9. We rent a beach house with two small rooms,______ can serve as a kitchen.

   A. the smaller of which      B. a smaller of which

   C. the smaller of them       D. smaller of that

19．We’d better set off now, or it will be dark__________we know it.

       A．until  B．after  C．when D．Before

C    

49．If you are a teacher and interested in art, you probably would like to go to ________.

A. TEACHERS’EVENING

B. MODERN ART TROLLEY

C. WORKSHOP FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS

D. TALKS AND WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS

50．What can we learn from the passage？

A. Susan Bright will give a short talk at the launch of the Drawing Book.

B. Rory Carnegie and Nikki will teach young people how to take photos.

C. The workshop led by Judie is intended for the secondary school students.

D. The children who go to the Modern Art Trolley must be led by an adult.

51．Which of the following would be the best title of the text？

A. FREE JOURNEYS                                      B. SPRING EVENTS

C. WEEKEND ACTIVITIES                                   D. ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS

52．The passage makes you believe that __________.

A. if you attend “BOOK LAUNCH”, you can get the book at a low price.

B. school groups can attend talks and workshops for them at any time.

C. almost all the young people have difficulty in adapting to life in Oxford.

D. TEACHERS’ EVENING is only accessible to teachers. 

4．The first time I met David in the Central Park, both of us felt that we________each other for ages.

       A．knew B．have known     C．had known       D．Know

26. The little girl showed no anxiety before the competition. She seemed _____ for it pretty well.

A. to prepare             B. to have prepared           C. having prepared       D. to be preparing

Tired of work through the year, she desired to _____ and make an independent life for  herself.

  A. drop off                                B. drop in                   C. drop out                D. drop behind

32. If the economic situation goes on like this, there’s a danger______ many factories may have to close down. 

A. as                                   B. when                       C. whether             D. That

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    Night after night，she came to wrap me in，even long after my childhood years．Following her longstanding custom，she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way，then  21 my forehead．

    I don’t remember when it first started   22  me—her hands pushing my hair that way．But it did annoy me，for they felt work-worn and rough  23 my young skin．Finally，one night，I  24 her，“Don’t do that anymore your hands are rough!”She didn’t say   25  in reply．But  26  again did my mother close Out my day with that familiar   27  of her love．

    Time after time，with the passing years，my   28  returned to that night．By then I missed my mother’s hands；  29  her goodnight kiss on my forehead．Sometimes the incident seemed very   30 ，sometimes far away．But always it hid，in the back of my mind．

    Well，the years have passed，and I’m not a little girl anymore．Mom is in her mid seventies，and those   31  I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family．She's been our doctor， 32  a medicine box to calm a young girl’s stomach．She cooks the best fried chicken in the world．．．gets   33 Out of blue jeans that I never could wash Out．．．

    Now，my own children are grown and gone．  34  ，in my memory，for the thousandth time，I  35  the night when my young voice complained，“Don’t do that anymore—your hands are rough!”Catching Morn’s hand in hand，I blurted out(冲口而出) how  36  I was for that night．I thought she’d remember，  37  I did．But Morn didn't know what I was talking about．She had forgotten—and  38  long ago．

    That night，I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my   39  mother and her caring hands. And the  40  that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．

21．A．kiss                           B．put                            C．touch                           D．feel

22．A．comforting                 B．encouraging               C．annoying                     D．educating

23．A．through                   B．against                    C．about                           D．in

24．A．glared at                    B．stared at                   C．laughed at                  D．shouted at

25．A．something                 B．anything                    C．nothing                        D．everything

26．A．ever                          B．seldom                    C．often                            D．never

27．A．expression                  B．feeling                     C．way                              D．meaning

28．A．idea                          B．anger                                C．thoughts                     D．words

29．A．remembered             B．missed                     C．escaped                      D．faced

30．A．distant                     B．tight                         C．serious                        D．close

31．A．hands                       B．words                      C．actions                        D．behaviors

32．A．getting into            B．looking into            C．breaking into             D．reaching into

33．A．colors                       B．spots                        C．mud                          D．pictures

34．A．Moreover               B．Therefore               C．However                     D．Thus   

35．A．recalled                   B．thought                   C．stuck                            D．forgot

36．A．happy                       B．interested              C．upset                           D．sorry

37．A．when                        B．as                              C．so                                  D．that

38．A．left                            B．understood            C．forgiven                       D．followed

39．A．gentle                      B．strict                        C．forgetful                      D．lovely

40．A．happiness               B．sense                                C．sorrow                         D．guilt

Last month I traveled across           desert by camel，achieving         amazing

experience that I will never forget．

       A．a；the                     B．the；an          C．the；／                        D．a；／

24. My father didn’t have to say anything. I knew he was upset from his ________.

A. look                       B. sight                        C. appearance               D. Sign