58.　 The weather is very　　　 　at this time of year.(change)

57.　 Italy beat France by 6:4,and won the championship for the　　　 　time (four)

56.　 The love from our parent is the　　　　 love in the world (deep)

55.　 After years’ practice, the boy became a very famous 　　　　(art)

54.　 The club organizes short trips to the mountains, 　　　　, museums ,and so on.(beach)

III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空限填一词，每词只能填一次)　 （共8分）

A. compared　　 B. effect　　 C. course　　 D. effort　　 E. improve

Several studies in the past few years have shown that music lessons can have a good 　46　 　on kids’ brain.

The longer a student learns it, the more greatly he will 　47　 . As little as four months of music lessons can lead to progress during brain development. The study followed a few four to six year old music learners over the 　48　 　of a year, measuring changes in each kid’s brain. When the scientists

　 49　 　the music learner with a group of non-music learners, they found music students’ brains were developing differently.

A. by the end of　　 B. president　　 C. surprising　　 D. surprised　　 E. turned out

Michelle was flying from Houston to London, and during the flight, she began talking to John, the man in the seat next to her. She found out that he was 　50　 　of a famous jeans company based in Texas, in fact, she was wearing a pair of blue jeans from his company! But that wasn’t the most　 51　 thing. He had lived in San Francisco when he was in high school, and it 　52　 　that he knew Michelle’s best friend, who also grew up in San Francisco! They continued talking. And 　53　 　the trip, they felt that they had known each other for much longer than eight hours.

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词　　　 的适当形式完成下列句子)　 (共8分)

45. –Would you like to play basketball with me after school?

　 ---____________I have to work for the wall paper.

A .That’s great　 B. I’m afraid I can’t　 C. Sure. Please go ahead.　 D. No, I wouldn’t

44. --__________do you go to the after-school activity centre?

　 ---Once a week.

A.　　 　How long　 B. How often　 C. How soon　　 D. How many times

43. The teacher told the student __________attention to his spelling and grammar.

A. pay　　　　 B. will pay　　　 C. to pay　　　 D. paying

42. The old man was upset because his favorite vase __________ by his grandson.

A. broke　　　 B. had broken　 C. is broken　　 D. was broken