They Were the Boy Scouts__________to help elderly people cross the streets．

—What can I do for you?

—I’d like to buy a present for my son, ______at a proper price but of great use.

As we all know, every minute, ____full use of____our lessons , will do good to our students．

第三节、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项目涂黒。

A

Hillary ,Clinton, 59, with her famous “I’m in, and I’m in to win.” 2008 Race, began her e-mail to supporters, saying “I want you to join me not for the campaign but for a conversation about the future of our country. Let’s talk．1et’s chat．”

Mrs．Clinton said that she would focus on “practical changes” in foreign, domestic, and national security policy, such as finding “a right end”to the Iraq war , expanding health insurance, pursuing greater energy independence and strengthening Social Security and Medicare, which satisfies many American people．

In her statement, Mrs Clinton also frankly talked about an issue that worries her a lot. Whether she can , in fact, win the presidency, some voters sti1l associate her most with the Clinton government.

“I have never been afraid to stand up for my beliefs,”Mrs.Clinton said on the Website．“After nearly $70 million spent against my campaigns in New York and two wins, I can say I know how Republicans think, how they operate, and how to beat them.”

If successful, she would be the first female nominee(被提名者)of a major American political party, and the first wife of a former president to seek a return to the White House．President Bill CIinton left office in 2000 after two terms rnarked by economical expansion and a series of official examinations of his personal life and the CIintons’ busincss dealings．But the successes and shadows of those years will likely affect Mrs．Clinton．who was once an important adviser and caused some disagreements in his government．

Yet Mrs Clinton has become a major political figure in America．

56. By saying “I’m in to win.” Hillary probably means that ______.

A. she is online to get people’s support to run for presidency

B. she is going to run for election and work hard to win

C. she is online to get more support and she is sure she is to win

D. She has decided to run for president and work hard to win

57. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. Clinton left office only because of his personal life

B. Hillary was once deeply involved in her husband’ government

C. all her voters strongly support her and believe in her

D. the whole election campaign costs Hillary nearly $70 million

58. What many American people are deeply concerned about is _______

A. how to solve the energy problem

B. when and how to find a proper solution to the Iraq war

C. what practical things Hillary will do for them

D. how to strengthen Social Security and Medicare

59. The author’s attitude toward Hillary is ________

A. critical        B. positive     C. negative       D. objective

第三部分：对话填空：

W: Hello. May I speak to Mr. Johnson, please?

Ｍ: Speaking. Who’s calling, may I speak?

W: This is the Town Job Center. We have r___76___ your email and we are quite interested in you.

M: Can you tell me more about it? What kind of job? Where?

W: Well, a college wants to find some laboratory a___77___. It’s a kind of job you would like to do, a___78__ we can see from your email.

M: Yes, I did put that in my email.

W: Yeah. They also want a person who knows how to o___79_____ the computer. So we think you are just the r___80___ kind of person for the job.

M: What about the pay and the work time?

W: I am c___81____ to that. The pay that they have o___82___ is satisfactory, but the work time is a little c___83___: sometimes early in the morning or sometimes late in the afternoon.

M: Well, I am interested in it, but I need more d___84___ about the work time so that I can talk over with my wife.

W: W___85___ don’t you come over here tomorrow?

M: Ok, I’ll do that. See you tomorrow then. Bye!

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

Chinese Vice-Premier called on Thursday for _____ all-out effort to ensure _____ food and drug safety．

---This is my book．

---_____________ It has my name on it．

President Hu Jintao urged every effort _____ to rescue and treat the injured when the earthquake happened in Sichuan in 2008．

People tend to think that children’s IQ is _____ determines how well they are going to do in their future life．

“ _____ to Michelle and having two beautiful girls in my house never allows me to look down upon women,” said Obama．