24. Was it on Oct 12^th, 2005 _______ Shenzhou VI was launched into space _______ two astronauts, Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng? A. when, carried　　　　　 B. when, carrying　　 C. that, carried　　 　 D. that, carrying

23. The flowers his friend gave him will die unless ______ every day.

　　 A. watered　 　 B. watering　　 　　 C. water　　　 　　　　 D. to water

22. ----How are things with you?

　 ----　　　 　　　.I now make enough money to pay the bills and keep food on the table.

A. From bad to worse　　 B. Can’t complain　　 C. Too bad　　 D. Too good

第一节　 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。

21. As the noises are ____of big cities, some people prefer to live in the countryside.

A. peculiar　 B. particular　 C. special　 D. characteristic

第三节　 基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)

为丰富学生校园生活，你校举办了一次艺术周活动，活动内容如下：

时间：四月第一周

活动内容：

台上：唱歌、跳舞

操场上：篮球比赛

环保：用废纸制作成花或卡片之类的东西

创新：用树叶制作成中国地图

收获：放松、交朋友、发挥潜能等

[写作内容] 假设你是校报记者，写一篇简讯报道这次活动。你的报道需包括以下五方面的内容:

1.本次活动的概况(名称、时间、目的);

2.介绍台上和操场上的活动;

3.介绍环保及特色;

4.介绍创新活动及特色;

5.收获或感想。

[写作要求] 必须使用5个句子表达全部内容。

第一节 同义表达　 (共10个空，每空1分．满分10分)

1. After months of training, he was able to write concisely.

Months of training enabled him to write with no _______ words or phrases.　

2. He pressed the wound to control the bleeding.

　 He _______　 pressure to the wound control the bleeding.　

3. She forgot to tell us the change of her address.

　 She forgot to _______ us of the change of her address.　　

4. Tom failed in his attempt to enter Stanford Law School.

　 Stanford Law School　 ________ Tom.　　　　　　　

5. I have never done this kind of job before. 

　 I have no ________ experience of this kind of job.　　

6. In our company, 60% of the used water is treated and used again.

　 Our company　 ______ 60% of the used water.　　　　

7. Our school offers different kinds of free services to the students.

　 Our school offers the students a _________ of free services.　　

8. His explanation did not make this point clear.

　 His explanation failed to ______ this point.　　　　　　

9. The police found that the fire had been set on purpose.

　 The police found that someone had ________ set the fire.　　

10. Our research group is made up of ten scientists from eight countries.

　 Our research group ______ of ten scientists from eight countries.