He     football regularly for many years when he was young.

    A. was playing    B. played    C. has played    D. had played

 Up to now, the program       thousands of children who would otherwise have died.

    A. would save    B. saves    C. had saved    D. has saved

 Excuse me. I        I was in your way.

    A. didn’t realize    B. don’t realize    C. haven’t realized    D. wasn’t realizing

 —Have you ever ridden a horse?

    —No, but I       a camel when I visited Egypt last year.

    A. was riding    B. ride    C. rode    D. have ridden

 What we used to think      impossible now does seem possible.

    A. is    B. was    C. has been    D. will be

In the spoken English of some areas in the US，the “r” sounds at the end of the words .

　 A. are dropped　 B. drop　 C. are being dropped　 D. have dropped

1. Many people 　　　（对……持乐观态度）the future of the Internet.They buy books, find out about 　　（度假优惠方案）, book tickets, and get 　　（各种信息）from the Internet.

2. Auckland 　　（人口为……）just under a million people and 　　　（位于）North Island. It is also an important 　　　 （商业和工业中心）.

3. 　　　 （在圣诞前夕）, the whole family helped to 　　　（装饰房子）, put up the Christmas decorations. We children all tried to stay awake　　　 （尽可能长的时间）to see Father Christmas.

4. After 　　 （回归电影制作）, Christopher 　　（筹集大量资金）to promote medical research into back injuries. He also made speeches to 　　（引起公众关注）.

5. The Williams sisters are more than 　　　　（世界网球冠军）. They have already expressed 　　　（对……的强烈兴趣）working in design after their tennis careers　　　 （结束）.

从下面所给出的词组中选择恰当的词组，用正确的形式填空，其中有2个多余的词组。（每小题1分，共10分）

1. The teacher      his students all the time, requiring them to be serious and organized.

2. I make a mess in the kitchen! I really need someone to      the cooking.

3. Grandma was standing      the stairs, staring up angrily at me.

4. In the old society, most women have to         their husbands for living.

5. The Dragon Boat Festival      the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year.

6. You can get      information from the Net.

7. These two computers,       each other, call exchange files conveniently.

8. It’s a fantastic restaurant. Here you can have taste of traditional dishes, flesh juice         

home-made wine.

9.        much work home allows me little time to play with my baby.

10. The shops have started to        Christmas decorations.

第一节：从下面所给出的词汇中选择恰当的词汇，用正确的形式填空，其中有2个多余的词汇。（每小题1分，共10分）

1. The plane        mysteriously（神秘地）near the island of Ustica.

2. Getting a visa（签证）isn’t as simple as you might      .

3. Her family      $50,000 to the poor.

4. Most crimes are      by young man.

5. Residents      because traffic in the area has increased.

6. You don’t have to sacrifice environmental protection to      economic growth.

7. They        the wedding car with ribbons and flowers.

8. The prime minister        the suggestion that it was time for him to resign（辞职）.

9. It’s difficult for a small supermarket to      with the big supermarkets.

10. The company holds      meetings with employees.

    7l  People traveled in search of food and shelter or in order to flee from their enemies. Sometimes they were looking for gold or silver in order to become rich. On other occasions they were searching for rich farmland.

    This is not to say that no one ever traveled just for fun. Even in ancient times, some pleasure travel occurred. During a typical season, 700,000 tourists. would crowd into the ancient city of Rome, where animals performed and magicians entertained them.    72    

      73   International tourist arrivals alone reached as many as 546 million in 1994 and are forecast to rise to 937 million in 2010, according to the World Trade Organization.

      74   Probably the most common reason for traveling is related to our physical well-being. Actually, traveling to sports events is one of the fastest growing types of travel. In our fast developing, modern society where stress has become part of people’s life, people can rest and relax by having a change of environment and activities.

      75   No one seems to doubt that travel broadens the mind. In 18th century Europe, young men would go on a Grand Tour to various countries in order to complete their education. Today the desire to travel to different countries is encouraged by modem mass media. People who travel to other countries can at the same time learn more about their own country and culture.

A. But why do people like traveling so much?

B. Throughout history, most travel was not for pleasure.

C. So they travel to a lake for a swim or to a park for a hike.

D. The improvement in transportation has also encouraged people to travel.

E. Wealthy Romans made trips to Greece to take part in the Olympic Games.

F. The growth of tourism has become a modern phenomenon experienced by all countries in the world.

G. Another important reason for traveling is to satisfy our curiosity about different places and cultures.