27.　 Sometimes we hurried to the bathhouse at university, only to see a sign _______ into the ground _______ the pipes were broken.

A. knocked; reading　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. knocking; reading

C. knocked; read　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. knocked; to read

26.　 They became partners at work that day. Until then, they ______ to each other for

nearly three years.

A. didn't speak　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. hadn't spoken　 　

C. haven' t spoken　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. haven' t been speaking

25. Having checked the air-conditioner was closed, and _______ all the lights were off,

we left the office.

A. after　　　　　　 B. that　　　 　　　　　 　C. when　　　　 D. where

24.　 　　 tomorrow, our car will set out for the distant village.

　　 A．However the weather is like　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．However is the weather like

　　 C．Whatever is the weather like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Whatever the weather is like

23.　 After entering senior high school, we’ve reached a point in our studies 　　　　we

needed to decide how to arrange our timetable efficiently.

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

22.　 Jim’s house was broken into. _______ valuable has been left in the house.

A. Anything 　　　　 B. Everything　　　 C. Nothing　 　　 　D.Something

21. -Could you tell me the way to ____ Williams, please?

　　 　-Sorry, we don’t have ____ Williams here in the community.

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

15.　 Why did Allen go to grab his medicine after hearing Sherry’s words?

A.　　 Because he suddenly had a heart attack.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B.　　 Because he hoped to keep calm.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C.　　 Because he forgot to take his medicine due to his heart illness.　　　　　　　　

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.

Some English laws	Contents concerned
The law about 　16	Not buying alcohol for people ___17____.
The law about noise	Not making ___18___ ,particular at night.
The law about crossing the road	Using the crossing for walking and not 　　19　　 when crossing the roads.
The law about ____20____	Not throwing away wastes in the public places.

PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

SECTION A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

14. What was Allen involved in?

A.　　 The cases where he went against his wife’s will.

B.　　 The cases where he broke the laws.

C.　　 The cases where he murdered someone else.

13.　 When did Mrs. Jones meet Sherry Palmer?

A.　　 In the evening.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 At midnight.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.　　 At night.