The NBA ______ of having the best basketball players in the world/

A. praises           B. boasts                      C. claims                      D. prides

 Spectators of horse racing come primarily to ________ the result of each race.

A. predict          B. gamble                    C. bet                                    D. bet upon

He suggested that we should _______ the instruction.

A. simple            B. simplify                   C. simply                      D. simplified

单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）根据下列句子所给汉语注释或英语单词，用单词的适当形式填空，并写在在相应的横线上。（每空只写一词）

1.The price will not _____________( 超过) $100.

2.He read a poem _________( entitle) “Salt”.

3.He ________( 投资 ) his life savings in his daughter’s business.

4.She looked _________( inquiring ) at Mark.

5.Students took to the streets to ________( 反对 ) against the decision.

6.Since we haven’t got enough money, we should stay in a relatively ______( expensive) hotel.

7.The accident could have been _______(  避免 ).

8.Spending the holidays in Thailand was very _________( appeal).

9.He doesn’t feel _______( fulfill) in his present job.

10.Please_______( ensure) that all lights are switched off.

改错（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

每句中仅有一处错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。 增加： 在缺词出加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在该行右面横线上写出该加的词。删除： 把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，并在该行右面横线上写出该词，并用斜线（＼）划掉。修改： 在错的词下划一横线，并在该行右面横线上写出修改后的词。

1.Sports in America take variety of forms.                   _________

2.Respect is the key of keeping friendships.                         _________

3.We should make a better use of our resources.                        _________

4.Those who have trouble bend can grow crops vertically on trellises.       _________

5.Not surprising, this type of exercise can also help you control your weight.    _________

英译汉与汉译英（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

1.They sell books as well as newspapers.____________________________________

2.I’m more than happy to take you there in my car.____________________________

3.It’s twenty years since I’ve seen her.______________________________________

4.无论我解释得多么仔细，她还是不懂。(however)_________________________

5.我经常做运动以保持健康。(work out) __________________________________

Directions： You are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Fast Food. You should write at least 110 words and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below.

1. 快餐在中国十分流行 ，尤其儿童和青少年喜欢。

2.快餐的利弊。

3.你的建议。

参考词汇：营养（名词 ）nutrition

Though he failed many times in election, he never lost______ heart and at last he was elected_______ President of the USA.

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

I like a house in a coast village more than _______ in such big cities _______Sydney.

A. It ; as                           B. it ; like                         C. one ; as                        D. one ; like

It was only with the help of the local guide _______.

A. was the mountain climber rescued

B. that the mountain climber was rescued

C. when the mountain climber was rescued

D.then the mountain climber was rescued