69. Hundreds of thousands of people died in the natural _______(灾难) on May 12th, 2008.

68. Meeting my cousin who had been abroad for six years is really an______(难忘的) experience.

67. Can I rely on you to behave ________(负责任地) while I’m away?

66. There are some outstanding        (相似点) between the two plays.

60. Which of the following does Penny Image 4 show? __________________

A. Professional Life in Illinois.                             B. Presidency in Washington, DC.

C. Formative Years in Indiana.                              D. Birth and Early Childhood in Kentucky.

第二节.根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。

W: Hello, this is Betty speaking.   61 

M: Yes, Betty. How are you doing?

W: A bit busy. You see, I’m busy preparing for the final exam next week.  62 He is always strict with us. You don’t seem worried about it at all.

M: Oh, I have done a lot of exercises last weekend. So take it easy, Betty. I’d like to invite you to a concert this evening.   63 

W: Yes, it’s very kind of you. But I’m afraid I won’t go because I’m really too busy.

M:   64  The concert is still on next Saturday. We can go that time after finishing the exams.

W:   65  What time exactly?

M: Well, it starts at 7:30 pm. I will call you again when I get the tickets.

W: Thank you. See you then.

       A. Can’t you answer the phone?

       B. Is that Brown?

       C. It’s nothing.

       D. I’m afraid I will fail in Mr. Smith’s course.

       E. That will be fine.

       F. what a shame it is!

       G. I remember you did say you like country music.

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共55分）

第三部分　写作（共三节，满分55分）

第一节.单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

59. All the newly designed coins feature the following EXCEPT _____.

A. the profile likeness of President Lincoln                 B. the motto "In God We Trust"

C. the portrait of young Abraham Lincoln                  D. the writing "United States of America"

58. How many new Lincoln coins will be released in 2009? ______________

A. One.                         B. Three.                          C. Four.                       D. Five.  

A. a, b, c, d                   B. b, a, d, c                    C. c, d, a, b                 D. b, c, a, d

57. Which is the correct order of the new coins according to the description in the passage?

56. Why does the United States Mint get the Lincoln cent changed? ______________

A. Because the design is out of date.

B. Because the design doesn’t match Lincoln’s life.

C. Because the old coin is hard to be released into circulation.

D. Because the country wants to honour Lincoln on his 200th birthday.