----I’ll give you $8000 for your car. That’s my final _____.

  ----It’s a deal! It’s yours.

   A. charge            B. price               C. offer            D. agreement

A few days after the interview．I received a letter_____me admission to the university.

       A．offering                                                         B．offered                   

C．having offered                                       D．to be offered

29. Studies show that the things that contribute most to a______of happiness cannot be bought．

A. cause    B．thought    C．suggestion     D．Sense

32． ________all kinds of difficulties，the workers have made rapid progress in the construction of

    the World Expo 2010 Shanghai．

A．With                  B．For                     C．Under                    D．Beyond

35. ____the sound of the gun,many people came out, ____to see what was the matter.

A.Heard,running    B.Heard,run    C.Hearing,run    D.Hearing,running

C

Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain. They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University. Although they were friends, each thought oneself to be the better painter.

One day, Kerry promised marriage to Alice. Surprised and pleased by the offer, the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter. After a moment she replied as follows, "Each of us must paint a picture. If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife. If not, please drop the question." Then it was decided to give it the following day.

The next morning. Alice hung her picture on the gate. It showed a bunch of flowers and won high praise from everyone who passed by. In fact, a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece and fixed eyes on it.

Several hours passed. Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand. When he finally stopped before Alice, the girl artist brushed like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation. Why?

64．What did Alice think Kerry's offer?

A. She liked Kerry, but she didn't expect him to promise marriage to her.

B. She didn't want to marry anybody.

C. She didn't like it at all.

D. She thought the offer wasn't polite.

65．In the sentence "If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife"。 "superior to" here means ____.

A. not so better than    B. better than     C. so good as    D. as good as

66．  Which of the following is true?

A. Kerry didn't accept Alice's suggestion.

B. Kerry wasn't sure of his painting so he dropped his offer.

C. Kerry did go the next day, but he failed to take a picture

D. Kerry agreed to Alice's suggestion.

67．Alice's picture won high praise because ____.

A. it was true to nature                        B. the flowers were red

C. it showed so large a bunch of flowers          D. people felt it strange to hang it on the gate

68．The "leather suitcase" was in fact ____.

A. a real one                                  B. a painting drawn by Kerry

C. a box with a picture in it                      D. made up of leather

19.The prices of goods kept ____. We had to cut the expenses in order to meet our daily needs.

A. standing up          B. breaking down          C. going up          D. putting up

第二节 短文改错（每小题1分，满分10分）

Last weekend we went mountain-climbing. Even the       

heavy rain in the morning could not prevent us go. Setting              76. ____________

off very early, we went along an extreme narrow road, all               77. ____________

in high spirits. On every side of the road were green fields     78. ____________

and some farm houses. We could hear the sound of the rain              79. ____________

and our footsteps mixing with our laughter. At noon           80. ____________

we reached the top of the mountain. That surprised us               81. ____________

most there was the beauty of the scenes. After having short        82. ____________

rest and sharing with the food we had brought, we started       83. ____________

going down. It had rained even harder. We were wet           84. ____________

to the skin, and we still sang and laughed happily.                         85. ___________

9. Mr. Frank asked me a question _____ I could go with him to _____ he called the Treasure House

the next week.

   A. that; which        B. whether; that         C. whether; what            D. that; where