29. ____ of the land in my hometown ____ covered with trees and grass.

　A. Two-fifths; is　 B. Two-fifth; are　

C. Two-fifth; is　　 D. Two-fifths; are

28. I failed again in the examination and only then _____ how much time I had wasted.

A. I realized　　 　　B. I had realized　　　

C. did I realize　　　 D. had I realized

27. She knows so much about England. She ________ there before.

　A. must be　　　 B. must have been　　

C. must live　　 D. must have lived in

26. There are all kinds of dolls in the shop. _________ she wants, the little girl’s parents are ready to buy it for her.

　A. However　　　　 　B. Whatever　　　

C. Whichever　　　　　 D. Whenever

25. After he was knocked down by a bike, he was badly hurt and had to ______ to his feet.

　A. stand　　　　　 B. struggle　　　　　　 C. run　　　 　　D. sit

24. -How do you like your new neighbour?

　-She is _________, but her appearance is a bit_________. 　　　　　A. interesting; disappointed　 　　　　　B. interested; disappointed

C. interesting; disappointing　　　　　 D. interested; disappointing

23. The hall is used _______ special occasions, such as for big dinners or parties.

　A . on　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　

C. at　　　　　　 　D. during

22. The doctor is very __________ about what to eat and never eats fast food.

　A. especial　　　　 B. special　　　　

C. unusual　　　　　 D. particular

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入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. I think David, _______ you, ______ to blame.

　A. rather than; is　 B. rather; are　　

C. more than; are　　 D. less than; is

第二节

听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。

6. Why does the man think it is bad to take a taxi at first?

A. Because these suitcases are not heavy.　　　

B. Because there are just a few suitcases.

C. Because the traffic is heavy now.

7. How far is it to get there?

A. Fifty minutes on foot.　　 B. Fifteen minutes on foot.　

C. Fifteen minutes by taxi.

8. How do they probably go there at last?

A. By bus.　　　　　 　　　B. On foot.　　　　　　　 C. By taxi.

听第7段材料,　 回答第9至11题。

9. People who relax at home often ________.

A. agree to offer help actively　　　　　　　 B. refuse to help other people

C. offer help against their own will

10. Why do people offer help when they are not willing to?

A. They are so kind that they don’t want to see people in trouble.

B. They are afraid that their refusal might hurt their good relationship.

C. They can’t help offering help to others out of habit.

11. What should people do when facing such problems?

A. Never refuse the people in need of help.

B. Always say “no” to the people who need help.

C. Refuse some requests when necessary.

听第8段材料,　 回答第12至14题。

12. How does the man book his ticket?

A. On the Internet.　　　 　　B. Through a friend.　　　 C. On the phone.

13. Which city is the man leaving for?

A. Houston.　　　　　 　　　B. Chicago.　　 　　　　C. A city in Michigan.

14. When is the man returning?

A. On May 5.　　　　　　　 B. On May 2.　　　　　　　 C. On May 6.

听第9段材料,　 回答第15至17题。

15. Where does this conversation take place?

A. In a restaurant.　　　　 B. At an interview.　　　 C. At a schoo1.

16. Why does the man want a new job?

A. He is fired.　　　　　 B. He likes computer.　　 C. He wants more money.

17. What will probably happen to the man next?

A. He will be turned down by the woman.　　

B. He will work as a computer programmer.

C. He will work as a cameraman.

听第10段材料,　 回答第18至20题。

18. What do Third World countries often mistakenly decide to do?

A. To open many new factories.　　

B. To permit rapid industrialization. (工业化)

C. To fire workers with specific skills.

19. What do the factory owners do to get maximized(最大的)profits?

A. They make full use of automation (自动化) if possible.

B. They hire as many workers as possible.

C. They train workers for specific factory jobs.

20. Which aspect does the speaker focus on?

A. The advantages of rapid industrialization.　

B. The problems of rapid industrialization.

C. The progress of rapid industrialization.