29. ______ miracle of the box office, “Avatar” brings back the peace and innocence to the heart of audience.

　　　 A. Calling　　　 B. To be called　　　 C. Having called　　 D. Called

28. Kathryn Bigelow, director of “The Hurt Locker”, was the first female ______ the best director Oscar.

　　　 A. winning　　 B. to win C. won　　 D. has won

27. Because of the sharp drop of birth rate, the number of students sitting the college entrance exams ______ all the time

　　　 A. is declining　　　 　　　 B. has declined　　　

　　　 C. have been declined　　 D. were declining

26. Now on hand are two tough tasks for the newly-elected Chile(智利) president: one to help the country to recover from the earthquake, and ______ to invite more foreign aid.

　　　 A. other　 B. the other　　 C. another　　　 D. either

Section A Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.　 Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25. Jack used to work in a garage for a full 10 years, so he fixed the broken engine ______ ease.

　　　 A. in　　　 B. with　　 C. on　　　 D. beyond

Section A

Directions:　 In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.　 At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said.　 The conversation and the question will be spoken only once.　 After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1.　　 A. 10.　　 B. 20.　　 C. 30.　　 D. 50.

2.　　 A. On Monday.　　　 B. On Tuesday.　　　 C. On Saturday.　　 D. On Sunday.

3. 　 A. Boss and secretary.　　 B. Editor and reporter.

　　　 C. Professor and student.　　　 D. Doctor and patient.

4.　　 A. She is not hungry at all.　　 B. She likes salad best.

　　　 C. She can’t afford other food.　　 D. She already ate something else.

5. 　 A. She thinks it boring.　 B. She thinks it enjoyable.

　　　 C. She thinks it worth the price.　　 D. She doesn’t make any comment.

6.　　 A. He will go for the picnic with the woman.

　　　 B. He will receive a relative.

　　　 C. He will go to visit his aunt.

　　　 D. He will stay at home and do nothing.

7.　　 A. The children were much noisier yesterday.

　　　 B. The children used to be quiet.

　　　 C. The children are very quiet.

　　　 D. It’s not the children that make the noise.

8. 　 A. He failed the exam.

　　　 B. He narrowly passed the exam.

　　　 C. He did pretty well in the exam.

　　　 D. He got the highest mark in the exam.

9.　　 A. He is pleased to do the task for James.

　　　 B. He doesn’t want to type the article out for James.

　　　 C. He is too busy to do it now.

　　　 D. He doesn’t know how to type.

10.　 A. He thinks that it cost too much money.

　　　 B. He thinks it does harm to the environment.

　　　 C. He thinks that it will bring huge profit.

　　　 D. He didn’t know about the construction of it.

Section B　

Directions:　 In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages.　 The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once.　 When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Because of the unsafe braking system.

　　　 B. Because of its high car price.

　　　 C. Because of the change of its president.

　　　 D. Because of light problem.

12. A. 400,000　　　 B. 100,000　　 C. 87,000　　　 D. 300,000

13. A. To recall more cars.

　　　 B. To reprogram software to make the cars safer.

　　　 C. To regain customers’ confidence.

　　　 D. To produce new types of cars.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

A. Because they are ignored by their parents.

B. Because they are always troublesome.

C. Because they feel uncomfortable about long flights.

D. Because they are encouraged to do so.

15. A. To book the flight earlier in advance.

　　　 B. To find companions for their kids on the plane.

　　　 C. To encourage kids to sleep during the flight.

　　　 D. To stop worrying for their kids.

16. A. Because they are all young parents themselves.

　　　 B. Because children like beautiful air staff.

　　　 C. Because they know how to deal with difficult passengers.

　　　 D. Because they like children very much.

Section C

Directions:　 In section C, you will hear two longer conversations.　 The conversations will be read twice.　 After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation:

Write no more than ONE WORD for each blank.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:

Write no more than THREE WORDS for each blank.

第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。