28. News came from the school office ________Li Hua had won the scholarship of Qinghua University.　

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

27. The number of people invited ________ fifty, but a number of them________ absent for different reasons.

　 A. were; was　　　 B. was; was 　　　　　C. was; were　　　 　D. were; were　

26. We are told that more new teaching buildings ________ in our school next term.

　 A. will be built　　 B. was built　　　　　 C. has built　　　　 D. will build

25. John said he’d been working in the office for an hour, ________ was true.

　 A. he　　　　 　　B. this　　　　 　　　C. which　　　　 　D. they

24. We ________ 3,000 English words by the end of this year.

A. have learned　　 B. had learned　　　 　C. learned　　　 　　D. learn

23. It is often ________ that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.

　 A. said　　　　　　 B. to say　　　　　　 C. saying　　　　　 D. being said

22. Most of us think ________ important to know how to get along well with others.

A. this　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 不填　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. it

21. The day before yesterday, I ________ one of my old friends in the street.

A. meet　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. met　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. will meet　　　　　　　 　 D. have met

15. Why do more and more people go camping now?

A. The seaside has lost its attractions.

B. People are eager to get close to nature.

C. The mountains are more beautiful than the seaside.

Section B (7.5 marks)

　　　 Directions: In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

　　　 You will hear the mini-talk TWICE.

Color blindness

I: Differences between men and women

l　　　　 Men: 16. __________

l　　　　 Women: 0.5%

II: 17. __________

l　　　　 Unable to see 18. __________

l　　　　 Unable to tell the difference between 19. __________

l　　　　 Seeing everything in shades of green

III: Reasons

l　　　　 Cones--help differ colors in a bright light

l　　　　 Rods--help see 20. __________ at night

Part II　 Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

14. Why does the woman say that people are becoming more and more mobile?

A. They like camping now. 　　　　

B. They spend their holiday with their friends.　

C. They are traveling a lot.