25.　 -How was the weather then?

-Hardly ______ off the plane when it started to rain.

A.I had stepped　　　　 B.had I stepped　　 C.I stepped　　　　　　　 D.did I step

24.　 Had she _______ her promise,she would have made it to Yale University.

A.looked up to　　 B.lived up to 　　　　　　 　C.kept up with 　　 　e up with

23.　 This design is ________ satisfactory.So you’ll have to try your best to better it.

A.nothing but 　　　　 B.anything but　　 C.all but 　　　　　　　　 　D.everything but

22.　 How much salt did you put in the soup?

-I’m sorry to say, ______. I forgot

A.none　　　　　 B. no one　　　　 C nothing 　　　　　　　　 　D. no

第一节：单项填空 (共20小题；每小题0.5分满分10分)

21. In China, ______ pressure to pass _____ exams tends to cause lack of students’ creativity.

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

你的邻居最近写信向你抱怨从你房里传出的噪音。

请回一封信给你的邻居(不得少于150字)。在信中应该包括以下内容：

1、解释噪音的来源

2、道歉

3、描述你将采取的措施

你不需要写任何地址。

以如下形式开头：

Ming-bai:　 How are you getting along with your English?

Hu-tu:　　 No b　 76　 　than ever before.

Ming-bai:　 How come? It is said that you have been working hard and have made some progress.

Hu-tu:　　 But the problem is, only under the g　 77　 　of my tutor can I be advancing g　 78　 　(or little by little)．I can’t concentrate on my homework without being tutored.

Ming-bai:　 No wonder．You should believe in yourself．You should develop the ability to teach yourself English．As you know, it is by working hard on his own that your classmate Cheng Zhang-qi was a　 79　 　into a key university in Senior 2．We should learn from him.

Hu-tu:　　 That is right．Much of the blame for my disability to study English goes on my parents．They are always f　 80　 　me all sorts of tutors to help me with all my subjects.

Ming-bai:　 What a pity! You should convince them that you can work well by yourself and ask your headmaster to criticize your parents.

Hu-tu:　　 Thank you for your tips.

Ming-bai:　 I am told that you are good at English grammar.

Hu-tu:　　 But I am poor in memorizing words and I wonder how to e　 81　 　my vocabulary．

Ming-bai:　 That is because you are forced to be instructed by your tutor and so have not enough time to absorb and digest knowledge, including words and expressions.

Hu-tu:　　 I see．Words and expressions are hard to remember and especially English u　 82　 　is hard to master．For instance, I don’t know how to apply “resemble” and “look like”.

Ming-bai:　 Oh, they d　 83　 　in structure but they are the same in meaning．The former is a transitive verb and the latter is a verb phrase.

Hu-tu:　　 Thank you for your e　 84　 ．Now I can distinguish between them．How on earth do you improve your English?

Ming-bai:　 We should read and listen to some English readers and accumulate our words day by day．If so, you will be able to c　 85 　your feelings and ideas in English in time.

Hu-tu:　　 Thank you．I will study the way you have just mentioned.