27. The SAT is an excellent means of testing students. _____, it shouldn’t be only one of the many methods used.

　 A. Therefore　　　 　　　　 B. And　　 　　　　　　　　 C. However　　　 　　　　 D. Besides

26. The drivers _____ about who was to blame for the crash for over 2 hours when the police arrived on the scene.

　 A. have been arguing　　　 B. were arguing　 　　　　　　　 C. argued　　 　　　　　　 D. had been arguing

25. There are also those _____ hunting in fact offers a chance to prove themselves and risk death on purpose.

　　 A. who　　　 　　　　　　 B. from whom　　　 　　 C. /　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. for whom

24. The first 6 shortened classic novels will go on sale next month, with plans for 50 or 100 more _____.

　 A. following　　　 　　　　 B. to follow　　 　　　　　 C. followed　 　　　　　　 D. to be followed

23. Thousands of years ago, people killed the wild horse that lived around _____ food. _____ time, people began to catch and raise animals .

　 A. for; Through　　 　　 B. as; During　　 　　　　 C. for; Over　　 　　　　 D. on; Over

22. The law in almost all states used to require stores to close on Sunday, but now in most states, it no longer _____.

　 A. is　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. does　　 　　　　　　　　 C. did　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. has

21. I support any move to get young people into theatre, and especially _____ that aims to do it all over England, not just in London.

　 A. one　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. the one　　 　　　　　　 C. that　　 　　　　　　　　 D. those

15. What request did the man make regarding his flight?

A. He requested certain departure and arrival times.

B. He asked for a specially-prepared dinner.

C. He wanted a seat near the front of the plane.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You’ll hear the passage twice. Blanks 16 through 20 are based on the following passage.

PART TWO　 LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

14. How long is the man's short stop between flights?

A. Less than 2 hours.　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. Less than 1 hour.　　　　　　　　　　 C. More than 3 hours.

13. What is the man's departure date?

A. The 24th.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The 23rd. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. The 22nd.