29. As they are retired, the Greens prefer a house near the sea to ________ their late years there.

　 A. spend　　　　　　 　 B. spending　　　　　 C. be spent　　　　　 D. spent

28. There are signs ________ reading classics is becoming more popular with students.

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

27. -- Jennifer, would you take a picture for us?

　 -- sorry, ________ I take pictures, they usually come out dull.

　 A. before　　　　　　 　 B. until　　　　　 　　 C. when　　　　　　 　 D. since

26. -- Daddy, would you buy me an MP4 player if I do well in this exam?

　 -- I ________, I promise.

　 A. would　　　　　　 B. shall　　　　　　 　 C. will　　　　　　 　 D. can

25. On stepping into his room, he was astonished to find the floor covered with ________ looked like tiny insects.

　 A. that　　　　　　　 　　 B. something　　　　 　 C. anything　　　　　 D. what

24. I' m sure that Laura's latest play, ________, will prove a great success.

　 A. if to stage　　　　 　 B. ff it stages　　　　 　 C. once staged　　　 　 D. once staging

23. Every country concerns food safety systems. But there are key areas ________ China can focus on improvements.

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

22. Some people, when buying things in a market, often let themselves ________ into buying what they don't want.

　 A. persuade　　　　　 　　 B. persuading　　　　 　 C. be persuaded　　　 　 D. persuaded

第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

例：Alice was 　　　　　the letter from Tom, but it didn't reach her for some reason.

A. expecting　　 　　 B. waiting　　　 　 C. waiting for　　 　　　　 D. expected　　 答案是A。

21. Five people ________ in age from 16 to 19 were killed in a street shooting early Saturday, the most violent crime reported in this small city.

A. changing　　　　 　　　 B. ranging　　　　　 　 C. reaching　　　　 　 D. getting

第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6-8题。

6. What can you see in the first postage stamps?

　 A. A picture of Queen Victoria.　 　　　　　　　　　 B. A picture of the queen' s palace.

　 C. A picture of Rowland Hill.

7. When were the first postage stamps issued?

　 A. In 1840.　　　　　　　 　 B. In 1920.　　　　　　　　 　　 C. In 1804.

8. Who paid for mail delivery before the appearance of postage stamps?

　 A. The queen.　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The British government.

　 C. Either the sender or the receiver of a letter.

听第7段材料，回答9-11题。

9. How does the woman feel about the interview with Columbia University?

　 A. Disappointed.　　　　　 　　 B. Nervous.　　　　　　　 　　　 C. Satisfied.

10. What course is Michigan famous for?

　 A. Medicine.　　　　　　　 　 B. Law.　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. History.

11. What does the man's father want him to be?

　 A. An English teacher.　　 　　　 B. A historian.　　　　　　 　　　 C. A doctor.

听第8段材料，回答12-14题。

12. What does the man want to visit most?

　 A. The British Museum and the Tower of London.

　 B. Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's.　 　　　　　　　　　 C. Hyde park.

13. What will be included in the tour?

　 A. Lunch.　　　　　　　　 　 B. Breakfast.　　　　　　　 　　 C. Tea at 9:50 am and 5:30 pm.

14. What is the man's friend's native language?

　 A. English.　　　　　　　　 　 B. French.　 　　　　　　　　　 C. Chinese.

听第9段材料，回答15-17题。

15. What is the Big Game?

　 A. An important football game between schools.　 B. An important football game between cities.

　 C. An important football game between states.

16. When will the game begin?

　 A. 1 pm.　　　　　　　　 　 B. 2 pm.　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. 3 pm.

17. How will they go to the match?

　 A. By bus.　　　　　　　　 　 B. By car.　　　　　　　　 　　 C. On foot.

听第10段材料，回答18-20题。

18. How long should food be left before a dog?

　 A. Until it eats the food.　 　　　 B. Less than thirty minutes. 　　　　 C. More than thirty minutes.

19. What kind of dog needs to run for exercise?

　 A. A young one.　　　　　 　　 B. A small one.　　　　　　 　　　 C. A big one.

20. Which point was not mentioned as important for good care of a dog?

　 A. Going to the clinic.　　 　　　 B. A clean environment.　　 　　　 C. Proper feeding.