58. What makes Cyprus different from the other two places?

　 A. It is located on an island.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. It offers charming resorts.　　　

　 C. It was given as a present.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. It has a very long history.

57. We learn from the text that Mauritius 　　　　.

　 A. is part of Madagascar　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is an ideal destination for couples

　 C. is in central Indian Ocean　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is most famous for its good service

56. The underlined word “spires” in Paragraph 2 means 　　　　.

　 A. narrow streets　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. inexpensive restaurants

　 C. top-quality foods　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tower-shaped buildings　　

35. The construction of the gym caused much noise, 　　　　it difficult for people nearby to sleep.

　　　 A. made　　　　 　　　 B. to make　　　　 　 C. making　　　　 　 D. having made

SECTION B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

It was early spring. The sun was strong and warm. I went over the hillside fields behind my village, 　　36　 　buntings and linnets, the birds I loved most.

I turned along a bush between two fields where I had seen the birds before, but on this fine day almost the first birds that I saw were winter visitors. I was 　　37　 　not to see a bunting straightaway, but I went on, stopping occasionally to look at the black-thorn (黑刺李) flowers in the bush, and 　　38　 　I did hear a bunting singing. Or was it? Was I not perhaps turning a note of skylark (云雀) song into that of the song I was hoping to hear?

But the bunting’s song was pretty clear, and within a few minutes I was proved

　 39　 . The song was coming from the bush, and as I approached 　　40　 　I saw the brown bird resting in a small tree. It opened its mouth, and 　　41　 　once more. Then it flew off. It was the only one I saw that day, but at least I had found one of the birds I had

　 42　 .

It was not until I was on my way back home that I caught sight of some 　　43　 . I saw five of them gathering on the ground when I was just coming back beside the

　 44　 　where I had found the bunting. As I came nearer, they flew up, spreading their tails so that their white edges 　　45　 　to look like a white fan in the sky. Then, to my

　 46　 , some big pigeons suddenly came flying and joined the linnets.

A moment later they had all 　　47　 - but I had fulfilled my hopes for the day.

36　　　 A. looking at　　　　　　　 B. looking for　　　　　　 C. looking up　　　　　　 D. looking after

37　　　 A. disappointed　　　　　 B. dismissed　　　　　　　 C. dissatisfied　　　　　　 D. disturbed

38　　　 A. directly　　　　　　　　　 B. gradually 　　　　　　　 C. suddenly　　　　　　　 D. immediately

39　　　 A. proper　　　　　　　　　 B. right 　　　　　　　　　　 C. useful 　　　　　　　　 D. true

40　　　 A. sadly　　　　　　　　　　 B. hurriedly 　　　　　　　 C. proudly 　　　　　　　 D. quietly

41　　　 A. danced　　　　　　　　　 B. ate　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sang　　　　　　　　　　 D. shouted

42　　　 A. observed 　　　　　　　 B. noticed　　　　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　 D. described

43　　　 A. linnets 　　　　　　　　　 B. skylarks 　　　　　　　 C. pigeons 　　　　　　　 D. buntings

44　　　 A. bush 　　　　　　　　　　 B. road 　　　　　　　　　　 C. grass　　　　　　　　　　 D. black-thorn

45　　　 A. widened　　　　　　　　 B. enlarged　　　　　　　　 C. lengthened　　　　　　 D. expanded

46　　　 A. knowledge 　　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　　　　 C. amusement 　　　　　 D. honour

47　　　 A. gathered　　　　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　　　　　 D. gone

Section C

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word for each blank that best fits the context.

When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. 　　48　 　is still true that a dog is the 　　49　 　useful and faithful animal in the world, 　　50　 　the reason why people keep a dog has changed. In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against animal attacks. And later they came to realize that a dog was not 　　51　　 　useful for protection but willing to obey his master. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. 　　52　

do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is 　　53　 　companionship. A dog is his best friend for

　 54　 　child when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have 　　55　 　children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up.

PART THREE　 READING COMPREHENSION

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Prague

Prague is an ancient European city, featuring one of the most magnificent Old Towns in Europe, along with delicious food, inexpensive shopping and friendly people. Prague is also famous as being home to one of the most famous 20th century writers, Franz Kafka. The famous Czech beer is also one of the reasons to visit Prague.

The narrow streets of the older parts of the town are appealing the visitors to take nice long walk and settle in some of the many restaurants, which offer top-quality foods at a low price. The buildings there are mostly tower-shaped，and so Prague is called “city of a hundred spires.”

Mauritius

Also known as the Paradise on Earth, Mauritius lies about 560 miles (900 km) east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. It is a place of magnificent natural beauty coupled with excellent customer service, which makes for an unforgettable romantic experience at the edge of the world’s warmest ocean.

There are lots to see and do in Mauritius: the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) surrounding the island offer stunning beauty and great underwater adventures to those who want to dive into the precious waters. The nature of Mauritius mostly resembles that of Paradise, allowing every couple visiting this island to feel like Adam and Eve. That is an experience nobody would want to miss!

Cyprus

The very name Cyprus, it has been said, glitters with an age-old myth. Today, history and hedonism (快乐论) are comfortably mixed on the island. Some five-star resorts within walking distance of well-preserved Greek and Roman ruins offer the convenience the modern traveler has come to expect.

Cyprus features a romantic history, as it was Anthony’s gift to his beloved Cleopatra during the glorious days of the Roman Empire. Maybe that is why you feel always a little special once you set foot on Cyprus.

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34. She won’t be able to come next week, because she 　　　　herself in Mount Tai then.

　　　 A. enjoys　　　　　 B. will be enjoying　 C. is enjoying　　　 D. enjoyed

33. When a student asks 　　　　it is worth staying up doing their lessons, a teacher may find it difficult to answer.

　　　 A. that　　　　　　 　 B. what　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　 　　　 D. how

32. 　　　　from Adelaide to Darwin and you’ll observe some of Australia’s most beautiful landscapes.

　　　 A. Traveling　　　　　　　 B. To travel　　　　　　　　 C. Traveled　　　　　　 D. Travel

31.　 It is in the year of 2010 　　　　a severe drought hits Yunnan province.

　　　 A. until　　　　 　　　 B. that　　　　　 　　　 C. before　　　　 　 D. when

30.　 Mr. Li arrived at the Wuguang train station twenty minutes ago, but the train to Guangzhou 　　　　yet.

　　　 A. hadn’t come　　　 B. won’t come　　　 C. hasn’t come　　　 D. didn’t come

29.　 To pass the driving test, Alice had a busy month 　　　　driving the car.

　　　 A. to practise　　　　 B. practising　　　 C. practised　　　　 D. practise