.

A. For　　　　　 B. With　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　 D. Because

23. _______has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remain a serious problem.

A. What　　　　 B. Though what　　 C. In spite of what　　　　 D. However what

22. When a giraffe has _______drink, it has to stand with its front legs wide apart in order to reach _______water easily.

A. /; /　　　　　 B. a ; the　　　　 C. the ; /　　 　　　D. / ; the

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

　 　从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. ---Haven’t seen you for ages! Do you still work in Xi’an?

　 ---________. It’s four years since I worked here.

A. No, I don’t　　　 B. No, I haven’t　　　　 C. Yes, I do　　　 D. Yes, I have

　　 How to build an economized society

　　　 Our government is aiming to build an economized society．It is everybody’s duty work hard to achieve this goal including us students．