I have to go to work by taxi because my car        at the garage.

A. will be repaired   B. is repaired   C. is being repaired    D. has been repaired

Patience, without ____ you can’t do the work well，is a kind of quality.

A. that   B .it    C. which   D. what

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.

    We，in the world of fast growth, are now witnessing the appearance of an advanced economy based on information and knowledge. Physical ___1___, raw materials, and money are no longer the key factors in the creation of wealth. Now, the vital ___2___ in our economy is knowledge. Tomorrow’s wealth depends on the development and ___3___ of knowledge.  And individuals entering the workforce ___4___ their knowledge, not their muscles. Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn.  Knowledge workers ___5___ in mind work. They deal with symbols: words, figures, and data.

     What does all this mean for you? As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be communicating information. Currently, many jobs ___6___ some form of mind work, and that number will increase sharply in the future.

     In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in __7___ training to get new skills that will help you keep up with improved technologies. You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career. Gone are the nine-to-five jobs, lifetime security, easy promotions, and even the ___8___ workplace, which you are __9___ with now. Don’t expect the companies will provide you with a clear career path. And don’t wait for someone to “encourage” you. You have to encourage yourself.

New York Time—A gunman killed eight people at a mall in Omaha this afternoon and then killed himself, setting off panic among holiday shoppers, the police said．

“The person who we believe to be the shooter has died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds,” Sgt． Teresa Negron of the Omaha Police Department said at televised news． “We have been able to clear the mall,” she said． “We don’t believe we have any other shooters．” The police said that at least five other people had been injured in the shootings．

She did not give the shooter’s identity． “We are still conducting the investigation,” Sergeant Negron said, adding that the city’s mayor, who was out of town, was on his way back to Omaha．

    She said the police received a 911 call from someone inside the Westroads Mall on the west side of Omaha, and shots could be heard in the background． The first police officers arrived at the mall six minutes after the first call, she said, but by then the shootings were over．

    It is reported that the gunman left a suicide note that was found at his home by relatives． A law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity （匿名） said the note indicated that the gunman wanted to “go out in style．”

The shootings broke the usually banal routine of holiday shopping． The gunman was said by some witnesses to have fired about 20 shots into a crowd． Some customers and workers ran screaming from the mall, while others dived into dressing rooms to hide from the shooter．

   Shoppers and store workers were trapped inside the mall, which has roughly 135 stores． Others streamed out of mall exits with their hands raised． President Bush was in Omaha this morning to deliver a speech, but he had left the city by the time the shootings took place．

Where did the shooting first come out?

A． In a newspaper                     B． On the Internet    

C． In TV news                          D． In a police poster

What do the underlined words “go out in style” probably mean?

A． go out of the mall in particular clothes

B． walk in the mall with everybody focused on

C． go to a socially event by fashionable means

D． stop his life in a impressive way

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A． Nobody knows why the shooter did so and nothing was found at his home．

B． The city’s mayor happened not to be in the city when the shooting took place．

C． Police arrived at the mall before the shootings were over and rescued customers．

D． The official who showed what the note mean have no request of his own identity．

We can infer from the passage that ______．

A． There is only one shooter in this event．

B． The shooting created fears among the customers．

C． An important holiday is coming soon．

D． President Bush came here for the shooting．

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案标号填写在本题下面相应题号后的横线上。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

（Zhang=Z   Mr. Smith=M）

Z: Hello, are you Mr. Smith from the United States?

M: Yes, Robert Smith. Please call me Robert.__ 1___.

Z: My pleasure. Welcome to China. My name is Zhang Lin. You can call me Lin. This is my card.

M: Thank you. And __2___.

Z: Oh, good, thanks. How was the journey?

M: __3___, although a little tiring..

Z: Then let’s get your things and go to the hotel now.

M: Oh, thank you. __4___?

Z: It’s about thirty minutes’ drive. By the way, we are going to have a dinner party for you this evening.

M: It’s very kind of you. __5___?

Z: Six thirty. I’ll pick you up at six o’clock.

M: Ok, see you then.

Z: Bye.

---What were you doing when Tom came to see you?

---I had just put on my overcoat and_____ to visit my friends.

 A. left   B. was left   C. was leaving   D. had left

–My TV set doesn’t work, the water tap is dripping and my car is still under repair!

–You sure ________ bad luck these days.

A. had          B. will have            C. had had          D. are having

_______ we admit that there are still some problems about the system of modern education, we don’t mean that it is of no use.

A. Until     B. While           C. As            D. Unless

Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to ________ a good researcher.

A. turn         B. get          C. grow             D. make

完形填空  (15%)

请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的(A、B、C和D)四个选项中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“Hey, Jenny ! How’s the model?”

    I had just taken a bite of my hot dog  31   I heard a familiar voice yelling at me from across the crowded school yard. I saw a group of popular girls who were all  32  .

“What kind of  33   are you going to do? An ad for a Frankenstein movie?” More laughter. My stomach twisted into a tight knot. How could they humiliate (羞辱) me like this, in front of the entire school? As I walked into the cafeteria, I  34   the dark scars on my right hand.

At 9 months old, I knocked over a tea pot and dumped boiling water all over my hands and stomach. My parents  35   me to the hospital, but I had to have skin graft (移植) operation. I was in so much pain! But what  36  me most were the cruel things people said about how I looked, like that day at lunch.

The girls were being super mean to me because they’d heard I was considering doing some modeling. A close friend had suggested that I shouldn’t let my scars  37  me and that I might make a good model.

But after that  38   at school, I was sure I’d made a huge mistake. Upon arriving home, I covered the mirror with a blanket, fell on my bed and sobbed.

    The next day, I   39  myself to go to school. At lunch my best friend Jesse tried to encourage me: “You can’t  40  forever, Jenny. So what if you have a few scars? Just go outside and show them that you’re just as good as they are.” Although I knew he was right, I couldn’t imagine standing up for myself like that.

However, that night as I sat on the bed, my friend’s words replayed in my mind. I’m  41   hiding from myself, I thought. How stupid! Slowly, I stood up, walked over to the  42 , and tossed the blanket aside. There, in the mirror I saw a slim, dark-haired, blue-eyed girl, looking just fine, 43  with a few scars.

The next day I wore a comfortable T-shirt to school. What’s more, I had lunch outside the cafeteria,

 44  beside those mean girls. They were shocked that I should dare to walk into their territory. I felt different too—free and happy.

Sometimes people still look at me strangely. They whisper and stare, but I don’t let it get to me. I have applied to several modeling companies, and at least one company is considering me for jobs. Maybe I’ll never  45   posing on the runway (T形舞台), but I do know one thing: I’m done.

A. as             B. when                 C. while            D. before

A. nodding        B. cheering             C. laughing         D. quarreling

A. modeling       B. writing         C. drilling         D. acting

A. looked into        B. searched for         C. wondered about   D. glanced at

A. presented     B. guided           C. rushed           D. handed

A. hurt           B. beat                 C. disappointed     D. puzzled

A. impress            B. limit                C. award        D. suspect

A. effect             B. phenomenon       C. movement         D. scene

A. forced          B. expected             C. reminded         D. arranged

A. apologize      B. beg              C. hide             D. complain

A. hardly             B. ever                 C. even             D. gradually

A. blanket        B. bed             C. chair            D. mirror

A. while         B. though           C. and          D. because

A. right           B. still                C. therefore        D. anyhow

A. give up        B. end up           C. put up       D. set up