16. --- Is everything OK, Lucy?  --- No, my maths is not as ______ as English.

   A. good                  B. better                C. best                         D. the best

15. Bill is in the classroom, doing _______ homework.

   A. he                      B. him                  C. his                           D. himself

14. From the passage we know that their balloon trip was full of ______.

   A. danger                       B. happiness                     C. excitement

第二部分 语言知识运用 (52分)

从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

   A. 1782.                        B. 1783                        C. 1784

13. In which year did an American and a Frenchman decide to make a balloon trip?

12. How long did the first balloon trip last in 1783? Eight ______.

   A. minutes                     B. hours                              C. weeks

11. What does the man suggest first?

   A. Go climbing.                     B. Go camping.                    C. Go swimming.

请听一段独白，回答12―14 小题。

10. Why do they want to go outing together so much?

   A. They like the West Lake very much.

   B. They’ve been busy these days with hard work. 

   C. They haven’t seen each other for quite a long time.

9. What’s the conversation about?

  A. Some games.               B. A working plan.               C. A holiday plan.

8. Where does Judy come from?

  A. Australia.                    B. England.                         C. America.

请听第二段对话，回答9--11小题。