6．-Ring me at 5 am？No，better not so early！I ________.

-I got it.

A．will sleep　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．sleep

C．am sleeping　 　　　　　　　　 D．will be sleeping

答案与解析：D　由句意知“5 am”是一个将来时间，在那个时间我“将正在睡觉”故选D。

5．________，meeting strangers means seeing the unknown.And it's human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

A．After all　 　　　　　　　 B．In all

C．At all　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．For all

答案与解析：A　after all“毕竟”，符合语境。in all“总共”；at all“全然；完全”；for all“虽然；尽管”。

4．Tom put his heart into the wildlife research，and finally，his efforts ________ him a great success and fame.

A．saved　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．earned

C．made　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．offered

答案与解析：B　earn sb. sth.“为某人赢得某物”。save和offer后均可接双宾语，但与题意不符。

3．If you don't like the present job，I suggest you look for another one ________ it's too late.

A．until　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．when

C．before　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．once

答案：C

2．________，I don't think we have a chance of winning.

A．To be honest with you

B．To start with

C．To make matters worse

D．To telling you the truth

答案：A

1．The traffic in our city is already good and it ________ even better.

A．is getting　 　　　　　　　　　 B．has got

C．gets　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．got

答案与解析：A　语境：我市的交通状况已经很好，并且它正变得更好。此处指目前正在发生的情况，应用现在进行时。

My uncle will never forget what was happened to him yesterday.He was invited to a inn and enjoyed his dinner with his friends，drank lots of beers.As a result，he got drunk.He insisted driving home after the meal，though his friends tried to persuade him not.Few minutes later，he was winding his ways on the street.And his car ran into a tall tree.Luckily，he was still alive，though serious injured.The police came to the scene，and he was taken to hospital.Naturally，they had to stay in hospital for some days.Worse still，his drive license was taken away.How he regrets what he had done!

November 30th,2008

A few weeks ago，we talked about the Test of English as a Foreign Language，or TOEFL.A listener in Cambodia named Thida asks if American colleges and universities also accept the IELTS exam.IELTS is the International English Language Testing System.It was developed by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations.

Cambridge University

Cambridge ESOL says the test measures true­to­life ability to communicate in English for education，immigration or employment.The IELTS tests listening，reading，writing and speaking skills.It uses a mixture of accents and spellings，including British English and American English.

The test is used by government agencies，schools and professional organizations in one hundred twenty countries.__1__ Many American schools that accept the IELTS can be found on the Web at ielts.org.

__2__ But the graduate school at Duke University in Durham，North Carolina，for example，says it prefers the IELTS.

The listening and speaking parts are the same for everyone who takes the IELTS.But people have a choice of reading and writing tests-either academic or general training.The listening test takes thirty minutes.__3__

The reading test takes sixty minutes.Students answer forty questions based on three written passages.

The writing test also takes sixty minutes.Students have to write two essays.One essay has to be at least one hundred fifty words long and the other at least two hundred fifty words.__4__； the longer one has to support an argument.

__5__ The score is based on a recorded talk between the student and a test examiner.

A．IELTS is a comprehensive test of your English proficiency.

B．And，yes，that includes the United States.

C．The shorter one is a description of something.

D．Some schools accept both the TOEFL and the IELTS.

E．These language skills are increasingly demanded by international employers，education institutions and professional associations.

F．There are forty questions based on a recording.

G．The speaking test takes less than fifteen minutes

答案：1.B　2.D　3.F　4.C　5.G

15．(2011·安徽名校联考)________ the match is lost? We can fight again!

A．Even though　 　　　　　　　 B．What though

C．If though　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．As though

答案与解析：B　从后面“We can fight again！”判断，此处表示不在乎失败。What though…？的意思是“即使……又怎样？根据句意，应选B。