9. ______ every year, many people do not hold a high opinion of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, it has become a somewhat necessary part of the festival.

　 A. As　　　 B. Therefore　　　 C. While　　　 D. Since　

8. I got caught in a thunderstorm and my new shirt ______.

　 A. has been ruined　　 B. had been ruined　　 C. has ruined　　 D. would ruin

7. I take side with the argument that “The ______ goal of technological advancement should be to increase people's efficiency so that everyone has more leisure time.”

　 A. previous　　　 B. precious　　　 C. primary　　　 D. protective

6. ______ to the victims in the mud-flow struck areas, you can contact the local charity organizations.

　 A. Contributing　　 B. To contribute　　 C. Being contribute　　 D. Contributed

5. You may ______ here for the night as my roommate has just called me saying he is not coming back tonight.

　 A. stay up　　　 B. set up　　　 C. pick up　　　 D. put up

4. The only one in our office that is familiar with the new system is Jimmy, in ______ absence, we had no choice but to wait.

　 A. whom　　　　 B. whose　　　　 C. who　　　　 D. which　

3. An ideal job should be one that ______ what you are good at with what you are interested in.

　 A. combines　　　 B. connects　　　 C. contacts　　　 D. concentrates

2. Some people suggest changing the date for the college entrance exams into ______ Saturday and Sunday of the first week of June, which I think is ______ good advice.

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

第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)

　　 从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. –I think our government should take more measures to control the housing cost.

　 – ______. The housing prices still stay high in many cities.

　 A. All right　　 B. Not really　　 C. That’s it　　　 D. It’s hard to tell