10. It _____ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ____ I found we had a lot in common.

　 A. was until; when　 B. was until; that　　 　C. wasn’t until; when　 D. wasn’t until; that

9. The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ______.

　 A. to be heard　　 　B. to have heard　　　 　C. hearing　　 　　D. being heard

8. Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, _______ they knew it to be valuable.

　 A. as if　　　 　　B. now that　　　 　　C. even though　　　 D. so that

7. --- Look! He’s running so fast!

　 --- Hard to _______ his legs were once broken.

　 A. know　　　 　　B. imagine　　　 　　　C. realize　　 　　　D. find

6. Work gets done ______ when people do it together, and the rewards are higher too.

　 A. easily　　　 　　B. very easy　　 　　C. more easily　　 　D. easier

5. Why not try your lick downtown, Bob? That’s ______ the best jobs are.

　 A. where　　 　　　B. what　　 　　　　C. when　　　 　　D. why

4. I like _____ color of your skirt. It is _____ good match for your blouse.

　 A. a; the　　 　　　B. a; a　　　 　　　　C. the; a　　　 　　　D. the; the

3. --- You should apologize to her, Barry.　

　 --- ______, but it’s not going to be easy.

　 A. I suppose so　　 B. I feel so　　　 　　C. I prefer to　　 　　D. I like to

2. It is reported that the floods have left about _________ people homeless.

　 A. two thousand　　 B. two-thousands　　 C. two thousands　　 D. two thousands of

第一节:单项填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. --- Jack bought a new mobile phone the other day.　

--- ________? That’s his third one in just one month.

A. Had he 　　　　B. Did he　　　 　　C. Does he　　　 　D. Has he