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I. 单项选择题

1. There is no point _____ further. It won’t help much.

A. on explaining B. to explain C. of explaining D. in explaining

2. The shopping center in the city was ____ as a result of a cigarette， which shocked the whole country.

A. burned down B. turned down C. turned up D. taken in

3. Things that we’re facing should be considered ____，so that we’ll deal with them well.

A. on all sides B. in order C. around the corner D. in place

4. There was so much noise in the hall and the speaker could hardly make himself ____. Besides, he could hardly make us ____ him with his poor English.

A. heard； understood B. heard； understand

C. hear； understand D. hear； understood

5. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _______ whether they will enjoy it.

A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. seen

6. The secretary asked her boss whether he had anything more ______ before she went back home.

A. to type B. typed C. to be typed D. has typed

7. We wanted to get home before dark, but it didn’t quite _______ as planned.

A. make out B. turn out C. go on D. come up

8. _______can you expect to get a promotion.

A. With hard work B. Only with hard work

C. Despite hard work D. Without hard work

9. ---- I’ll take the driving test this month.

---- _____ you should fail?

A. Why not B. If only C. How about D. What if

10. I wonder what’s your attitude ______ the problem _______ now.

A. in; discussing B. with; to be discussed

C. towards; discussed D. to; being discussed

11. The old man, ______ his bag in the street, couldn’t do anything but ____ the police for help.

A. robbed ; to ask B. robbed of; ask C. robbing; ask D. robbing; to ask

12．Was it at the school ______ was named after a heroine _______he spent his childhood ?

A．which, that B. where ,which C．where ,that D．there ,that

13. In general， the old man is generous. But ____, he was mean to an old beggar.

A. at once B. once again C. for once D. once over

14. The research is so designed that once ______ nothing can be done to change it.

A. begins B. having begun C. beginning D. begun

15. He has got himself into a dangerous situation _______ he is likely to lose control over the plane.

A. where B. which C. while D. why

16. A nest is to a bird ______ a house is to a man.

A. where B. how C. what D. when

17. Will you drop in at my house this afternoon if ________?

A. it is convenient for you B. you are convenient

C. it is convenient of you D. you will be convenient

18. I’m sorry, young man. We don’t find anything ______ in your information.

A. of valuable B. of value C. of values D great valuable

19. This is the second time I ______ here.

A. was B. have been C. came D. am coming

20. The parents felt helpless when they found that their son had _____ love stories for long.

A. addicted B. addicted to C. addicted himself D. been addicted to

21. The Suez Canal would soon ____ mud if not regularly cleared.

A. die out B. use up C. fill up with D. die away

22. It’s time for supper now. Please ____ your books aside so that we can use the table for supper.

A. take B. bring C. set D. carry

23. My sister has recently got engaged ______ a foreign teacher, who has been engaged ________ education research for years.

A. with; in B. to; in C. with; on D. in; fir

24. We are kept _____ of what’s happening in the world by reading newspapers and watching TV.

A. to inform B. to be informed C. informing D. informed

25. It was in the village ______ he once lived ______ he got his junior education.

A. that; where B. where; that C. which; where D. where; which

II. 完型填空

Everyone has a wish to travel. But those who cannot do so themselves might find it 26 to work in a travel agency, 27 journeys for other people. Tom does this, working in a small travel agency in an industrial city. Most of his work is concerned with 28 ,both at home and abroad. Every autumn, the agency 29 hundreds of booklets (小册子) full of attractive, colored photographs,30the holidays that the customers will be able to have the next year. Soon, people began to come into the office to 31 their holiday: perhaps a week's skiing in Austria in January, perhaps a seaside holiday in Spain in May, or a tour of North Africa. Tom often has to 32 people on what holidays will be 33 for them. And people always have a lot of 34 .Last year, for example, a lady of eighty-two wanted to book for a 35 holiday in the Alps, and Tom had great difficulty in 36 her that it would not be suitable. In the end, she decided to go for a Mediterranean cruise(地中海巡游) 37 . Arranging journeys for people who have to travel 38 on business is often very 39 , but Tom 40 his work. For example, last spring, Mr Perry, director of a local chemical firm, 41 a business trip, and Tom arranged it all for him. First Mr Perry traveled to London by train ,and stayed overnight in a hotel near the airport, because his plane 42 early the next morning. He flew to Frankfurt, where he43 the morning discussing business. Then he went on by train to Zurich, and spent three days there44 going on to America. He had business in Seattle, Chicago and New York, and then home by train. The next day he telephoned the agency to 45 Tom for arranging everything so well for him.

