The twin towers fell down. It looked_____ a huge piece of chocolate had been melted down(溶化).

A.as though     B. even though          C. in case       D. if

34.Mr Green stood up in defense of the 16-year-old boy ,saying that he was not the one________.

A.blamed        B.blaming         C.to blme           D.to be blamed

     Computer programmer David Jones makes 35,000 pounds a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a credit card (信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.

     The 16-year-old boy works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm puts two new games on the home market each month.

     But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. In spite of his salary, made by inventing new programs within a quite short period of time, the bonus payments and profit-sharing (奖金和分红), he cannot drive a car, get some money from a bank to buy a house, or get credit cards.

     He lives with his parents in their house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His firm has to pay ￡150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.

     David got his job with the firm a year after leaving school with six 0-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said.

“I suppose 35,000 pounds sounds a lot but actually that’s not good enough. I hope it will come to more than that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.

     “Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I know what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.”

      David added, “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”

36. Why is David different from other young people of his age?

    A. He earns a very high salary.

    B. He has not a job.

    C. He does not go out much.

    D. He lives at home with his parents.

37. David’s greatest problem is ____________.

    A. making the banks treat him as a grown-up

    B. inventing computer games

    C. spending his salary

    D. learning to drive

38. He was hired by the firm because ____________.

    A. he had worked in a computer shop

    B. he had written some computer programs

    C. he worked very hard

    D. he had learned to use computers at school

39. He left school after taking six 0-levels because ____________.

    A. he did not enjoy school

    B. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him

    C. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing

    D. he wanted to earn a lot of money

40. Why does David think he might retire early?

    A. One has to be young to write computer programs. www..com

    B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.

    C. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.

    D. He thinks his firm might go bad.

第四部分：书面表达

一、单词填空{ 10 分} 

根据首字母或汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式     

76）You must a_______ to your sister for being so rude.

77）Everybody a______ him for his fine sense of humour.

78）A c_____ came in and bought several jackets.

79）It is not good for young ladies to keep s_____ at the cost of their health.

80）I have only  a _________ { 有限的} understanding of French.

81）The hunter first b_____ to the head and then raised his b_______ and let the arrow fly.

82）Weather _______{ 允许}, we will go out to climb the hill near our school this coming week.

83）After three hours of waiting for the train , our p__________ finally ran out.

84）Fish is easy to  _________{消化} when you are ill.

22．In many places in China, ______ bicycle is still ______ popular means of transportation.

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

It’s reported that the police will soon ____ the case of two missing children.

A. look into    B. look after     C. look upon     D. look out

29．I'm told that www．languagepractising．com is a free website ____ learners can not just learn various languages but also chat online．

       A．that       B．which         C．where           D．Whose

The teacher asked us to write a ________ article.

A. 700 word          B. 700-words         C. 700’s words        D. 700-word

B

       Here are two letters in WORKWORRIES, a column in a newspaper:

60．From Amoretto's letter, we know that he __________.

       A．has been working for a long time       B．is likely a green hand

       C．expects to change his job          D．is quite satisfied with the job

61．How can a man arrange his work-life balance according to Ariel?

       A．By taking a training course．        B．By asking people for advice．

       C．By comparing with others．        D．Through his own work experience

62．All of the following are advised byArial EXCEPT__________.

       A．understanding the terms before signing

     B．working hard and efficiently

       C．getting a better position                    

       D．doing the job at least a year

63．What does Ariel advise to do in the reply?

       A．Take the job offered．        B．Give up and find a new job．

       C．Depend on your feeling．     D．Choose jobs with great care

It  me that I should treat myself a dinner after such an exhausting examination．

A．happened          B．struck        C．occurred   D．took