24. The moment we decided to rent a flat, we 　　　　　contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.

A. set about　　 B. set out　　 C. set off　　 D. set down　

23. _______, her hands shook constantly and violently.

A. Knowing her son killed in the mine　　　 B. When she knew her son was killed in the mine

C. Known her son killed in the mine　　　　 D. She knew her son killed in the mine

22. Hardly could he _______ this amount of work in such a short time.

A. go through　　 B. look through　　 C. live through　　 D. get through

21. _______ is known to us all is that China has launched a program aimed at encouraging more college graduates to build their independent careers.

A. That　　　 B. Which　　 C. What　　 D. It

20. When will the professor answer questions?

A. At the beginning of his talk.　　　　　　 B. During his talk.　　　　　　　　 C. At the end of his talk.　　　

II. 单项填空(共15 小题，每小题1 分，满分15 分)

19. What do we know about Professor Robert Barnes?

A. He is a famous doctor. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He is well-known for his book.

C. He works in the University of Columbia.

18. What is the speaker probably doing?

A. Making an introduction.　 　　　　　　　 B. Giving a business talk.　　　 　　　　　　 C. Giving a lesson.

17. How many things are the speakers talking about?　

A. 4.　　　 　 　　　　 B. 5.　　　　　　　　　　 C. 6.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

16. Which of the following was fixed last year?

A. The TV set.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The refrigerator.　　　　　　　　　　　 C. The washing machine.

15. What is wrong with the bedroom air conditioner?

A. It is old. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. It is noisy.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. It doesn’t cool.