Once I am_________to carry out my plan, nothing can      .

A. determined; change my mind             B. determining; have my mind

C. determine; give my mind                 D. to determine; bring to my mind

 —What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game.

—_______________. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.

A. It just depends   B. It’s up to you   C. All right   D. Glad to hear that

I didn’t like the soap opera at first, but when I stared watching one, I immediately became    

    ______it.

       A．a(chǎn)ccustomed to  B．a(chǎn)ddicted to       C．opposed to      D．a(chǎn)llergic to

III. 閱讀（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

1685 was a very good year for German composers. Within the space of a month, two of the greatest were born: Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederic Handel.

Handel’s father was a barber and surgeon, which sounds like a strange combination today, but back then those occupations went hand in hand. Even though Handel was very interested in music, his father didn’t think that was a good way to earn a living, so he wanted his son to be a lawyer. The story goes that Handel smuggled a quiet piano into the house so that he could practise in secret.

One day, Handel went along when his father went to shave a duke. While his father was working, Handel sat down and played the duke’s organ. The duke was so impressed that he convinced Handel’s father to let his son study music, and Handel finally got to learn how to compose.

Handel soon discovered that what he liked most was opera. In fact, he was so passionate about opera that he even fought a duel (決斗) over it with one of his friends. Since Italy was the place to learn about opera composing, Handel went off to Italy to study. When he got home, he got a job as court composer for a German prince.

Having landed such a wonderful job, Handel immediately asked his boss for time off. He wanted to go to England, where he’d heard that there weren’t nearly enough composers to satisfy the British taste for Italian opera.

After great success writing opera in London, Handel came back to Germany. Then fate played a funny trick on Handel and his boss. The Queen of England died, and it just so happened that the prince Handel worked for was next in line to the British throne. When he arrived in London as King George, followed Handel, his court composer in Germany.

In addition to serving the King, Handel became one of the most successful opera composers of his time. And he also produced them and traveled all over Europe to hire the best singers. There are stories of battles with rival opera producers and of fights between rival singers. Handel apparently had quite a temper.

If you ever go to London, look for Handel’s grave in Westminster Abbey, where there’s a wonderful monument to him.

56.How did Handel begin to learn to compose?

A.His father was sure of his future success.

B.His performance impressed a duke.

C.He begged his father to send him to Italy.

D.He practised hard and taught himself music.

57. What does the underlined word “smuggled” mean in the passage?

      A. bought secretly     B. took secretly   C. carried in advance    D. possessed personally

58.Why did Handel later settle down in Britain instead of Germany?

A. Because he could find better jobs in London.

B. Because he enjoyed greater fame in London.

C. Because his boss became King of Britain and brought him along.

D. Because London was a wonderful place to learn about opera.

59.Which of the following words can NOT be used to describe Handel, as shown in the passage?

A. bad-tempered    B. talented     C. enthusiastic    D. optimistic

60. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?

A. Handel was born in the same year with Bach.

B. Many people worked both as a barber and surgeon.

C. Handel quit his job to learn about opera in Italy.

Handel was buried in London and was built a monument.

 I _____ my university professor in the supermarket near my house, which was out of my expectation.

A. came out       B. came across   C. came about     D. came along

 To my mind, she is the most wonderful teacher that I’ve ever known, _______ is able to get across to her students ______ she really thinks and means.

A. which; that        B. that; as        C. who; what      D. who; that     

26. People are not allowed ______freely at the meeting and they don’t allow ______either.

　A. talking; to smoke　　　                     B. to talk; to smoke

C. talking; smoking　　　　                     D. to talk; smoking 　

  Most of us found _____ difficult to finish the work in such a short time.

A  this         B  which      C  what        D  it

The old man was found _______ on the floor _______.

A．lying; died              B．lying; death             C．lying; dead              D．laying; dead

 Li Rong told me what difficulties she had had  ______ English before she came to Canada.

A. learning   B. learn   C. learnt   D. to learn