4. The foreign minister refused to ________ on the rumor that he had planned to resign.

　 　 A. explain　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. speak

C. comment　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. talk

3. －Can I help you, madam?

　 －_________.

　　　 A. Yes, you can　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. No, I don’t need anything

　　　 C. Of course, if you like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. No, thanks, I’m being served

2. The owner of the shop came up to see _____.

　　　 A. what was the matter　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. what the matter was

　　　 C. what is the matter　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what the matter is

1. The boy didn’t have any _______ but to do as his father had told him.

　　　 A. idea　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. way

C. chance　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. choice

49. spoken　 50. mining　 51. like　 　　 52. introduce　 　　　 53. her

[书面表达]

One possible version:

Dear Dr. Helper,

I am a Senior 3 student. I am now in great need of your help because I can hardly stand the great pressure.

Every day I have to stay at school for nine hours to have lessons and spend at least three to four hours doing my homework at home. We teenagers are eager to play and enjoy ourselves, but we hardly have any time to do what we want. Besides, we even don’t have enough sleep.

There seems to be three causes about the overload: the pressure of examinations, too much homework and the high expectations from the parents. We are often warned that if we don’t do our best, we won’t have the chance to go to university. I write this letter only to wish that I could have someone to talk to. I am looking forward to your advice.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours sincerely,

　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Li Hua

44. on　　 　　 45. size　 　　 46. serve　 　 47. elected　 　　　　 48. official

43．B。

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42．C。从第四段推断出。

41．B。细节题。从倒数第三段后半部分可知。

40．D。从第四段可知。