.He sent me an e-mail, ______to get further information.

   A. hoped     B. to hope     C. hoping        D. hope

 Only when _______ hard _______ make your dream come true.

A. do you work;  you can         B. you work;  you can    

C. do you work;  can you         D. you work;  can you

--- You should have recited the text yesterday.

   --- _______. But I forgot all when asked to recite in front of many students.

   A. So I should       B. So should I           C. So did I    D. So I did

The art centre is _____ used to be a factory, _____ millions of tractors were made.

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

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36～55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book    36    hand. Of course, we may   37   with our guide-books the history and   38   development of a town and get to know them.    39  then, if we take our time and   40   in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we   41  it as a whole, we begin to have some   42   , which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just   43  this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets   44    in this particular way, and not in any   45  way?

Here even the best guide-book   46  us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the   47   appearance. It may not describe the original（最初的）  48      of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it   49   look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine   50   the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town   51   to develop.

What is the   52  of studying towns in the way? For me, it is   53   that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A   54   visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive   55   just reading about it in a guide-book.

36. A. in   B. at          C. by         D. on

37. A. write      B. study   C. tell        D. remember

38. A. strange B. similar C. separate      D. special

39. A. But         B. Before C. Since    D. Until

40. A. match    B. work    C. stay      D. wait

41. A. look at   B. look after     C. look for         D. look up

42. A. ideas      B. opinions       C. feelings        D. questions

43. A. of   B. for        C. like       D. as

44. A. open       B. run       C. begin   D. move

45. A. one         B. more     C. other   D. such

46. A. helps      B. tricks   C. fails      D. satisfies

47. A. old B. normal          C. first      D. present

48. A. capital       B. meaning   C. design          D. change

49. A. used to  B. seemed to C. had to  D. happened to

50. A. what      B. how      C. when   D. where

51. A. stops      B. appears        C. starts  D. continues

52. A. point      B. view     C. problem       D. difficulty

53. A. nearly    B. simply  C. generally       D. hardly

54. A. costly     B. formal C. group   D. personal

55. A. from       B. than     C. through        D. with

Chinese New Year for Kids

   ‘Chinese New Year for Kids’ is a full color paperback book with beautiful Chinese illustrations (插圖). This is a hands-on workbook for parents and teachers, written for children from ages 3 to 12 years old, for use in the classroom or at home. Music, physical movement, art, and food all add to the atmosphere of taking an imaginary trip to China during the Chinese New Year.

   The Polar Express

   One couldn’t select a more delightful and exciting premise (前提) for a children’s book than the tale of a young boy lying awake on Christmas Eve only to have Santa Claus sweep by and take him on a trip with other children to the North Pole. And one couldn’t ask for a more talented artist and writer to tell the story than Chris Van Allsburg.

   The Secret of Saying Thanks

Perhaps you’d like to know a secret, one of the happiest ones of all. You’ll discover it all on your own, maybe when you least expect. If you’ve not yet discovered the secret of saying thanks, it’s waiting for you. The secret can be found in the sunrise that offers promises for the day ahead, or in the gentle shade of a tree sheltering you from the hot rays of the sun.

   The Runaway Pumpkin

   When Buck, Billy and their little sister Lily spy the biggest pumpkin they’ve ever seen, they can’t resist (抵制). Buck and Billy try to roll the pumpkin down the hill to show everyone, but it’s too big! Before they know it, it’s rolling out of control down the hillside. It knocks over Grandpa Baxter and makes him think of pumpkin soup. And when Poppa Baxter finally stops, all he can think of is pumpkin bread.

We can infer from the passage that Chinese New Year for Kids ________.

A. is very popular with readers all over the world

B. is helpful to foreigners to travel to China.

C. helps readers to learn about Chinese culture

D. introduces a lot of outdoor activities.

If you buy a copy of The Runaway Pumpkin on Amazon. Com, you can save ________.

A. 30%                      B. 60%                      C. 40%                       D. 70%

The author wrote the passage mainly to ________.

A. offer us some advice on shopping                       B. tell us some interesting stories

C. introduce some children’s books                  D. compare some books’ information

第六部分：單詞拼寫（滿分10分）

1. I have great a_________ for what you have done to help us to handle this problem.

2. One of the greatest drawbacks of the Internet is that it sometimes provides i____________ information.

3. When I come to a new place, it’ll take me a long time to get a____________ to it.

4. I’m ____________ (懷疑) of his ability to finish the task. He seems so careless.  

5. The number of the deaths _________(由...引起) from road accidents has increased greatly over the past years.

6. After his __________(獲得) of the diploma, he volunteered to work in the Northeast of China.

7. He had never sacrificed so much for the assignment that he __________ (延期) the date of his wedding.

8.  I am fond of skiing while he is a_______  to skating.

9.  Her books enjoy a high p_________ among teenagers in many countries.

10. Buses run ___________（頻繁 ） between the city and the airport.

— John, how did your English exam go?

— I thought I _____, but in fact I came in the top 10% in the class.  

A. should have failed                                B. couldn’t have failed

C. might have failed                                 D. mustn’t have failed

 The ______ used ______ to produce a rabbit from his hat.

A. magician; magical                      B. magic; magician    

C. magician; magic                        D. magical; magic

We are more ????????????????????????????????????????_____ how he won the Oscar award for the best director.　　

         A．concerned about　　      B．engaged to　　

         C．related to　　　　　     D．worried about