30. A dozen ideas were considered _____ the chief architect decided on the design of the building.

A. because　　 　　　　　　　 B. before　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　 　　　　　　 D. unless

29. I made so many changes in my composition mat only I could read it. To ____ else, it was hard to make out.

A. none　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. everyone　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. someone　　 　　　　　 D. anyone

28. A typhoon swept across tiffs area with heavy rains and winds_____ strong as 113 miles per hour.

A. too　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. very　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

27. Send my regards to your lovely wife when you _______ home.

A. wrote　　 　　　　　　　　 B. will write　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. have written　　 　　　 D. write

26. Black holes ______ not be seen directly, so determining the number of them is a tough task.

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

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

25. -It’s atop secret. 　　　　　　　　　　　 -Yes, I see. I will keep the secret _____ you and me

A. with　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. around 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. among　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. between

Part A　 Short Conversations

Directions： In Part A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.　 At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it. Read the four possible answers on your paper. and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. On March 2.　　　　 B. On March 3.　　　　　　 C. On March 5.　　　　　　 D. On March 8.

2. A. At a cinema.　　　　　 B. At an airport.　　　　　　 C. At a railway station.　 D. At a stadium.

3. A. Old castles.　　　　　 B. Hunting games.　　 C. A seaside holiday.　 D. An adventure.

4. A. By bus.　　 　　　　　 B. By underground.　 　 C. On foot.　　　　　　　　　 D. By bicycle.

5. A. Go to the movies.　 B. See a doctor.　　 　　 C. Get some fruit.　　 D. Stay at home

6. A. Car seller.　　 　　 B. Police officer.　　 　 C. Detective.　　 　　　　 D. Reporter

7. A. Funny　　 　　　　　 B. crazy.　　 　　　　　　　 C. Amused.　　 　　　　　 D. P1eased

8. A. They’d better not go riding. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Riding a bike is a great idea.

C. It’s not good riding in the rain 　　　　　　　　　 D. They can go riding half an hour later

9. A. There won’t be enough cups left. 　　　　　　　　　　 B. They’ve got plenty of cups.

C. They’re buying what they need. 　　　　　　　 D. They’ve got enough food for the picnic.

10. A. He's unable to finish his homework. 　　　　 B. He can’t give the woman his computer.

C. He's to remove the virus.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. He's infected with some disease.

Part B Passages

Directions: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Some engineers. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The landlord of the pub.

　 　C. The former employees. 　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. Some customers of the company.

12.A.Threeyears ago. 　　　　　 B. Five years ago.　 C. Last year.　　 　　　　 D. This year.

13. A. Why a company lost its customers. 　　　　 B. Why a company went out of business.

　 　C. How a company went from bad to worse. 　　　 D. How a company got out of its difficult situation

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following report.

14. A. Physics.　　 　　 B. chemistry.　　 　　　　　　　 C. English Literature.　 　　　 D. Media Studies

15. A. More than 144,000. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. About 147,500.

C. 7.5% of all the test takers. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 4.6%of all the test takers.

16. A. Few students avoid harder subjects. 　　　　　　　 B. Each subject has the same level of difficulty.

　 C. Some subjects are more difficult than others. 　　 D. Pupils are important to t11e country’s development.

Part C　 Longer Conversations

Directions: 　In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in me numbered blanks with the information you have heard.　 Write your answers on your answer sheet.

B1anks l 7 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the from. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

5．Playing games on computers can be a waste of time.

即时练习：

　 假如你是李华，调查了中学生如何度过漫长暑假，请给某英语报社编辑写回信，汇报调查结果，调查结果如下：

[写作要求]

只能使用5个句子表达全部内容(开头结尾已经给出)。

　 Dear editor,

　　　　 Recently i have made a survey about how the middle school students spend their summer holidays. The results are as follows. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　Yours truly,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Li Hua

4．As future builders of our country, we should make full use of our time to work hard, and do things to benefit our country.

3．There were good programs on TV on weekends.