9. Professor Smith, a student ________ the whole afternoon．Could you let him in now?

　　　 A．was waiting　 　　 B．is waiting　　 　　 C．had waited　 　　　 D．has been waiting

8. My grandparents _____ in the countryside．They were born there and have never left there．

　　　 A．will live　　 　　 B．lived　　　　 　　 C．were living　 　　　 D．live

7. _____ which one to buy between the two necklaces, she purchased both．

　　　 A．Deciding　 　 B．Not deciding　 C．To decided　 　　 D．Not to decide

6. With the decision ________, the members present at the meeting were dismissed．

　　　 A．to make　 　 B．to be made　　 　 C．made　　 　　 D．having made

5. Because of the financial crisis, days are gone _____ the shops were filled with Christmas

shoppers in Britain．

　　　 A．when　　 B．where 　 C．whether　　 　　 D．that

4. According to the research, children are about twice as likely to suffer from the flu _____

adults．

　　　 A．as　　 B．so　　　 　　　　　 C．such 　　 D．than

3. I’m caught in the traffic jam now．I________ arrive late, so could you wait for me a bit

longer?

　　　 A．must　 　　　 B．need　　　　 　 C．may　　　　　 　 D．can

2. For a moment nothing happened．Then　　　　 all shouting together．

　　　 A．came voices　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．did voices come

　　　 C．voices would come　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．voices had come

第一节　 语法和词汇知识(共20小题；每小题 1分，满分20分)

1. -Daniel, ________, but your radio is going too loud．

　　　 -Oh, I’m terribly sorry．I’ll turn it down right now．

　　　 A．I need your help　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．I hate to say this

　　　 C．I’d like to talk with you　 　　 　　D．I’m really angry with it

15. The text mainly tells us ______.

　 A. when Britney Spears was found taking weight-loss pills with her

　 B. how Zantrex-3 became successful in the USA

　 C. weight-loss pills are very popular in the USA

　 D. Zantrex-3 is forbidden to be sold on the US market