26. When she left the restaurant, she also left the young boy with a life lesson: You can tell a lot about a person ______ he or she treats the waiter.

A. in a way　　 B. by the way　 C. in any way　　 D. on the way

考查way短语。句意：当她离开餐馆的时候，她留给了那个年轻人一个生活教训。根据一个人对待服务员的方式你可以看出一个人的内心。tell…by…“通过…来分辨”，the way后接定语从句可以省略引导词that或in which。

25. Space exploration is something that China has done to create jobs in a high-tech industry, to show “______ don't just make cheap clothes”.

A. We　　 B. You　　 C. They　　 D. I

考查代词的用法。句意：太空探索代表中国在高科技工业所取得的成就，是为了显示出“我们并不只是制作便宜衣服”。

24. The Los Angeles district attorney on Monday charged Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, ______ involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop icon's death in June.

　　　 A. of　 B. for　 C. with　 D. as

本题考查charge sb. with sth. 洛杉矶地方检察官周一指控迈克尔•杰克逊的私人医生莫瑞在这位流行巨星去年6月猝死事件中犯有过失杀人罪。

23. Hong Kong _______ 31st on a 2009 livability survey of world's 140 cities by Economist magazine, the best performance among nine Chinese cities that edged into the list, the China News Agency citing a news report said.

　　　 A. ranked　 B. ranged　 C. listed　 D. lined

中新社援引报道称，《经济学人》公布的世界宜居城市调查中，香港在全球140个城市中排名31位，比挤进榜单的其它9个中国城市表现更好。

22. Put yourself in situations _____ you will be forced to communicate in English, and you will see more progress over time .

A. when　　 B. that　　 C. where　　 D. how

本题考查定语从句中连接词的用法。当先行词为situations时，关系副词为where。句意：把自己置身于下面的情境中：你被迫只能用英语交流，过段时间你会看到自己的进步。

21. A killer whale at Sea World Orlando jumped out of its tank on Wednesday and fatally attacked a worker as horrified visitors _______.

　A. has been looking up　　 B. looked on　　 C. had looked off　 D. was looking in

　　 本周三，美国奥兰多海洋世界的一头虎鲸突然从水池中跳出，将一名驯鲸员咬伤致死，让现场围观的游客惊恐不已。

20. right clothes

Part two: language Knowledge

Section A (15 points)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

16. Planning　　　 17. enjoy a vacation 18. where to go 19. Finding reviews / opinions

15. How long did it take Alice to come back from the country?

A. Half an hour.　　　 　　 　　　　B. Four hours.　　　　　 　　　 C. Four hours and a half.

SECTION B

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You will hear the mini-talk TWICE.

Mini-talk:

Making sure that your vacation goes according to a plan is not difficult, but it does need to be planned carefully to enjoy a vacation.

First of all, you need to decide where to go. Once you have decided where you want to go on vacation, you can start to plan the things you want to see and do.

Secondly, after you have figured out where you want to go and what you want to do when you are there, you should choose your hotel. There are many different websites that offer the best prices on hotels, so make sure that you check several of them before making a final decision. Most of these sites will offer pictures of the hotel facilities and the different rooms. After looking at the hotels, pick the top 3 and do a search on the Internet for them. Try to find reviews from people that have stayed there before. The hotel’s website is always going to tell you how great the hotel is, but if someone who has been there tells you what the hotel is like, then you can be pretty sure they are telling you the truth.

Next, pack the right clothes. Unless you are going to some place where the weather is always the same, make sure that you pack clothes for both good and bad weather.

It is also always helpful to buy a travel guide for wherever you are going. Besides providing helpful information for things to see and foods to eat, many of them offer discounts for attractions.

Title: 　　16　 　a vacation

14. Where did Alice spend the nights in the country?

A. In a farmer’s. 　　　　　　　　 　　B. In the open air.　 　　　 C. In a hotel.