11. Michael never dreamt of ______ for him to be sent abroad very soon.

A. being a chance　　　　　 B. there’s a chance 　 C. there to be a chance　　　 D. there being a chance

10. The New York Times Company has seen its stock drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss ________ in the past year.

A. come　 　　　　　　　 B. coming 　　　　　　　 C. having come　　　　　　 D. came

9. －I enjoyed the food very much.

－I’m glad you like it. Please drop in any time you like.

－____________.

A．Is it all right?　　　 B．I’m afraid I won’t be free.　 C．That’s great. 　 D．Yes, I will.

8. --Can you imagine the difficulty I had 　　　　the work?

-- I’m so sorry, but I am a newcomer.

A. to do　　　　　　 B. doing　　　　 C. done　　　　 D. been doing

7. --We really enjoy ourselves at the party. Thanks again, Mr. and Mrs. White.

-- 　　　　.Just drop in whenever you feel like it.

A. With pleasure　　　　 B. Our great honor　 C. Nice having you here　　 D. Nice you are here

6. They _______ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we ______ on it as no good results have come out so far.

A. had been working; are still working　　　 B. had worked; were still working

C. have been working; have worked　　　　 D. have worked; are still working

5. many　　　　　　　　 A. marry　　　　　　　 B. machine　　　　　　 C. any　　　　　　　　　 D. basket

第二节　 语法和词汇知识(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

4. brain　　　　　　　　 A. faithful　　　　　　　 B. mountainous　　　 C. certain　　　　　　　　　　 D. curtain

3. sixtieth 　　　　　　 A. believe　　　　　　　 B. fierce　　　　　　　　 C. friend　　　　　　　　 D. quiet

2. climb　 　　　　　　 A. describe　 　　　 B. roundabout 　　　 C. rob 　　　　　　　　 D. doubt