9. --- How about your trip to Italy?

--- Oh, ______ the fine weather, we enjoyed ourselves indeed.

A. but for　　　　　　　　　　 B. thanks to　　　　　　　　　 C. in spite of　　　　　　　　 D. because for

8．Former US president Jimmy Carter played an important 　　　　in establishing China-US ties.

A. game　　　　　　　　 B. card　　　　　　　　　 C. record　　　　　　　 D. role

7. With the price of oil ______, the economy of that country is slowing down.

A. bringing up　 　 B. getting up 　　　　 C. going up　 　　　 D. raising up

6. --- Ring me at six tomorrow morning, will you?

--- Why that early?　 I ______ .高.考.资.源.网

A. will be sleeping　　　　 B. have slept　　　　　 C. have been sleeping　　 D. will sleep高.考.

5. Japanese scientists said “Our dream is to create(clone)a mammoth(猛犸)，　　 　it is a big dream.”

A. since　　　　　　　　 B. because　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　　　　　　 D. however

4. Lei Feng is always ready to help others when they are in trouble and he never _______ their request.

A. turns up　　 B. turns down　　 C. turns in　　 D. turns over

3. The pirates(海盗)said that they would make their demands 　　　　“at a later time”.

A. know　　　　　　　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　　　　　 C. knew　　　　 D. knowing

2. The president was expected to make 　　　　clear to the world that China was ready to work with other countries.

A. them　　　　　　　　 B. its　　　　　　　　　　 C. itself　　　　　　　　 D. it

第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)

1. Looking back，we have reasons to believe that ______ more prosperous and stronger China will surely make new contributions to ______ civilization of mankind.

A. a; a　　　 　　　　　 　　　B. the; the　　　 C. a; the　　 　　　 D. the; a

　　 下面短文中有10处语法错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起)不计分。

例如：It is very nice to get your invitation to spend ∧ weekend with you. Luckily 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 the I was completely free then, so I’ll to say “yes”. I’ll arrive in Bristol at around 8 　am p.m. in Friday evening　　 　　 on

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