It's no use______ with him. You might as well ______ with a stone wall.

     A. arguing, argue      B. to argue, arguing    C. arguing, arguing    D. to argue, argue

I was surprised______.

    A. watching him to eat so quickly             B. watch him eat so quickly

    C. watching him eat so quickly               D. to watch him eat so quickly

Paul said, "Give me a chair _____."

     A. to sit             B. sit            C. sit on              D. to sit on

 32A professor and a writer                present at the meeting.

　　       A. was   B. is   C. were   D. had been

Your new clothes fit you, but mine                me.

　　       A. doesn't fit   B. don't fit   C. doesn't fit for   D. don't fit for

In China, a number of people     English now, and the number     growing year after year.

A. studies, is      B. are studying, is   C. is studying, is   D. is studying, are

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I was walking along Orchard Road when I realized a tall young man wearing a jacket and tie was following me. I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and tie in the middle of a hot summer day, and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon.

To make sure he was following me, I walked on quickly, turned right into a shopping center and then stopped to look in a shop window. Soon the man appeared and stopped at another shop window. I walked on and stopped several times. When I stopped, he stopped too.

I began to be rather worried and decided to try to get rid of this strange man. When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into it. As I was telling the taxi driver where to go, I found the man get into another taxi, which then followed mine. As the two taxies slowly made their way along Orchard Road, I looked back at the taxi behind, and saw that the stranger was looking out at me. At MRT station, I told the taxi driver to stop and I got out. As I was paying my fare, I saw the man was getting out of his taxi.

By now I got angry, so I turned and walked straight to him. I asked him why he was following me. At first he said he was not following me at all, but when I threatened (威胁) to call the police, he admitted he was. He then told me that he was a journalist (news reporter) and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in Singapore spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article.

56. What is strange about the man who followed the writer?

A. He seemed to be wearing too much.

B. He was out on such a hot day.

C. He walked quickly behind.      

D. He was a tall young man.

57. Why did the writer get into a taxi?

A. To test the young man.                   B. To call the police.

C. To lose the young man.                  D. To get home earlier.

58. What did the stranger do when the writer jumped into a taxi?

A. He tried to stop the taxi.

B. He got into another taxi.

C. He almost gave up following him.

D. He made his way along Orchard Road.

59. The stranger followed the writer because ______.

A. he was interested in elderly people

B. he often did such things

C. he was writing a book about old people

D. he needed materials for his article

D

When we do not understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of signs.

A Frenchman was once traveling in England. He could not speak English at all. One day, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and take them out again. He wanted to say, “Bring me something to eat.”

The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee and put it on the table. The man again refused his offer. He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not food.

When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter, and he put his hands on his stomach. This was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.

So you see, we can understand the language of signs as well as we can understand the language of words.

68. A Frenchman signed to the waiter ______.

A. to translate                                    B. to tell him what he said

C. to bring him a cup of tea                 D. to ask him for food

69.   The waiter brought the Frenchman ______.

A. different kinds of drinks                 B. a large plate of meat and vegetables

C. another man to help him                 D. a piece of paper to write something on

70. By putting his hands on his stomach, the second man meant ______.

A. he was hungry                               B. he had had enough

C. he was very thirsty                         D. he had a stomachache

71. From the story, we learn that ______.

A. people can only understand the language of words

B. proper body language can help people to understand each other

C. waiters should understand body language

D. it is important to learn a foreign language

第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

    从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.

       A. however            B. whatever           C. whichever                D. whenever

答案是B。

Luckily, we'd brought a mad map without _______ we would have lost our way．

A．it              B．that   C．this           D．which