8. The chickens will provide us ________ feathers, ________ we can make use for cleaning the table and benches.　

A. with ; with　　 B. with ; of which　　 　C. of ; which　　　 D. of ; from which

7. Footsteps, ________ his return; shall we go and meet him?

A. announced　　 　　B. declared　 　　　　C. pronounced　　　 D. claim

6. It would be wise to add another ten pounds to the total to________ price increase.

A. allow for　　　 　B. account for　　　　 C. apply for　 　　　D. arrange for

5. Mr. Hall understands that ________ math has always been easy for him, it’s not easy for the students.

A. unless　　　　 　　B.　 since　　 　　　C.　 although　　　 D. when

4. The man gave the________ as soon as he saw the smoke.

A. notice　　　　 　　B. cry　　　 　　　C. alarm　　　　 　　D. light

3. If you want to get more information on how to apply for studying oversea, you can go to the office of foreign ________ for details.

A. events　　　 　　B. matters　　　 　　　C. affairs　　 　　　D. business

2. ________ their differences, the couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for

each other.

A. But for　　　 　　B. In spite of　　　　 C.　 Apart from　 　D. Except for

第一节：单项填空 (共20小题；每题1分，满分20分)

1. ----Do you think a well-written application letter is _____ help when you look for a new job?

　 ----Well, it all depends. Anyway, it gives me more of _____ chance to try.

A. a; a　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 　　　　　　B. the; the 　　　　　　　

C. a; the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. /; /