9. Bison waste no longer fell on the ground to improve the soil, which ____ became less good for growing plants.

A. for one thing　　 B. in return　　　　　 C. as a result　　 　　D. after all

8. Many people can’t learn any lessons from the mistakes they’ve made 　　　　they get hurt somehow.

A. whether　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　 C. if　　　 D. as

7. -Amazing! You 　　　　wear slippers at work.

　 　-Don’t you know it’s a fashion?

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

6. Under the circumstances I usually think of the great effort and courage it 　　　　　for the girl to come back and apologize.

A. made　　　　 B. afforded　　　　 C. spared　　　　　 D. took

5. When it was his turn to deliver his speech, 　　　　, he walked towards the microphone.

A. nervously and embarrassingly　　　　　　　 　B. nervous and embarrassedly

C. nervously and embarrassing　　　　　　　　 D. nervous and embarrassed

4. Many job seekers have reached a point 　　　　　they cannot progress without formal qualifications.

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

3. The lawyer advised him to drop the　　　　 , since he stood little chance to win.

A. event　　　　 　B. incident　　　　 C. case　　　　　　 D. affair

2. -Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to 　　　　Science Museum around here?

　 　-Sorry. There isn’t 　　　　　Science Museum nearby, I’m afraid.

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

第一节：语法和词汇知识(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. -Did you enjoy your journey to Shangli ancient town in Ya’an?w(w w.ks&

　-　　　 . We had driven more than 3 hours before we found the right way.

A. Absolutely　　 B. No way　　　　 C. Not at all　　　　 D. With pleasure