22．President Hu cut short his visit to Latin America and returned to Beijing on Saturday ______ the 7．1-magnitude quake, ______struck the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu Wednesday morning, and left 1,484 dead with 312 still missing．

　　　 A．due to; which　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．owing to ;that　

　 　　 C．as to ; when　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．thanks to; where

21．My uncle promised to buy me a nice gift for my birthday, ______ beyond my imagination．

　　　 A．which　　　　　　　　 B．that 　　　　　　　　　 C．the one　 　　　　　 D．something

15．What can we know about the other factories?

　　　 A．They all destroyed the river．　　　　

　 　　 B．Their performance is poor．

　　　 C．They will be fined for the damage they did．

SECTION B

　　　 Directions :In this section, you'll hear a mini-talk．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you've got．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS．

You'll hear the mini-talk TWICE．

PART TWO　 LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

SECTION A

　　　 Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B ,C and D．Choose the one that best completes the sentence．

14．What is the man’s attitude towards the news?

　　　 A．He’s angry about it．

　　　 B．He has no interest at all．

　　　 C．He’s quite satisfied with it．

13．How did the woman find out the news about the factory?

　　　 A．She read about it in the newspaper．　　

　　　 B．She heard a report on the radio．

　　　 C．She saw an announcement on TV．

12．Where does the man eat lunch at school?

　　　 A．In the classroom．

　　　 B．In the lunchroom．

　　　 C．In the gym．

Conversation 6{007}

11．What does the man do first when he arrives at school?

　　　 A．He does his homework．

　　　 B．He does morning reading．

　　　 C．He puts on his gym clothes for class．

10．How does the man go to school probably?

　　　 A．He takes a school bus．　　　　　

　 　 B．He takes the subway by himself．

　　　 C．He goes with a group of students．

9．What can we learn from the conversation?

　　　 A．There are few people in the communication industry working at home．

　　　 B．The woman owns a firm in London but employs clerks in Belfast．

　　　 C．The man is very optimistic about the future．

Conversation 5

8．What advantage do people working at home have according to the man?

　　　 A．Saving time on the road．　

　　　 B．Not spending too much on oil．

　　　 C．Making more money．