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 (A) Choose the correct answer according to what you hear on the tape.

1. Where did the conversation probably take place?

A. In a department store.  B. In a furniture store.   C. In a factory.

 2. What would the new sofas cost each?

   A. $59.                B. $63.               C. $65.

 3. What day is it today?

   A. Thursday.      B. Sunday.        C. Monday.

4. What did the man do before he began to do music?

   A. A teacher.      B. Advertising.     C. A broadcaster.

 5. Which of the following is true about the man?

   A. He dislikes listening to all kinds of music.

   B. His previous jobs have nothing to do with music.

   C. He never did a lot of lecturing on creativity.

 6. Which of the following instruments is the man better at?

   A. Piano.       B. Violin.        C. Guitar.

7. What is the man looking for?

   A. A church.    B. A house.       C. A hospital.

 8. Which one did the woman say was five minutes down the road?

   A. St. John’s     B. St. Peter’s     C. St. Mary’s

 9. Why did the woman apologize?

   A. She had no idea how the place looked like.

   B. She made a mistake in the name of the place.

   C. She couldn’t go together with the man to the hospital.

 10. Why does David call Vicky?

   A. He doesn’t understand how to do the biology homework.

   B. He isn’t sure what the biology homework is.

   C. He needs Professor Barber’s phone number.

 11. What does Vicky think about the homework?

   A. She understands it clearly.

   B. She finds some parts of it difficult.

   C. She’s ready to stop working on it.

 12. How does Vicky respond to David’s problem?

   A. She offers to do the homework for him.

   B. She thinks it’s too late to help him.

   C. She agrees to work with him.

 13. What did the man blame air pollution on at first?

   A. Cars.     B. People.     C. Factories.

14. Why did the woman dislike the man driving to school?

  A. He missed a lot of exercise.

  B. He made traveling inconvenient.

  C. He spent too much money on his car.

15. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

II. Choose the correct answer:

21. It’s quite ________ me why such things have been allowed to happen.

A. for    B. behind   C. against    D. beyond

22. ________ achievement, last week’s ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low, though not failing, grade.

  A. In terms of    B. In case of    C. As a result of    D. In face of

23. For him, ______ stage is just _______ means of making a living.

  A. a, a    B. the, a    C. the, the   D. a, the

24. You may drop in or just give me a call. ______ will do.

  A. Either    B Each    C. Neither    D. All

25. My grandfather is as _______ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

  A. enthusiastic     B. energetic    C. talkative    D. sensitive

26. After he retired from office, Rogers _______ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

  A. took up    B. saved up     C. kept up    D. drew up

27. The house belongs to my aunt but she _______ here any more.

  A. hasn’t lived    B. didn’t live   C. hadn’t lived   D. doesn’t live

28. If it were not for the fact that she ______ sing, I would invite her to the party.

  A. couldn’t    B. shouldn’t    C. can’t     D. might not

29. _______ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time.

  A. Faced     B. Face      C. Facing     D. To face

30. -----________ that he managed to get the information?

  ----Oh, a friend of his helped him.

  A. Where was it     B. What was it    C. How was it    D. Why was it

III. Complete the following passage according to the requirements. You’re asked to put down the answers on the answer sheet.

       A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long way to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase ______(31)(介词)some bread and six bottles of root beer and he started his ______(32)(名词).

        When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old man who was sitting in the park just _______(33)(stare) at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to him and opened his suitcase. He was about to drink his root beer _______(34)(引导词)he noticed that the old man looked _______(35)(形容词), so he offered him a loaf of bread.

        The old man gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. His smile was so pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered him a root beer. Again, the old man smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

        As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and got up to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he ________(36)(短语动词), ran back to the old man, and gave him ______(37)(冠词)hug. The old man gave him his biggest smile ever.

        When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother ______(38)( surprise) by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?” He replied, “I had lunch with God.” But before his mother could respond, he added, “You know what? God’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”

        The old man went home also with a look of peace on his face. His son asked, “Dad, what did you do today that made you so happy?” He replied, “I ate a piece of bread in the park with God.” However, before his son responded, he added, “He is very young. I never expected that.”(39)(改成一个句子)

         Too often we underestimate (低估) the power of a touch, a smile or a kind word, all of them have the potential to turn a life around.（40）（改正错误）

IV. Cloze test:

       The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I----595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to wipe the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky. “_41   can’t it rain?” I thought. That would  42 ___ things off.

       I thought about my friends, who were  43   sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now. I’d had some problems in school, so my parents decided to let me work   44    with my dad. We both worked for my uncle, who had taken   45   of a road maintenance (道路养护) company. It was up to us to keep the roads clear of rubbish. The job was   46__ and dirty, especially on hot days like this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.

      We continued our __47_ route along 595, heading for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some trees were broken on the ground. They weren’t like that before.

      “Dad! Pull over! I want to ___48___something out.”

      I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to hurry … there wasn’t much time. ___49___ I saw a Toyota that hung upside down in the trees. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody ___50___ there. Then I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!

      “Help!” a lady moaned (呻吟).

  41. A. When      B. How        C. Why       D. How long

  42. A. wash       B. keep        C. stay        D. cool

  43. A. happily     B. probably    C. really       D. finally

  44. A. full-time    B. part-time    C. all the time   D. some time

  45. A. advantage   B. possession   C. position     D. place

  46. A. easy       B. exciting     C. smelly    D. comfortable

  47. A. regular     B. common    C. unusual      D. old

  48. A. check      B. turn        C. make        D. bring

  49. A. Above     B. Behind      C. Ahead       D. Below

  50. A. treasured   B. deserted     C. kept         D. hid