23. Two large buildings have been built in our school, 　　　　　stands nearly 50 meters high.

A. the larger　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the larger of them

C. the larger one that　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the larger of which

22. I've been living in the U.S. for 20 years, but seldom 　　　　　so lonely as now.

　 　　 A. have I felt　　　 　　 B. I have felt　　　　 C. I had felt　　　　　 D. had I felt

第一节：语法和词汇(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. --Has Tony finished his homework today?

--I have no idea. He 　　　　　it this morning.

A. did　　　　　　 　　 B. was doing　　　 　　　 C. have done　　　 　　 D. had done

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　Oct. 25, 2007

Dear Editor Zhang,

I am glad to write to you on English study. In my opinion, it is necessary for Chinese to learn English.

Best wishes.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours sincerely

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Li Juan

　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Li Juan

Li Hua: David, I came across the phrase “the gap year” when I read a newspaper article about

education in the UK. What is “the gap year”?

David:Well, I’m (1 ) a　　　　 　in the gap year now. After getting away from all of those

(2 )t　　　　 , papers and presentations, many students find they need to take a little

break, for an (3 )e　　　　 year.　 When I (4 )g　　　　 　from middle school three

months ago,I decided to take a year (5)o　　　　 　before going to university. There

are about 200,000 “gappers” every year, 130,000 of (6)w　　　　 have just finished

with middle school.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Li Hua:　 So you are one (7)a　　　　 　them. But what do you usually do in the gap year?

David:　　 Often students use the gap year to travel around the world, learning foreign languages,

meeting different peoples and (8)e　　　　 different cultures. And that’s why I have

been here.

Li Hua:　 But, do you miss your parents?

David:　　 “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” (9)T　　　　 away from home, I feel (10)

c　　　 　to them.