17. It was not long _____ he got to know it. 　A. until　　 B. after 　C. before　 D. when 　18. Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up ______ I could answer the phone. 　A. as　　 B. since 　C. until　 D. before 　19. He wouldn't give up smoking _____ his doctor told him it was a matter of life and death. 　A. except when　 B. after 　C. until　　　　 D. in case 　20. I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some ______. 　A. at last　　 B. in case 　C. once again　 D. in time 　21. _____ did it, I didn't. 　A. Who　　　　　　 B. Whoever 　C. No matter whom　 D. No matter when 　22. _____ I know, the computer can never take the place of the human brain. 　A. As for　　　 B. As long as 　C. So far for　 D. So/As far as 　23. I paid only 5 pounds for the book, _____ I expected it would cost. 　A. not as many as　　 B. not so much as 　C. cheaper than　　　 D. not so expensive 　24. _____ you have got used to it, you'll like it. 　A. While　 B. On the condition 　C. Once　 D. Unless 　25. We'll carry the work through, cost _____ it may. 　A. what　 B. when 　C. where　 D. how 　26. Fight to the end, _____ you are the only one left. 　A. even if/though　 B. but 　C. however　　　　 D. in spite of 　27. He always talks _____ he had been to outer space. 　A. like　　　　 B. as if /though 　C. because of　 D. as 　28. _____ we walk, _____ we shall get there. 　A. The quickly/the early　　　　 B. Quick/early 　C. The more quickly/the earlier　 D. The more quicker/the more earlier 　29. He speaks English _____ he speaks French. 　A. as good as　 B. much more better than 　C. so well as　 D. as well as 　30. _____, it was finished in time. 　A. As was the work difficult　 B. Difficult as was the work 　C. Difficult as the work was　 D. As the work was difficult

16. It is five days _____ we came here. 　A. since　 B. as 　C. before　 D. when

14. We are going to have a barbecue _____ it rains. 　A. if not　　　　 B. when 　C. except that　 D. unless 　15. I was about to leave my house _____ the phone rang. 　A. after　 B. as 　C. when　 D. while

3. _____ reason you may give, you ought not to have left homework unfinished. 　A. What　　　 B. No matter 　C. However　 D. Whatever 　4. It seemed only several minutes _____ he finished this painting. 　A. after　 B. before 　C. when　 D. until 　5. The secretary made a note of it _____ she should forget. 　A. in order that　 B. in case 　C. so that　　　　 D. ever when 　6. No matter _____ says no to us, we will return to our motherland. 　A. whoever　 B. who 　C. what　　 D. whatever 　7. It was _____ that they planned to have a picnic. 　A. such fine weather　　　 B. so fine a weather 　C. such a fine weather as　 D. such a fine weather 　8. _____ you say yes to us, we will do some mountain-climbing during this summer vacation. 　A. Whatever　　　　 B. However 　C. Whether or not　 D. What 　9. _____, he knows a lot about American literature. 　A. A child though he is not　 B. A child as he is 　C. Child as he is　　　　　　 D. As he is a child 　10. _____ he sometimes says something rude to me, yet I believe in him. 　A. In spite of　 B. Despite 　C. Now that　　 D. Although 　11. The climate here is _____ of Los Angeles. 　A. better than the weather　 B. as good as climate 　C. better than that　　　　 D. better than it 　12. Shanghai has a larger population _____. 　A. than that of Beijing　 B. than that in Beijing's 　C. than Beijing　　　　　 D. than Beijing's 　13. TV sets made in Shanghai are better than ____ made in Tianjin. 　A. that　　 B. what 　C. those　 D. things

第二节　 书面表达

假定你是某中学学生李华。最近，你班同学正在参加《中国日报》21世纪中学生英文报“大家谈”栏目的一个讨论。本次话题为：父母的收入有没有必要让孩子知道？

请你根据下表所列情况给报社写一封信，客观地介绍讨论情况：。

注意：1、词数：100左右。

　　　 2、信的开头已经为你写好，不计入总词数内。

　　　 3、参考词汇：收入――income

Dear editor,

　　 I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we recently had about whether we should know our parents’ income.

第一节　 短文改错

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右连横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(／)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并了用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右连横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线；在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

I think it is going to take us about five days to get the　　　　　　　　　 76. ______

nearest village. If the both of us are fit, the woman can carry　　　　　　　 77. ______

15kg and the man can carry 20kg-don’t forget that the　　　　　　　　　　　 78. ______

packs are going to be light every day as we eat and drink.　　　　　　　　　　 79. ______

We are going to travel at night in desert( using blankets)　　　　　　　　　　　 80. ______

for warmth and sleep in turns during the day.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 81. ______

On the mountains we are going to travel during the day　　　　　　　 82. ______

and sleep at night. Before we begin walking in the first day,　　　　　　　　 83. ______

we are going to eat, and have a good drink water. We hope　　　　　　　　　 84. ______

we shall not meet with much more difficulties than we expect　　　　　　 85. ______