27. They were so hospitable that I could not help __________ to their dinner.

　 A. inviting 　　　　　　 　　　 B. invited　 　　　　　 C. being invited 　　 D. be invited

26. He ______ some Japanese while visiting Japan.

　 A. looked up 　　　 　　　 B. took up 　　　　　 C. made up 　　　　 D. picked up

25.I enjoy _______ very much when we can take a walk along the beach in the sunshine.

　　A. that 　　　　　 　　　 　　B. which 　　　　　　　 C. it 　　　 　　　　　　　 D. what

24. This dictionary, once _________, will be popular.

　 A. publish　 　　　　　　　　 B. publishing　 　　 C. published　　 　 D. being published

23. According to the article, it makes sense to take care of our health by eating properly and _________ regular exercise.

　 A. take　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. took　 　　 　　　 C. having taking 　 D. taking

22. Polly found herself staring up at a man standing with his hand ________ her arm.

　 A. resting on　　 　　 B. putting on　 　　　　　 C. holding on　　 D. carrying on

第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

21. Jack was the only person in our office ________ me who was invited to the party.

A. except　 　　　　　 B. except for　 　　　　　　 C. besides　 　　　　 D. expect

第二节(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6-8题。

6. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Robert’s plan for what to do after graduation.　 　　　　　　　　　　

B. The good news from Robert’s father.

C. Robert’s plan for going home.

7. Which of the following is true about Robert?

A. He is studying his master’s degree(硕士学位).

B. He is still a university student.

C. He will come to like Austin soon.

8. How long will the man stay in Austin?

　 A. For one year.　 　　　　　 B. For four years.　 　　　　　 C. For a few years.

　听第7段材料，回答9-11题。

9. Where is the new sports centre?

A. On Mill Street. 　　　　 B. On Hill Road　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. On Museum Road.

10. When will they go to the sports centre?

A. On Thursday. 　　　　　 B. On Wednesday.　 　　　　　　　　　 C. On Friday.

11. What sport did the woman do last week?

　 A. Volleyball　　 　　　　　 B. Table tennis　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Swimming

听第8段材料，回答12-14题。

12. What is the woman?

A. A secretary. 　　　　 B. A sales manager. 　　　　　　 C. An assistant manager.

13. What are they talking about?

　 A. Business　　 　　　　　　 B. Job　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Study

14. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. She only has a holiday of two days in a month.

B. The woman is quite satisfied with her pay.

C. She took a course of office training before getting her degree.

听第9段材料，回答15-17题。

15. What can we learn from this conversation?

A. The woman and her family are going to a camping holiday.

B. The woman should pick up the car after 4 o’clock on Friday.

C. The car should be returned after 10 o’clock on Monday.

16. What is the basic cost if the woman drives the hired car for 301 miles?

A. 35 dollars.　 　　　　　 B. 29.5 dollars　 　　　　　　　　　 C. 30.05 dollars 　　

17. What is an extra cost for each extra driver?

A. $215　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. $250　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. $300

听第10段材料，回答18-20题。

18. Why didn’t the assistant get the woman the dress?

A. Because the assistant didn’t like the woman’s clothes.

B. Because it has been sold to someone.

C. Because the assistant was too busy.

19. Why did the woman come back again?

A. To buy the dress she saw last time.

B. To see the rude assistant.

C. To punish the assistant.

20. What is the best title for this passage?

A. A beautiful dress.　　　　　　 B. A bad-tempered assistant. 　　　　　

C. At the shop.