12. It was about 600 years ago ______the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made. (NMET’97)

A. that　　　　　 B. until　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　 D. when

11. I'd like to study law at university _______ my cousin prefers geography. (07四川)

A. though　　　　 B.　 while　　 　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　 D.　 for

10. I am not _________classical music.

A. in　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　　　 D. into

9. Eco-tourists want to learn about the world ____________ they can make it better, or at least understand it better.

A. as if　　　　　　 B. so that　　　　　 C. even though　　　　　 D. now that

8. _______the students in our school go to college in their teens.

A. A good many　　　　　　　　 B. A great many of　　

C. A great deal of　　　　　　　 D. A plenty of

7. Chuck learns that we need friends to ____________happiness and sorrow, and that it is important to have someone to care about.

A. share　　　　　　 B. scare　　　　　　 C. spare　　　　　　 D. care

6. One day Chuck is _______a flight _____the Pacific Ocean ______suddenly his plane crashes.

A.　　 in, over, while B. on, across, when　　

C. with, through, when D. on, across, while

5. survive　　 A. closet　　　　 B. icy　　　　 C. tourism　　　　 D. president

第二节　 语法和词汇知识　 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

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

3. trade　　　 A. international　 B. hammer　　 C. match　　　　 D. situation

4. global　　 A. change　　　　 B. geography　 C. gun　　　　　 D. large

2. honest　　 A. host　　　　 B.hour　　　 C.habit　　　　 D.husband