I walked in our garden, ________Tom and Jim were tying a big sign onto one of the trees.

A. which             B. when            C. where                    D. that

Kate didn’t come yesterday, or you ________ her.

    A. would see       B. were to see        C. had seen          D. might have seen

—Rather than ___ on a crowded bus, he always prefers ___ a bicycle.

A. ride; to ride      B. riding; ride        C. ride; ride        D. to ride; Riding

Teaching ___ child to cook will improve many of ___ skills that he or she will need later in life．

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

It is widely believed among bioengineers _____ it will be possible to create life under laboratory conditions．

A．which            B．what         C．that             D．when

The Great Wall, _____ to be the longest wall in the world, runs across China like a huge dragon．

A．saying           B．to say           C．said                 D．being said

I do every single bit of housework ______ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then．

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

---My God!  When did you get the door ________?

---Last week．

A．to paint      B．painted    C．painting         D．to be painted

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项.

As a young reporter, Sparky asked Lu Haoting, a business reporter from China Daily, for help on interviewing．He found that interviewing people is not as  1.  as just asking questions．To his  2.  , journalists also need to do a lot of homework  23  an interview．

Lu shared her  3.  of a recent interview with the president of Boeing China, David Wang, with Sparky．

There are two  4.  of interviews, inclusive （群访） and exclusive （专访）．The inclusive interview is 5.  in the form of a press conference．

In a（n） 6. interview, only you and the interviewee talk  7.  ．You need to  8. all your questions for both types of interviews  9.  ．

"  10.  you don't prepare, you will ask some silly questions and  11.  your time," Lu said．

"I wanted to know Boeing's new strategy in the Chinese market． 12.  I checked out over 20 reports from different newspapers about Boeing and its rival, Airbus," Lu said．She also found useful  13. about the two companies on their websites．

On many occasions, interviewees  14.  journalists to provide a question list in advance of an interview．In order to  15.  a proper objective story Lu also interviewed some  16.  to get their comments on Boeing's performance in China．

17.  her interview with David Wang only lasted about half an hour, her  18.  helped her to ask many good questions about Boeing's development in China．

"After a successful interview, you always find all that homework was really  19.  it," Lu told Sparky．

20.A．interesting       B．simple           C．general          D．interactive

21.A．excitement        B．disappointment   C．surprise             D．delight

22.A．before            B．after                C．at               D．in

23.．A．idea                B．opinion          C．knowledge        D．experience

24.．A．stages          B．kinds            C．steps            D．ways

25.A．almost            B．nearly           C．mainly           D．hardly

26.A．inclusive             B．exclusive            C．formal           D．informal

27.A．side by side      B．in secret            C．at work          D．face to face

28.A．prepare           B．think            C．find                 D．ask

29.A．in case           B．in memory        C．in advance       D．in mind

30.A．Though            B．As               C．Since            D．If

31.A．waste             B．take                 C．cost                 D．lose

32.A．But               B．So               C．Then             D．Now

33.A．comments      B．information      C．news             D．reports

34.A．insist            B．allow            C．require          D．agree

35.A．read              B．produce          C．make             D．form

36.A．experts           B．friends          C．businessmen      D．others

37.A．Then          B．Although             C．When             D．Until

38.A．homework      B．friends          C．attitude             D．search

39.A．realizing             B．behind           C．worth            D．helping

Ad．1  April fool’s party

On Friday, April 1, Inner Affair goes back to the days of funk! Classic Tunes from the 70’s and 80’s by DJs Den & Sion．9 pm till late．

Tickets：Free entrance for those in costume, otherwise 50 yuan（US $6）

Time/date：9pm, April 1

Place：Inner Affair, 1/F Qiankun Dasha, 6 Sanlitun xiliujie, Chaoang District

Tel：8454-0321

Ad．2  Language in use

Enjoy free in-house coffee, tea and beer as well as music and dancing．Practice your Chinese, make friends and have fun．

Time/date：7 to 9 pm, March 25

Place：Language In Use Club, 2/F, Science Fortune Centre, 8 Xueqing Lu, north of Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District．

Ad．3  The “worst ” party

Organized by 0-zone productions, the party is set to be “the worst ever,” with the lamest music from the 60s, 70s and 80s．Special prizes will be awarded to the worst dressed or for bad fashion sense．

Tickets：Free entrance

Time/date：9 pm, April 1

Place：Pula Pula, Tianze Lu, Oriental Seven Colors Plaza, Chaoyang District

Ad．4  La Nuit Francaise

Again on the 2^nd Thursday of the month La Nuit Francaise will be held at Le Rendezvous．The monthly event is an opportunity for all French people and everyone interested in France of speaking French to gather together．

The evening features three glasses of wine and canapés for participants and a special exhibition．

Time/date：7 to 10pm, April 14

Place：Le Rendez-vous, 3 Gongti Beilu, across from the Pacific Century Plaza Chaoyang

Ad．5  Marco V

Dutch DJ Marco V drops by Banana for a gig which is supported by Hong Kong’s DJ Spark．

Marco V has been around for many years, as an inventive, style-blending deejay and successful and devoted producer．His spinning is energetic, crowd-pleasing and never sees an empty dance floor．He was ranked No 15 in this year’s international DJ MAG DJ Top 100．

Tickets：40 yuan （US $ 4．80） in advance, 50 yuan（US$6） at the door, both include a free drink．

1.Which of the following is NOT True of Ad．1and Ad．3 ?

A．The two parties will be held on the same day．

B．The two parties will be held at the same time．

C．The entrance fees of the two parties will not be charged．

D．Some old music will be played at the parties．

2.Which of the following is intended for the Chinese learners?

A．Marco V                              B．La Nuit Francaise

C．Language in use                      D．The “worst” party

3.Which of the following events takes place every month?

A．Marco V                              B．La Nuit Francaise

C．The “worst” party                      D．Language in use

4.We can infer that _____．

A．Marco V is a newly-established band

B．La Nuit Francaise may be French words

C．The “worst” party will attract a lot of college students

D．You will enjoy free drink at April fool’s party