_________ of our good taste, we are no longer…

   A. So proud may we be  B. Although we may pride ourselves a great deal

   C. Proud as we may be   D. Pride ourselves as we may

II. 翻译下列句子。（共5题，每小题3分，共15分）

人们认为随着社会和经济的发展，会有新问题发生。（be considered）

在她的帮助下，你会知道怎样处理信息。

众所周知香烟含有很多影响健康的化学成分。

你可以和我说实话，为什么在手到邀请时你突然哭了起来。

在我还没来得及熟悉这个乐队的音乐之前，他们就解散了。

When and where to go for the on-salary holiday _____ yet.

       A. are not decided                                     B. have not been decided

    C. is not being decided                               D. has not been decided

Books for Children

If you want to make a Christmas plan together with your children, which book do you prefer？

       A. Star of Wonder                                            B. The Not-So-Wise Man

       C. First Festival: Christmas                        D. My Very First Christmas Book

Which number would you dial if you want to order a book for your 2-year-old child?

       A. 07459 40560.                               B. 07459 38922.

       C. 07459 45783.                               D. 07459 44116.

If your child wants to read stories of animals, whose book will be your choice?

       A. Pat Alexander.                                             B. Beth Webb.

C. Lois Rock.                                                   D. Elizabeth Goudge.

He was made ________ the house under his mother’s direction.

       A. clean             B. cleaning                  C. cleaned              D. to clean

Even on a cold day he prefers ______ out to play football ______at home．

       A．going;rather stay            B．going;to staying

       C．to go;rather than staying  D．to do;rather than to stay

American eat______________ as they actually need every day.

   A. twice as much protein        B. protein as much twice   

C. twice protein as much        D. protein as twice much

How dirty the windows are! They really require _______.

A. to clean   B. being cleaned    C. to have cleaned    D. cleaning

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

This year’s Cannes Film Festival threw actress Fan Bingbing into the international spotlight–  thanks to her performance on the red carpet, not on the big screen． 36   a string of fancy dresses may have impressed many, the film featuring her -– director Wang Xiaoshuai’s Chongqing Blues–failed to take home an award．

Chongqing Blues, based on a real story, is about a captain and  37  (Wang Xueqi) who has been    38    with work __39___ neglects his family．When he learns that his son was killed by police because of a kidnapping, he goes   40   from Rizhao to Chongqing to discover the truth, while reflecting on his own faults during the trip．

In the judges’ eyes,   41  , the film was just not artsy enough．In an interview with sina.com after the award presentation, Wang Xiaoshuai admitted that the main reason why the film  42  was because it was a bit too commercial for the judges．“Yes, it’s a pity．But a film can’t just fulfill a director’s ambition．It should also  43   a market, and keep the investors’ needs  44  , ” Wang said．“So, we had to add some commercial elements into this film.”

Wang Xiaoshuai and the main actors   45   Wang Xueqi and Fan Bingbing in this film, have got a modest attitude．“We didn’t   46   too much when we came,” said Fan in a press conference．“This time we’ve   47   great communication with filmmakers around the world–that’s what we came here for.”

A．While         B．When          C．Because      D．For

A．father             B．mother        C．teacher        D．doctor

A．angry            B．busy          C．familiar      D．popular

A．and              B．then               C．so                  D．or

A．in no way         B．by the way      C．all the way        D．in the way

A．meanwhile        B．fortunately           C．therefore     D．however

A．lost              B．succeeded           C．won         D．missed

A．take to           B．take on             C．appeal to     D．apply for

A．out of mind       B．in mind            C．never mind   D．to mind

A．as       B．like     C．such that     D．so that

A．expect          B．think               C．hope          D．wish

A．made           B．founded             C．built                D．established

It was _____ weather that everyone wanted to go outing .

A. so fine    B. such fine     C. so a fine     D. such a fine