The chairman thought _____necessary to invite Professor Smith to speak at the meeting。

A。that      B。 it         C。 this          D。 him

There are_____things more important to society than educating children and providing healthcare to families．

      A．few                     B．a few                   C．more                     D．many

____quite recently, most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the home．

       A．Before     B．Until               C．From           D．Since

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.  Each word can be used only once.  Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. freedom    B. conveyed     C. fully        D. claimed     E. spirit

F. publicly     G. combined     H. produced   I. rebel        J. especially

     Ludwig Van Beethoven was one of the greatest musicians in the 19th century.  Living in a period of change, he expressed the ___41___ of his time in his music. 

At that time, people were trying to break out of the feudalism(封建主义)， and they were trying to pursue ___42___, equality and universal love.  Such social change, ___43___ the French revolution, greatly inspired Beethoven.  He, together with many contemporary artists, ___44___ many vigorous works, which praised heroism and ___45___ the love for nature.  To some extent, Beethoven was a social ___46___.  He refused to bow to social traditions and power.  When Napoleon was in power, who ___47___ to be a believer of the republic, Beethoven admired him so much that he devoted his Symphony No.5(第五交响曲) to him.  But then Napoleon put crown on his own head and became an emperor.  Beethoven got very angry and he ___48___ criticized Napoleon, regardless of possible life threat. 

Except for all his social and political wishes, he also led to great progress in the history of music.  It was he who clearly defined the form of symphony and ___49___ developed it.  And his achievements, according to some, marked the end of the classical period and the beginning of the romantic period in the music history.

七、同义句型转换 （每空0.5分，共10分）

1. Our class is made up of sixty students.

  Our class _________ ______ sixty students.

2. They had a wonderful holiday despite the bad weather.

  They had a wonderful holiday _______ _____ ______ the bad weather.

3. There is no doubt that he will pass the English examination.

  It ______ ______ ______ he will pass the English examination.

4. Tom didn’t finish the experiment yesterday and John didn’t either.

  ______ Tom _______ John finished the experiment.

5. I was lucky because I was able to find a good job.

  I was lucky ______ ______ I was able to find a good job.

6. We sometimes find it difficult to decide which words or phrases to use.

  We sometimes _______ _______ _______deciding which words or phrases to use.

7. That our teacher left without a word surprised us very much.

  _______ surprised us very much is ________ our teacher left without a word.

8. It is possible for parents to be invited to this year’s New Year party.

  Parents ________ _______ _______ be invited to this year’s New Year party.

These days he has made _____ in his studies by working hard.

A. many progress   B. a lot of progresses   C. much progress D. many a progress

Australian English differs ___ British English ___ that some of the vocabulary has

   special meanings.

   A．from; in        B．with; in        C．from; except       D．with; except

Not until all the fish died in the river ___how serious the pollution was.

   A. did the villagers realize     B. the villagers realized

   C. the villagers didn’t realize   D. didn’t the villagers realize

Look! Tom is too sleepy to work. He __________ up watching TV.

A. mustn’t have stayed                              B. shouldn’t have stayed      

C. mustn’t stay                                         D. ought not to stay.

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

     假如你是李华，昨天学校为你们举办了18岁成人宣誓仪式。请根据下列要点给你在美国的笔友发电子邮件，描述宣誓仪式过程并简述你的感受。

    要点：1．宣誓仪式；

          2．感谢家长和老师的培养和教育；

          3．老师送贺卡；

          4．表演节目

    注意：1．邮件必须包括以上要点，可适当发挥：

          2．词数：100字左右；开头已为你写好。

    参考词汇：宣誓：make an oath；成人宣誓仪式：grown-up ceremony

Dear Tom

     It's great to receive your e-mail．Now I’d like to tell you something that took place in my school yesterday．

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     Best Wishes!                                                                          

Yours,

Li Hua