10. ____ students should be given more free time is suggested by many experts and welcomed by kids in school.

A. What　　　 B. Why　　　　　 C. Whether　　 D. That

9. --- Any new advice?

　 --- You’d better ____ the last sentence as it is rather misleading.

　 A. put out　　　 B. leave out　　　 C. point out　　 D. pick out

8. ____ in a dark room, the little girl was so frightened as to cry loudly.

A. Leaving lonely　　　　　　　　 B. Left alone　　

C. Being left alone　　　　　　　 D. To be left lonely

7. According to a new study by a British university, learning ____ second language can lead to ____ increase in your brain power.

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

6. -Would you mind if my friend came along?

　　　 -　　　 .

　　　 A．Sorry, I don't　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．Yes, go ahead

　　　 C．No, please don't　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．It's fine with me

5. 　 The second runway of Hong Kong International Airport was officially ____ on May 26,1990.

A. put into effect　　 B. made use of　 　　 C. taken notice of　 D. put into use

4. 　 ----Why are the housing prices in big cities going up all the time?

----One reason is that people are__________ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.

A. breaking　　 　 B. filling　　　 　　 C. pouring　　　 　 D. hurrying

3. 　 China began selling tickets for the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway, ______ boasts the world's fastest train journey with a 350km per hour average speed.　

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

2.　 The officials said the downward trend of A/H1N1 flu activity did not______ mean the worst was over. Flu activity might pick up next year.

A. greatly　　 　　　　 B. necessarily　 　 C. fully　　 　　　　　 D. nearly

第一节　　 单项填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

1.　 Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster _____ we basically change the way we live.

A. but　　 　　　　　　　 B. although　　 　　　 C. unless 　　　 D. once