Dina,        for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.
A. struggling                 B. struggled                  C. having struggled        D. to struggle

 I prefer a flat in Inverness to _______in Perth, because I want to live near my Mom' s.

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

--- ______ that he managed to get the information?
--- Oh, a friend of his helped him.
A. Where was it B. What was it C. How was it D. Why was it

Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year, ______ a record US$57.65 a barrel on April 4.

A. have reached B. reaching C. to reach D. to be reaching

--- Could you do me a favor and take these books to my office?　　　　　　

--- Yes, ______.

A. for pleasure B. I could C. my pleasure　　　 　　 D. with pleasure

上周六你和你的朋友John 去人民公园游玩，请用英语写一篇短文，介绍一下你们游玩的情况。内容如下：

1.早晨六点到了公交车站，等了大约五分钟，上了开往公园的车;

2.约20分钟到达；

3.      上午游览了东湖，中午在湖边野餐，下午参观了植物园（the botanical garden）;

4.      下午四点乘车返回；

5.      这次游玩的感受。

注意：1.有标题；2.内容要点要全，但不要逐句翻译；3.词数：120-150

Conard was eighteen months old when he crawled(爬) up on a piano bench and began playing some tunes he had heard on the radio. At three he wrote his first piano piece, which he named "Congratulations" because, like Mozart, he could compose music before he could spell.

  At ten , Conrad studied at Juilliard School in New City, one of the best music schools in the world. He spent five hours a day playing the violin and the piano. "I'm like and unlike other children," he said ."I'm interested in the same things as other children, such as books and films. And I'm not such a big fan of practising, but I have to do it."

  Early this year Conrad won a big competition for young composers(作曲家). He was the youngest of more than 450 youths who entered.

  Conrad loves to compose classical music. He has written thousands of pieces of all kinds. When he has time, he reads Harry Potter. He also goes to see Spiderman.

76.What’s the best title of the passage? (Within 10 words.)

__________________________________________________________ 77.When did Conrad compose his first piano piece?

_____________________________________________________________.

 78.Translate the underlined sentence in Chinese.

_____________________________________________________________.

 79..What did he practise playing at school when he was ten?

__________________________________________________________.

80.When does he go to see Spiderman?

_____________________________________________________________

Mr. And Mrs. Bell are very forgetful(健忘的). For example , Mr. Bell sometimes goes to his office for work on Sunday morning, for he thinks it is Monday. And Mrs. Bell sometimes forget to cook supper for the family.

One summer they planned to fly to New York for their holidays. They got to the airport only ten minutes before the plane took off. So time was short. But suddenly Mrs. Bell said she must tell Alice, their daughter, not to forget to lock the front door when she went to school. As Alice was then at school, they couldn’t tell her about it by telephone. So they hurried to the post office. Mrs. Bell wrote a short note to Alice while Mr. Bell bought a stamp and an envelope(信封). Soon the note was ready. They put the stamp on the envelope in a hurry and dropped it in the letter box, but suddenly Mrs. Bell began to cry. The short note was still in her hand. She had put the plane ticket in the envelope.  

71. Mr.Bell sometimes goes to work on Sunday morning because______

A. he still goes to work on the weekend        

B. he takes Sunday for Monday

C. he takes Monday for Sunday           D. he likes to work

72. When Mr. and Mrs. Bell got to the airport._______

A. the plane had taken off                 B. there was no ticket left

C. they heard form their daughter        

D. the plane would take off in ten minutes

73. In a hurry Mrs. Bell_______

A. forgot to put the stamp on the envelope        

B. dropped the stamp in the letter box

C. dropped the note in the letter box         

D .put the plane tickets in the envelope

74.Mr.and Mrs. Bell wrote a note to their daughter to tell her______

A. that they had a good journey              B. to lock the front door

C. that the couldn’t fly to New York      D. to take good care of herself

75.When their daughter received the letter she would_______

A. wonder why their parents posted the plane tickets to her

B. remember to lock the front door

C. write back to her parents as soon as possible

D. fly to New York too

In learning a foreign language， one should first pay attention to speaking. It is the groundwork of reading and writing. You’d better try your best to speak. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. But be careful not to let them keep you from improving the language. While you are doing this, a good exercise is to write – keep a diary, write notes, letters or articles, then if you can, ask someone to go through what you have written and tell you where is wrong . Many mistakes in your speaking will be easily found when you write. Through correcting the mistakes, you can do better in learning a language.

If you are slow in speaking, don’t worry. One of the helpful ways is by reading, either aloud or to yourself. The important thing is to choose something interesting to read. It can’t be too difficult for you. When you are reading in this way, don’t stop to look up the words if you can guess their meanings or if they have nothing important to do with the sentence. You can do that some other time .

66. From the passage we know the groundwork is ___ while you are learning a foreign language.

A. reading　　　　 B. writing　　　　

C. speaking　　　　　 D. listening

67. To improve the language, one has to ___

A. pay attention to speaking only　　　　　　　

B. try not to make mistakes

C. to keep a diary and write notes, letters or articles

D. correct mistakes only

68. When you write, you’ll ___

A. write excellent articles　　　　　

B. grasp(掌握) the language

C be familiar with the language　　

D. easily find lots of mistakes in your speaking

69 When you find some new words in reading, you shouldn’t ___

A. guess their meaning　　　　　　　　

B. to on reading

C. stop to look them up in the dictionary

D. keep on reading the important sentence

70. The best title of this passage might be ___ .

A. How to Learn a Foreign Language　　　 B. How to Improve Reading

C. How to learn Writing D. More reading, Less speaking

Venice is a city of the sea. It is built on islands which are in the middle of lagoon(礁湖). Today, the city covers 118 islands. These islands are connected（连接） by bridges. There are about 400 bridges which cross 150 canals(运河). It is difficult to forget the sea when you are in the city.

Many people of Venice have always been fishermen, because the lagoon is full of fish. They also build ships, and travel to Dalmatia and Greece.

Venice is the “Queen（女王）” of the Adriatic Sea. Every month thousands of people visit the city, which is very beautiful. But Venice is going down. It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040 Venice will be under water. The Adriatic will cover the city. The Venetians love their city and they want to stay there. They want to save Venice. They do not want to leave. How can they succeed(成功)? They can put some big gates in the sea, which will close, so Venice will not go down.

61. The city is made up of ______.

A. 400 bridges         B. 150 canals       

 C. 118 islands        D. a lagoon

62. The main differences between Venice and most other cities in the world is that__.

A. Venice is bigger                

B. every year thousands of people visit Venice

C. Venice is a very beautiful city       

D. Venice is a city of the sea

63. People call Venice the “Queen” of the Adriatic Sea because _____.

A. the queen of the country lives there        

B. the Venetians love their city

 C. it is a beautiful city            D. it is sinking

64. The Venetians ______.

A. want to leave Venice         B. do not like their city

C. want to save their city from the sea    

 D. do not want to stay there any more

65. The text suggested that _______.

A. Venice won’t be the “Queen” of the Adriatic Sea    

B. Venice isn’t sinking

C. Venice will be under water in 2040       

D. Venice won’t be under water in 2040