11. We often provide our children with toys, footballs or basketballs, ______ that all children like these things.

A. thinking　 B. think　　 C. to think　　 D. thought

10. Most of the people ______ to the party were famous scientists.

A. invited　　 B. to invite　　 C. being invited　　 D. inviting

9. --- What happened to Mr Smith early this morning?

　 --- Oh, he was seen ______ down and the driver ______ away.

A. knock, drive　 B. knocking, driving　　 C. knocked, drove　 D. to knock, driven

8. The two presidents agree with each other on the whole, but much remains ______ at the following meeting.

A. to discuss　 B. discussing　 C. to be discussed　 D. discussed

7. --- Excuse me. Can you tell me where the nearest bank is?

　 --- ________ Oh, yes! It’s past the post office, next to a big market.

A. I beg you pardon?　　 B. You asked the right question.

C. Mm, let me see.　　　 D. Be quiet.

6. When I went in, they were ______ in a heated discussion.

　 A. absorb　 B. absorbed　 C. absorbing　 D. being absorbed

5.(　 ) Britain　　 A. certain　 B. train　　　　 C. contain　　 D. against

第二节： 单项填空 ( 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.(　 ) chart　　 A. school　 B. characteristic　 C. chemical　 D chat

3.(　 ) citizen　　 A .recycle　 B. communism　 C. clarify　　　 D. constant

2.(　 ) province　 A. fold　　 B. tolerate　　 C. postage　　　 D. ecology