Today,we’ll discuss a number of cases ___ beginners of English fail to use the language properly.

A.which                                                          B.as

C.why                                                             D.where

As a professor at a large American university,there is a phrase that I hear often from students:“I’m only a 1050.”The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test(SAT),which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice,or even if they have a chance to get a higher education at all.The SAT score,whether it is 800,1100 or 1550,has become the focus at this time of their life.

It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores,then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number.Students who perform poorly on the exam are left feeling that it is all over.The low test score,they think,will make it impossible for them to get into a good college.And without a degree from a prestigious university,they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.

According to a study done in the 1990s,the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases.Interestingly,it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators-like a student’s high school grades.Even if standardized tests like the SAT could show a student’s academic proficiency(学业水平)，they will never be able to test things like confidence,efforts and willpower,and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities(潜力).This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process.The SAT is an excellent test in many ways,and the score is still a useful means of testing students.However,it should be only one of many methods used.

The purpose of the SAT is to test students’ ______.

A.strong will

B.academic ability

C.full potentialities

D.confidence in school work

Students’ self-respect is influenced by their ______.

A.scores in the SAT

B.achievements in mathematics

C.job opportunities

D.money spent on education

“A prestigious university” is most probably ______.

A.a famous university

B.a technical university

C.a traditional university

D.an expensive university

This passage is mainly about ______.

A.how to prepare for the SAT

B.stress caused by the SAT

C.American higher education

D.the SAT and its effects

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：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。

此行缺一个词：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。 

此行错一个词：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。

Dear Peter,

I’m very much delighted that you are coming here for       76.______

the holiday. But I’ll be able to meet you at the airport       77.______

as we planned, as I will be hosting a speech contest at        78.______

that time. I’m terribly sorry about that. But I had asked     79.______

my best friend to go to an airport at 6:00 on Saturday       80.______

afternoon to meet you. He will be the airport while you     81.______

arrive, hold a board with your name on it. Then he    82.______

will take you by taxi to the hotel that we have booked       83.______

a room for you. I will call you late. Wish you a pleasant    84.______

journey. And I’m looking forward seeing you soon.    85.______

Yours, truly,

LiHua

Furthermore, if they like the sound of a method and try it, they may get ____ with it.

A. sticking B. to stick C. being stuck      D. stuck

—Can I smoke here?

—Sorry.We don’t allow_______here.

A.people smoking                                            B.people smoke

C.to smoke                                                      D.smoking

Don’t be _______ by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.

A.taken off                                                      B.taken out

C.taken away                                                   D.taken in

“Things_______never come again!”I couldn’t help talking to myself.

A.lost                                                              B.losing

C.to lose                                                          D.have lost

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。

Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a    41    on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from      42      to toe,explained that he had      43      out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children    44    at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.

Once I had    45    a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both    46   ,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he    47    me back.

Before leaving,I had turned the heater    48    in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and    49   .While the little ones played and ran    50   ,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the    51   .

It was about 5 a.m. before they   52  .The young fellow asked me how much he    53    

me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had    54    $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later,I received a    55    from Interstate,a large bus company that we bad been trying to    56    to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It    57    out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most    58    person in the company.

In his letter,he thanked me again and    59    me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this    60   ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

41.A.kick                    B.hit                                   C.beat                          D.knock

42.A.finger                   B.shoulder                    C.head                         D.hand

43.A.driven                  B.used                          C.come                        D.run

44.A.away                    B.behind                      C.over                          D.out

45.A.supplied               B.poured                      C.equipped                   D.filled

46.A.sleeping                B.crying                       C.quarrelling                D.fighting

47.A.allow                   B.ring                          C.lead                          D.follow

48.A.on                        B.off                            C.in                             D.over

49.A.neat                            B.hot                           C.warm                        D.attractive

50.A.around                 B.inside                        C.nearby                      D.along

51.A.drivers                 B.guests                       C.customers                  D.adults

52.A.left                      B.arrived                      C.ate                            D.disappeared

53.A.gave                     B.paid                          C.owed                        D.offered

54.A.appeared               B.exhibited                   C.calculated                  D.shown

55.A.call                      B.letter                         C.check                        D.notice

56.A.get                       B.force                         C.require                      D.hope

57.A.pointed                 B.turned                       C.worked                            D.found

58.A.generous               B.successful                  C.serious                      D.powerful

59.A.praised                 B.persuaded                  C.informed                   D.convinced

60.A.lesson                   B.business                    C.aspect                       D.case

It is none of your business _______ other people think about you.Believe yourself.

A.how                          B.what                         C.which                       D.when

King’s College Summer School

King’s College Summer School is an annual(每年的)training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English.Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York.Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized.This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.More information is as follows:

You can most probably read the text in________.

A.a newspaper                                                        B.a travel guide

C.a textbook                                                    D.a telephone book

Which of the following is true about King’s College Summer School?

A.Only top students can take part in the program.

B.King’s College Summer School is run every other year.

C.Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.

D.Only the teachers of King’s College give courses.

If you are to live with your relatives in New York,you will have to pay the school ________.

A.$200                                                            B.$400

C.$500                                                            D.$900

What information can you get from the text?

A.The program will last two months.

B.You can write to Thompson only in English.

C.As a Chinese student,you can send your application on July 14,2007.

D.You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.