23. Will you drop in at my house this afternoon if 　　　　?

I have something important to discuss with you

A. you are convenient　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. you will be convenient

C. it is convenient to you　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. it will be convenient

22. It is you rather than your father that 　　　　　.

A．is to blame　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. are to blame

C. is to be blamed　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are to be blamed

21. 　　　　　，the boss agrees to give me a pay raise.

A. To my much delight　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To my greatly delight

C. Great to my delight　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Much to my delight

20. What is Nicholas’ life like now?

A. Busy without any social life.

B. Busy, full and interesting

C. Busy at college, and free at home.

第二部分　 英语知识运用(共两节，满分20分)

第一节　　 单项填空(共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10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。

19. Who offered to help Nicholas finally?

A. His classmates

B. His parents

C. A college

18. Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools?

A. He had too much homework.

B. He couldn’t’ learn anything special.

C. His teachers often corrected his spelling

17. What could Nicholas do at eighteen months?

A. He could learn French

B. He could read the newspaper.

C. He could take telephone massages.

16. How long did it take Alice to come back from the country?

A. Half an hour

B. Four hours

C. Nine hours

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

15. What has the weather like in the country?

A. It was fine and didn’t rain once

B. It was OK but rained once.

C. It rained every day except for one day.

14. Where did Alice spend the nights in the country?

A. In a farmer’s house

B. In a hotel.

C. In the open.