Much to our _____, China won 51 gold medals, more than any other nation, at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

   A. regret      B. delight   C. disappointment             D. sadness

第二节：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1.She suddenly a____ the danger, so she sounded her horn loudly until the lion turned and walked away.
2.He has to play for the passers-by in the street or subway so that he can earn some extra money to pay for his expensive i____ he has bought for his studio.
3.P____, I think the team that won first place cheated.
4.The President’s message will be b____ (广播) on all stations tonight.
5.The elegant lady has earned a r____ (名声) as a well-known poet.
6.Since he is a person of a_____ ( 中等的 ) intelligence, he isn’t a quick learner.
7.    Even great ______ （music）require constant practice.
8.    The children were waiting _____ ( patient ) for the movie to start because they
had been kept too long and couldn’t wait to see it.
9.    This invention will have wide _____ ( apply ) in teaching.
10.  Much to our _____ ( relieve ), no one was badly hurt in the accident.

Much to our ______, John was finally persuaded to join in our travel to the South Pole.

A. delighted    B. delighting    C. delight      D. delights

单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）

Luckily, he found supporting evidence from two other deaths l         to the cholera outbreak.（与。。。有关联）

Much to our d        , Mary won the first prize in the competition.（高兴）              

The manager will come back in ten minutes. M          you can read some magazines.   （在此期间）                                         

Sorry I broke that beautiful bowl, but I didn’t do it d         . （故意）           

If the injuries are second or third degree burns, it is v          to get the victim to the doctor or hospital.（至关重要的）

T         (包容，忍受) each other’s shortcomings is supposed to be a good quality of a loyal friend.

The interviewee’s excellent English made a very good first i         (印象) on us.

Earnest Hemingway once said, “A man can be destroyed but not d________.          (打败).”  

England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the 17^th century without c_____.  (冲突).   

“Oh, gosh! My nose is  b         (流血) .”                         

第二部分 阅读理解(共25小题，每一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分，共45分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。并将选项的字母标号填入题前的答题表内。
A
It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle．As Christmas drew nearer，her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade，or so we thought．We bought the latest rages，Baby-Sitter’s Club dolls，and a doll house．Then，much to our surprise。on December 23rd，she said that she“really wanted a bike more than anything else”．
It was just too late，what with all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts，to take the time to select the“right bike”for our little girl．So here we were---Christmas Eve around 9：00 P．M，with Almie and her six-year-old brother，Dylan，nested snug in their beds．Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child．“What if I make a little bicycle out of clay(a kind of earth)and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked．“This is an expensive item and she is‘such a big girl’，and it would be much better for her to pick it out．”So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike．
On Christmas morning，we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note．Finally，she opened it and read the note aloud．“Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”Beaming，I said，“Yes．”Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied．“I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me．I’d rather keep this than get a real bike．”At that moment，we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle on the planet!
41.．Which is the right time order of the following events?
a．The girl asked for a new bike．
b．The girl opened the little heart-shaped package．   
c．The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll．   
d．The father made the girl a bike with clay．
e．The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one．
A  a, b, c ,e d  B a, c, d, b, e  C．a，c，b，d，e    D．a，b，d，e，e
42.．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever．
B．Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all．
C．The girl never lost her desire for a bike．
D．The parents paid little attention to the daughter’s desire for a bike．
43.．Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?
A．Because he wanted to buy a real one，but he had no money．
B．Because he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter．
C．Because he thought his daughter would like it．
D．Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise．
44.．What can be inferred from the last sentence of the text?
A．The parents were happy and encouraged．
    B．The parents felt comfortable and relaxed．
C．The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl．   
D．The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl．