24. It is very difficult to tell how many years ago ________ people made the first ship.

　 A. it was when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was it when

　 C. it was that　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. was it that

23. With drink and food ____, the prisoner had to walk out of the cave where he was hiding.

A. run out　　　　　　 　　　 B. run out of　　　　　　　 　　　 C. use up　　　　　　 　　　 D. using up

22. If you want to meet a person, you should fix a date with him ahead of time. That is a

common ____ in the USA.

A. sense　　　　 　 　　　　　 B. practice　　 　　 　　 C. rule　　　　　　　　 　　 D. reality

第一节：单项填空(共15小题，满分15分)

　从A、B、C及D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. ------I’m not good at basketball, you know.

　 ------_____ We’re playing for fun. Just try and you’ll see you can do it.

A. Well, it depends.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Take your time.

C. Come on!　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. That’s OK.