9. Many rich Americans have long　　　　 money to charities, rather than to their children.

　 A. given up　　　　 B. given off　　　　　 C. given out　　　　 D. given away

8. Your understanding on the theory is　　　　　 satisfactory. You must read more after class.

　 A. far from　　　　 B. up to　　　　 C. along with　　　　　 D. free of

7. This year is very special, 　　　　　　Chinese New Year' s Day falls on Valentine' s Day.

　 A. once　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 D. for

6. How can you call it home? It' s 　　　　　　　a house.

　 A. hardly　　　　　　　 B. rarely　　　　　　 C. badly　　　　　 D. occasionally

5. When _______about one of the biggest concerns today, many people mention the sharp rise in prices.

A. asking　 B. to ask　　 C. having asked　　 D. asked

4. People begin to know that most environmental problems exist because necessary　 measures for preventing them _______taken in the past.

A. are not　　 B. were not　 C. hadn't been　　 D. wouldn't be

3. To write a novel is not as easy as you imagine. It will take a lot of time and_____.

A. power　　　 B. force　　　　 C. energy　　 D. strength

2. Chile has experienced _________number of big quakes over its history, including______ most powerful one in the world that occulted in May 1960

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

第一节　单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从每题所给伯A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：We____ last night, but we went to the concert instead

　　 A. must have studied　 B. might study　　 C. should have studied　 D. would study

1.-I bet you will go on a tri after graduation.

　-_________. I can't wait!

A. Surely I will 　B. Go ahead　 　C. Take it easy　 D. My pleasure

236. (be) at an end (=finished) 结束了­