7．When the teacher told the students they would have three days' vacation，they ________ at once.

A．came to themselves　　 　　　 B．came to lives

C．came to their sense　　　 　　　 D．came to life

答案与解析：D　A、B两项意为“苏醒，活过来”，不合句意。come to life“恢复生气”、“活跃起来”是习惯用语，life不用复数形式。

6．When I ________ her，I realized that she was not Jane.

A．got close with　 　　　　　　　　　 B．got close to

C．closed to　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．was close at

答案与解析：B　get close to“接近；靠近”为固定搭配。

5．My funny drawing ________ the children and they wanted to have a try.

A．used　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．amused

C．frightened 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．annoyed

答案与解析：B　本题考查amuse的用法，意为“使(某人)笑”，从题干里的funny可知“我”画的画是惹人发笑的。

4．He was finally conformed as a(n) ________ teacher after twenty years of teaching.

A．advancing　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．advanced

C．being advanced　 　　　　　　　　 D．advance

答案与解析：B　advanced此处为形容词，意为“高级的；先进的”，an advanced teacher“一名高级教师”。

3．There was ________ little information about him that we had ________ much difficulty in finding him.

A．such; so　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．so; such

C．such; such　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．so; so

答案与解析：D　little和much在此句中都表示数量概念，前后都要用so。

2．The manager made a phone call to me yesterday ________ me a good job.

A．giving　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．providing

C．supplying　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．offering

答案与解析：D　选项B和C不与双宾语连用，但可以构成provide/supply sb.with sth.；give和offer后面可跟双宾语，但意义不同，give包含给与接受的全过程，而offer只是指提供，不涉及主语是否接受的问题。此句意思是“经理昨天给我打电话向我提供了一份好的工作”。

1．I know there is a wide ________ of English books to be found，so ________ you look for the English reading material for your son，you can consult me.

A．variety; the next time

B．kind; the last time

C．type; the second time

D．sort; every time

答案与解析：A　句意是：我了解很多不同的英语书籍，所以下一次你来给你儿子找英语读物时可以问一问我。a wide variety of 不同种类的；the next time引导时间状语从句，表示“下一次……的时候”。

Dear Michelle，

I'm very exciting！Today is my first day at a new school in Australia.The school I study at is a government school.Although I'm new to my classmates，the teacher asks me to introduce me to them is class.I tell them I come from Hong Kong and I like to play with computer games，listen to music and do sports in　 my spare time.I also like the Australia way of life.Australia is big country.The shopping malls are big.There are mainly six public library and museums in Sydney.Just a few minutes' walk from which I live，there is a huge park.Around my house，there is plenty of space.

Michelle，I miss you very much.I'll never forget the days we spend together and the fun we shared all our old classmates.

Best wishes.

Yours，

Josphine

Ancient Rome was one of the world's most powerful empires more than 2 000 years ago.The Romans' ideas about roads，laws，government and buildings still influence us today.Italy is shaped like a boot.

The Colosseum in Rome was built during the time of the Roman Empire，in the first century A．D.__1__It is a popular tourist attraction today.

Italy　 is　 well­known　 for　 its　 designers，who　 create　 cars，handbags，clothes，shoes and other items that are in demand for their style and fine workmanship.

Today，the economy of Italy is stronger than in the past.__2__Today，manufacturing and tourism are the main sources of income.There are　 some　 big　 companies，but　 Italy　 has　 many　 smaller companies，too.

__3__The southern part does not offer as many manufacturing jobs，so it is not as prosperous.

Italy is a member of the European Union，a group of countries that join together for better trade.The currency，or money，they use is called the“euro”．

Food and eating good meals are important to Italians.__4__

Popular foods include pasta，risotto，minestrone and pizza.McDonald's is also popular there.

Many families still eat their main meal in the middle of the day.__5__ Families spend a lot of time together.

A．The family is very important to the Italian way of life.

B．The country used to depend on agriculture.

C．Mountains cover about three­fourths of the country.

D．It could seat about 50 000 people，who went to see fights between animals and people.

E．While there are some supermarkets，many people shop at small，neighborhood markets.

F．Italy has several islands off the coast.

G．The northern part of the country is the main manufacturing center.

答案：1.D　2.B　3.G　4.E　5.A