42. I have finished reading all the books ______ were borrowed from the school library.

41. We know little about the young lady except_______ you told me.　

40. I want to buy some stamps. Can you tell me _____ there's a post office near here?

39. It has been three months ___________ I came to Zeng Xianzi Middle School.

38. Follow the doctor’s advice, ______ your cough will be worse.

37. We had learned more than 2,000 new words ________ the end of last year.

Many animals use some kinds of “language”. They use signals(信号) and the signals have meanings. For example, __21　 　a bee has found some food, it goes 　22　 　its home. 　23　 　is difficult for a bee to tell　 __24　 　bees where the food by speaking to them, but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and 　25　 　it is.

　Some animals show 　26　 　they feel by making sounds. It is not difficult to tell if a dog is angry because it barks. Birds make several different sounds and　 　_27 　has its meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” to 　28　 　how we feel about __29__ or how we 　30　 　something on our feet.

　We humans have languages. We have words. These words have meaning of things, action, feeling or ideas. We are able to __31__ each other information, to tell other people 　32　 　we think or how we feel. By writing down words, we can remember what has happened or 　33 　messages to people far away.

　Languages, like people, live and die. If a language is not used by people, it is called a dead language. This language cannot live and grow because 　34　 　speaks it.

　A living language, of course, is often spoken by people today. It grows and changes with time. New words are created, and some old words have　 　35　 　meanings.

21. A. because　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. as

22. A. out of　　　　 B. back from　　　　 C. away from　　　　 D. back to

23. A. It　　　　　　 B. This　　　　　　 　C. That　　　　　　 D. He

24. A. each other　　 B. another　　　　　　 C. the other　　　　 D. others

25. A. how long　　　 B. how far away　　　 C. how many　　　　 D. how old

26. A. why　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　 D. what

27. A. each　 　　　　B. every　　　　　　 C. all　　　　　　　 D. some

28. A. show　　　　 B. say　　　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　　 D. speak

29. A. everything　　 B. something　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　 D. anything

30. A. put　　　　　 B. drop　　　　　　　 C. fall　 　　　　　　D. set

31. A. give　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　 C. show　　　　　　 D. take

32. A. that　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　 D. why

33. A. send　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　　 C. push　　　　　　 D. get

34. A. someone　　 B. no one　 　　　　　　C. anyone　　　　 D. everyone

35. A. new　　　　 B. right　　　　　　　　 C. real　　　　　　 D. good

第二节 听取信息(共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5分)

听下面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息填入答题卡标号为16至20的空格中，听录音前你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍，你将有80秒钟的作答时间。

Doctor Johnson’s Schedule for This Week

第一节 听力理解(共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分)

每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选择出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1-3题。

1.　　　 Why does the woman ask the man if he has time this Saturday evening?

A.　　　 Because she wants to invite John to see a film.

B.　　　 Because she wants to invite John to her mother’s birthday party.

C.　　　 Because she wants John to help her buy a birthday present together.

2.　　　 Where will the speakers go?

A.　　　 To a school.　 B. To a department store.　 C. To a hotel.

3.　　　 What does the man want to buy for himself?

A.　　　 A T-shirt.　　 B. A pair of shoes.　　　　 C. A birthday present.

听第二段对话，回答第4-6题。

4.　　　 What is the woman?

A. A teacher.　　　　　　 B. A leader.　　　　 C. A headmaster.

5.　　　 What are those students like?

A. Shy.　　　　　　　　 B. Active.　　　　　 C. Hard-working.

6.　　　 Why does the woman have to go?

A.　　　 Because of the students.

B.　　　 Because of her parents.

C.　　　 Because of the headmaster.

听第三段对话，回答第7-9题。

7.　　　 When does the conversation take place?

A.　　　 In the middle of the summer vacation.

B.　　　 At the beginning of exams.

C.　　　 At the end of the school year.

8.　　　 Why is the woman buying the tickets?

A.　　　 Because the man doesn’t have much money.

B.　　　 Because she owes Bob money.

C.　　　 Because she gets a student prize.

9.　　　 What is the man going to do?

A.　　　 To pay their supper.

B.　　　 To buy his own ticket.

C.　　　 To go on holidays with the woman.

听第四段对话，回答第10-12题。

10.　 Where is the Mexican restaurant located?

A.　　　 On Broadway.　　 B. On High Street.　　 C.　 On Hope Street.

11.　 How long will it take the couple to go to the restaurant?

A.　　　 Five minutes.　　 B. Twenty minutes.　　 C. Half an hour.

12.　 When will the couple arrive at the restaurant?

A.　　　 At 8:25 p.m.　　 B. At 8:35 p.m.　　 C. At 8:45 p.m.

听第五段对话，回答第13-15题。

13.　 What do you want to know first when invited?

A.　　　 How to arrive at the host’s home.

B.　　　 When to arrive.

C.　　　 When and where to get.

14.　 Who usually doesn’t clear the dishes?

A.　　　 The children.　　 B. The wife.　　 C. The husband.

15.　 What can we learn from the passage?

A.　　　 When invited, you should arrive on time.

B.　　　 “Family style food” means an easy and informal meal.

C.　　　 Usually, the husband prepares the meal.