28. When ____ about the source of his income, he hesitated for a moment, obviously not willing to give us a direct answer.

A. asked　　　 　　B. asking　　 C. being asked　　 D. having asked

27. ---- The housework is too much for me, Mum.

　 ---- Sorry, but I can’t help ____ it, dear. I’ve got something important to do, you know.

A. having done　　 B. doing　　　 C. but do　　 D. do

26. He failed in the driving test again. He __________.

A. must have disappointed　　 B. must have been disappointed

C. might be disappointed　　 D. couldn’t be disappointed

25. ______ in the mountains for almost a week, the two students were finally saved by the local police.

A. Having lost　　 B. Lost　　　 　　　C. Being lost　　 D. Losing

24. Jennifer, _____ fourteen-year-old girl, who has won a gold medal in the International Math Olympics, is _____ honor to our school.

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

23. ---- Why was the factory closed?

　 ---- The workers have put down their tools and are refusing to work overtime unless they _____ extra for it.

A. will be paid　 B. are paid　　 　　　C. pay　　 　　　D. are being paid

22. He didn’t think _____ mattered much whether they would recognize his achievements or not.

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

21. It seems you need to apologize quickly ______ a good friend.

A. avoiding to lose　　　　　　 B. to avoid losing　　　

C. avoiding losing　　　　　　 D. to avoid to lose

15. Why couldn’t the woman go on her holiday trip right away?

A. She doesn’t have enough money now.　　　　

B. She should learn the language first.　　　　　

C. She should finish the course first.

SECTION B

Directions: In this section, you will hear mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

PART TWO:　 LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)　　　　　　　　

SECTIONA(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. Where is the woman going next summer?

A. To China.　　 B. To Japan.　　 C. To Egypt.