12. Without the air to hold some of the sun’s heat, the earth at night _____ cold, too cold for us to live.

A. would be freezing　　　　　　　　 B. will be frozen

C. would be frozen　　　　　　　　　 D. will freezing

11. ----- I try to memorize new words every day, but only remember few of them.

----- That’s not surprising. Newly-learnt words are easily forgotten unless frequently _____ in communication.

A. used　　　　　 B. using　　　　 C. to use　　　　 D. be used

10. ----- Tom is wise enough to achieve his success.

----- But in my opinion, he is ______ than wise.

A. luckier　　 B. more lucky　　 C. much luckier　　　 D. rather lucky

9. You can’t do _____ your friends ask you to do. You’d better think first.

A. everything　　 B. anything 　　C. something　　 D. nothing

8. ------ _____ he managed to get the information?

------ Oh, a friend of his helped him.

A. Where was it that　　　　　　 　B. What was it that

C. How was it that　　　　　　 　D. Why was it that

7. Every _____ second day he went to the library for some books to read. But after a page or two, he would put the book down and pick up _____ new one.

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

6. You _____ your umbrella with you. If so, you wouldn’t have got wet.

A. should have brought　　　　　　　 B. must have brought

C. might have brought　　　　　　　　 D. would have brought

5. English　　　 A. interrupt　　 B. sink　　　　 C. again　　　　 D. advance

第二节：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。

4. baggage　　　 A. reaction　　 　B. shave　　　 C. decade　　　　 D. statistic

3. anxiety　　　 A. achieve　　 　B. thief　　　　 C. variety　　　　 D. belief