The thing that ______ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.

    A. matters                         B. cares

C. considers                       D. minds

 “I love traveling. I hope to go with you this time.” “But does your mother _____ you to go？”

    A. let          B. agree

    C. allow        D. promise

The president _____ a cool reception when he visited London.

    A. gave                     B. was given

C. had given                D. had been given

Will you see to _______ that my children are taken good care of while I am away?

A. it B. me

C. yourself    D. them

------I have just had my watch repaired.

------How much did they ____ for that?

A. cost             B. charge             C. spend           D. pay

_________the weather, the sports meet will be held on time.

       A．In favor of       B．Regardless of   C．Apart from      D．Due to

          a quite ordinary star, like the sun, the earth is small indeed.

A. Comparing        B. Compared with     C. Comparing to      D. Compare to

Section B

Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

The professor stood before his class of 30 senior molecular (分子) biology students, about to pass out the final exam. “I have been honored to be your instructor this semester, and I know how hard you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said to them. “I am well aware of how much pressure you are under to keep your GPAs (平均成绩) up, and because I know your are all capable of understanding this material, I am prepared to offer an automatic “B” to anyone who would prefer not to take the final.”

The relief was audible as a number of students jumped up to thank the professor and left the class. The professor looked at the handful of students who remained, and offered again, “Any other takers? This is your last opportunity.” One more student decided to go.

There were seventeen students left. The professor closed the door and took attendance. Then he handed out the final exam.

There were two sentences typed on the paper: “Congratulations, you have just received an ‘A’ in this class. Keep believing in yourself!”

I never had a professor who gave a test like that. It’s a test that any teacher in any course could and should give. Students who don’t have confidence in what they’ve learned are “B” students at best.

The same is true for students of real life. The “A” students are those who believe in what they’re doing because they’ve learned from both successes and failures. They’ve absorbed life’s lessons, whether from formal education or the school of hard knocks, and become better people.

Don’t let the biggest limit be yourself. 

1.    The professor offered an automatic “B” to those who would prefer not to take the final because ________.

       A. he thought all of his students had prepared for the test well

       B. he believed all the students were able to pass the exam

       C. he didn’t want to put too much pressure on his students

       D. he intended to tell the students about the importance of confidence

2.    Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

       A. All the students feel at easy before the exam.

       B. 22 students got a “B” in the final test without doing the paper.

       C. There were no problems on the test paper for the students to work out.

       D. The way the professor tested the students would be unsuitable for other subjects.

3.    According to the author, the test given by the professor is ________.

       A. funny B. instructive        C. confusing   D. inappropriate

4.    The point of the story is to advise readers ________.

       A. to stay focused on what they can do

           B. to surround themselves with confident people

       C. not to put up with being second best

       D. not to let themselves be the biggest obstacles to their growth

五、写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（ ），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

Dear Li Ming，

I have received your letter just now. Don't worry about me.　　　 　　 　  76．______

I'm getting on well with my research works in the lab. But,　　　 　　　　  77．______

to my surprise, you say you will give up learn English.　   　　　　　　　 78．______

The reason is that you have not done well in it recent　 　　　　　        79．______

and you have lost interesting, I'm afraid I can't agree with　　　　　　　  　80．______

you. I know it is not easy to learn English, and English　　　　　　　　　　81．______

is widely used in the world today and it will be important　　　　　　　　　82．______

tool in your future work.Except, it is becoming more　　　　　　　　  　83．______

and more important in our daily life. If you study hard, and　　　　　   　84．______

you will succeed. Do remember that where there is a will, there　　　　 　 85．______

is a way, I'm looking forward to hearing good news from you.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Yours  LiuDong

 Jenny ________ a rich man. She has ________ him for 5 years.

A．married with; married with                 B．married, been married to

C．married to; been married                   D．married; married