8．I prefer the appearance of the house; however, _____ really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful view through the window.

　　 A．which　　　 　　　 B．what　　　 　　　　 C．that　　　 　　　　　 D．where

7．So difficult did I find ____ to work out the problem that I decided to ask my partner for help.

　 　 A．myself　　 　　　　 B．us　　　 　　　　　 C．it　　　　 　　　　　 D．that

6．---What do you expect your son to succeed in?

　 ---__________ the entrance exam.

　　 A．To pass　　　 　　 B．Passing　　 　　　 C． Get past　　 　　 D．Past the exam

5．Our team lost. It was a good game, ______.

　 A．yet　　　　 　　　　 B．though　　　 　　 C．although　　 　　 D．besides

4．--- Is there any possible way to help them get rid of such a bad habit?

--- To tell the truth, it’s very hard. But we ____ on this problem trying to improve the situation.

　 A．worked　　 　　　　 B．had worked　 　　 C．are working　 　　 D．had been working

3．--Do you think the weather is good enough for an outing?

--Yes, you couldn’t hope for _____at the time of the year.

　 A．a nice day　 　　　 B．the nicer day 　　　 C．a nicer day　 　　 D．the nicest day

2．_____ I could express my thanks to the traveler, he had already disappeared in the rain.

　 　 A．Before　　　 　　　 B．When　　　 　　　 C．Until　　　　　 　 D．While

第一节　 单项填空(共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分)

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1．---Which is ____ house the great man once lived?

---An unusual one with____ big round roof on the hillside over there.

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

第二节　 写作(满分25分)

假如你是图中那位接受了别人帮助的那个人，请你简单叙述下图中发生的事情，并谈谈你认为应怎样感激别人对你的帮助。

要求：1．可适当添加细节，使文章连贯；

2．至少要有两点感想；

3．120词左右。