27. -- Didn't you have a good time at the party?

　 -- Of course I did. As a matter of fact, I had such fun that time seemed to _______ so quickly.

　　 A. go by　　　　 　　 B. go away　　　 　　　 C. go out　　　　　　 D. go over

26. They became friends again that day. Until then, they _______ to each other for nearly two years.　

　　 　A. didn't speak　 　　 　　　　B. hadn't spoken　　　 　

C. haven' t spoken　 　 　　　　D. haven' t been speaking

25. In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than ________.

　　　 A. that used to be　 B. it is used to　　　　　　　 C. it was used to　 D. it used to be

24. -- Was Martin sorry for what he' d done?　

　 -- ___________. It was just like him!

　　　 A. Never mind　　 　　 B. All right　　　 C. Not really　　　 D. Not surprisingly

23. The teacher __ have thought Johnson was worth it or she wouldn't have wasted time on him, I suppose.

　　 A. should　　　　 　　　 B. can　　　　　　 　 C. would　　　　　　 D. must

22. Little _______ that we were watching his every move, so he seemed to be going his own way in this business.

　　 A. he realized　　　 　 B. he didn't realize　　　　 C. didn't he realize　　 　 D. did he realize

第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例: It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.

A. however　　　　　 B. whatever　　　　　 C. whichever　　　　 D. whenever

答案是 B。

21. The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _____ we meet them again.

　　 A. after　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　 　　 D. when

第二节　　 开放作文(15分)

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50.

In your English class, you are asked to describe the following picture and explain to your classmates how you understand it.