( )26. A. boring B. hard C. interesting D. attractive

( )27. A. arranging B. taking C. making D. creating

( )28. A. games B. holidays C. meetings D. plays

( )29. A. receives B. takes out C. gets D. sends out

( )30. A. describing B. telling C. drawing D. designing

( )31. A. need B. ask C. book D. request

( )32. A. infer B. advise C. tell D. remind

( )33. A. necessary B. probable C. possible D. suitable

( )34. A. questions B. things C. situations D. difficulties

( )35. A. seaside B. swimming C. mountaineering D. skating

( )36. A. preventing B. persuading C. advising D. promising

( )37. A. though B. therefore C. however D. instead

( )38. A. abroad B. at home C. away D. a long way

( )39. A. convenient B. easy C. complicated D. different

( )40. A. leaves B. enjoys C. dislikes D. refuses

( )41. A. carried out B. got through C. picked up D. went on

( )42. A. left B. arrived C. landed D. returned

( )43. A. took B. cost C. spent D. wasting

( )44. A. until B. before C. after D. while

( )45. A. offer B. request C. demand D. thank

III. 改错题

Dear friends,

It is real a good chance to have met all of you here. 1.____________

We have spent several precious weekend in learning in the 2. ____________

English Club. Although we have been members for a short 3. ____________

period of time, we have made a great progress. That is 4. ____________

because we are all very much active and the activities are not 5. ____________

only enjoyable and also helpful, Besides, the foreign teachers 6. ____________

here work hard and try his best to make the activities 7. ____________

lively and interested. I am very pleased to say that all of 8. ____________

us greatly improved our spoken English so far. I am 9. ____________

looking forward to see all of you again in the near future! 10. ____________

Thank you.

IV. 单词拼写

1. He is a p____________ new painter.

2. If you are c________ about Australia cities, just read the book written by Dr. Johnson.

3. They are never s___________ with a simple answer and are always looking for new questions.

4. Scientists p________ that environmental pollution will increase in the next ten years.

5. The ____________(实验) proved that her theory was true.

6. Fortunately, nobody was i__________ in the accident.

7. I want to write about people you s__________ read about.

8. All my family are c_________ about her safety.

9. The rescue team made every ________ (努力) to save the girl.

10. I’m sure they won’t feel __________ (失望)

11. D__________ the fact that he used traditional material, Gaudi was a modern architect.

12. When you look around at buildings, you’ll find them _________ (设计) in different styles.

13. He has a p____________ for coffee to tea.

14. Tom bought some ____________ (家具) for his new house.

15. Modern buildings i__________ us because they are huge.

参考答案

I. 单项选择题

1—5 D A A B B 6—10 C B B D D 11—15 B A C D A

16—20 C A B B D 21—25 C C B D B

II. 完形填空

26——30 CABDA 31——35 CBDAC

36——40 BDACB 41——45 DACBD

III. 改错

Dear friends,

It is real a good chance to have met all of you here. 76.____really____

We have spent several precious weekend in learning in the 77. _weekends_ _

English Club, Although we have been members for a short 78. ____√_____

period of time, we have made a great progress. That is 79. ____a_______

because we are all very much active and the activities are not 80. ___much_____

only enjoyable and also helpful, Besides, the foreign teachers 81. ____but_____

here work hard and try his best to make the activities 82. ____their____

lively and interested. I am very pleased to say that all of 83. _interesting__

us / greatly improved our spoken English so far. I am 84. ___have___ _

looking forward to see all of you again in the near future! 85. ___seeing____

Thank you.

IV. 单词拼写

1. promising 2. curious 3. satisfied 4. predict 5. experiment

6. injured 7. seldom 8. concerned 9. effort

10. disappointed 11. Despite 12. designed 13. preference

14. furniture 15. impress