Where were you at supper time?  I ____ for you to join me.

A. waited     B. had waited     C. have been waiting     D. was waiting

Americans this year will swallow 15,000 tons of aspirin, one of the safest and most effective drugs invented by man. The most popular medicine in the world today, it is an effective pain reliever. Its bad effects are relatively mild and it is cheap.

For millions of people suffering from arthritis(关节炎), it is the only thing that works. Aspirin, in short, is truly the 20th-century wonder drug. It is also the second largest suicide drug and is the leading cause of poisoning among children. It has side effects that, although relatively mild, are largely unrecognized among users.?

Although aspirin was first sold by a German company in 1899, it has been around much longer than that. Hippocrates, in ancient Greece, understood the medical value of the leaves and tree bark which today are known to contain salicylates(水杨酸碱), the chemical in aspirin. During the 19th century, there was a great deal of experimentation in Europe with this chemical, and it led to the introduction of aspirin. By 1915, aspirin tablets were available in the United States.?

A small quantity of aspirin (two five-grain tablets) relieves pain and inflammation(炎症). It also reduces fever by interfering with some of the body’s reactions.

The passage is written to          .

    A．suggests us using more aspirin   B．reminds us of the side effects of aspirin

    C．gives us a whole view of aspirin D．discusses the good effects of aspirin

According to the author, aspirin         .

    A．is very safe     B．first appeared in 1899

    C．can be harmful to children   D．can hardly be dangerous

Generally speaking, the author seems to be           .

    A．in favor of aspirin      B．against the use of sapirin

    C．not interested in aspirin    D．careful in using aspirin

What is the best title for this passage?

    A．How to Use Aspirin   B．Why I Take Aspirin

    C．The Most Popular Medicine    D．The Side Effects of Aspirin

In Maldives, the white beaches and blue sea give tourists          chance to feel like      

modern – day Robinson Crusoe.

    A．a; \ B．the; a   C．a; the   D．the; \

I climbed the stairs slowly with a big suitcase, my father         with two more.

    A．followed B．was following    C．following    D．having following

The writer ______ the old folk story with his own imagination and wrote a new story.

    A. performed      B. impressed      C. combined    D. represented

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Last week I visited Plattsburgh State University (PSU). People had told me that it was a good college, but it was even    than I had expected.

Located in the small city of Plattsburgh, PSU is    nice-looking school. Inside, the buildings have signs to point you in the right direction if you don’t know    you are going.

The average class has 24 students. One thing I found interesting was that   you are a good note-taker, the professor will pay you to photocopy (复印) your notes for the rest of the class.

PSU offers a lot of majors, including art, history, science    nursing. All of these programs are especially designed    students to meet their future work needs. The school also has many academic programs, including an honors program .

PSU has many clubs, ranging  dance clubs to sports clubs. This school has a great reputation and offers a lot to    students. I think that PSU is certainly a college to consider.

Matt grows the best vegetables in the village. He grows fruit too – big, sweet apples and oranges. And what else? Well, the biggest and the prettiest flowers.

Things grow in Matt’s garden all through the year. He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table; and of course , he eats some fruit and vegetables. But he sells everything else in the market. Matt is not a poor man.

He knows a few other gardens; but he does not have any friends. You might ask, “What is that?” Why doesn’t he have friends. I will tell you. People do not understand him. And they do not understand his garden. “Why not?” You will ask. “It is a very good garden, isn’t it?” It is a wonderful garden. Matt plants things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he does very little work. He sits in the garden with his small radio. And everything grows.

People ask, “How does Matt grow these wonderful things? He waters the plants sometimes, but he doesn’t do anything else. He just sits under an orange tree with his radio. He listens to music nearly all day!” and that is all quite true. People cannot understand it, and so they don’t like it very much.

Matt likes music. But what about the garden? Who does the work? I will tell you another true thing: the music does the work. All plants love music; and Matt knows that.

Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers? Well, just give your plants a lot of music.

There are not only vegetables and flowers, but also ________ in Matt’s garden.

A. plants      B. fruit trees      C. ants        D. crops

Matt makes a living by ___________

A. selling his vegetables, fruit and flowers          B. growing trees in his garden

C. working in the market                 D. helping other people growing plants

Everything in Matt’s garden grows well because  ______

A. he has a good garden       

B. he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio

C. music helps his plants a lot    

D. he is very hardworking

People don’t like Matt because ____________

A. he doesn’t give them any vegetables or fruit     B. he listens to the radio too much

C. they don’t understand him                 D. Matt doesn’t let them listen to his radio

--- What is the price of petrol these days?

    --- Oh, it _______ sharply since last month.

    A. is raised        B. has risen          C. has raised             D. is increased

---May I take your order now?   

---______.

A. Yes, two hamburgers                 B. No, my affairs are in order

C. Yes, we must obey orders             D. No, it isn’t my order 

第四节：改错（满分10分）

May I have you attention please? I have a little things to tell you. When you have a class here in the language lab, please be here a little early. Change your shoes before enter the lab. Don't bring anything here except your text books. When you are into, please don't touch these machine without permission. Always do as the teacher tell you to. In class you should only speak the English, not Chinese. Recorders can be used to making a copy of the listening materials. When class over, turn off your machines and leave the lab one by one.