Struck by the terrible earthquake, Wenchuan, a country in Sichuan province, was _____ from the outside.

A. cut up B. cut down    C. cut in  D. cut off

. When she woke up, she realized that things she had dreamed about could not _______ have happened.

      A. possibly            B. exactly                 C. certainly            D. usually

五．對(duì)話(huà)填空（每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分）

M: Can you tell me something about your education?

W: Yes. I’m a g____76___ of Zhengzhou University. I learned business.

M: Did you l____77__ your business course?\

W: Very much, and I’ve done w__78____ in all of them. Here are the results of my examinations.

M: Hm. You were indeed a good student. What about your s___79____ English?

W: I can talk w_____80__ foreigners freely. When I was at college, I often went to the English Corner. We had English teachers from Australia.

M: Hm. We can hire you. We give the employees a s___81____ of 480 dollars a month at the beginning. If you do a good job, you will get a rise in three months’ t____82_______.

W: That’s great. How long should I work every day?

M: Four hours every day and two days o___83_____ in a week.

W: Do you o____84_____ housing to your employees?

M: Not now. My assistant will tell you w______85____ you are interested in.

W: OK. When shall I begin my work?

M: Next week.

 He ______ have finished his work; otherwise, he wouldn’t be enjoying himself by the seaside.

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

Medicine should be placed ____children's reach to make sure of safety．

         A．with          B．within      C．out            D．beyond

三．閱讀理解：（20×2.5=50分）

People have smoked cigarettes for a long time. The tobacco used to make cigarettes was grown in what is now part of the United States. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, saw the Indians smoking, and soon the dried leaves were transported to Europe where smoking began to catch on. In the late 1800s, the Turk(土耳其人) made cigarettes even popular.

Cigarettes smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar and nicotine. Tar, which forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing. Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, causes the heart to beat faster and increases breathing rate.

Smoking cigarettes is dangerous. The U.S. Public Health Service stated that cigarette smoking is the cause of lung cancers and several other deadly diseases. The U.S. government now requires that each package of cigarettes bear（帶有）a special warning about the danger of smoking.

1. The expression “catch on” in the passage may mean _________.

A. start           B. cost a lot         C. become popular             D. dangerous

2. Before Columbus discovered America __________.

A. Europeans had smoked               B. Nobody smoked in the world

C. Nicotine was not in tobacco            D. Europeans had never smoked

3. In the nineteenth century smoking became popular because of the people in ________.

A. India  B. Turkey       C. the U.S.     D. British

4. Breathing is affected by ___________.

A. nicotine     B. tar           C. heat            D. both A and B

The Tower of London is _______ the Church Tower.                 

  A. twice the height of                             B. twice high than   

C. twice as higher as                                  D. two times as high as

 Would you be ____ kind as to step this way, please?

A. as   B. so   C. very   D. too

.It is reported that the United States uses         energy as the whole of Europe.

A.as twice       B.twice much      C.twice much as       D.twice as much

四、閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，共30分）

    第一節(jié)（共10小題，每小題2分，共20分）：

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B 、C 、D中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

      "S. H.E. is going to sing at the CCTV annual Spring Festival Evening Party, is that true?" cried out Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl in Shanghai and die-hard S. H.E. fan.

      After checking it on the Internet, Peng quickly phoned friends to spread the news. For fans like her, S. H. E. ’s performance is perhaps the only part of the old fashioned evening to get excited about.

      The Taiwanese band is made up of Selina, Hebe and Ella. Their name comes from the first letter of each of the singers' English names.

      Last week S. H. E. announced they would perform in Las Vegas, US, over Christmas and then in Guangzhou on January 15.

      At their Shanghai show on October 30, hundreds of parents waited outside the Hongkou Stadium. Inside, thousands of teenagers sang, cried and shouted as the band performed.

      "I love their music, healthy image and everything related to them. Thank God that, although my parents don't understand why I love them so much, they still bought me a ticket for that show," said Peng about the Shanghai performance.

      It is not just on the mainland that the three girls have made audiences much excited. In the past year the band has passed through Taiwan, Hong Kong and even Singapore and Malaysia.

      When the three high school girls entered a singing contest in Taiwan in 2000, none of them ever dreamed of being a superstar. "We had never met before, and we didn't talk at all at the beginning," recalled Ella.

      When asked about the secret of their success, she said, "Our average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep us close to our fans. We are happy to be the girls next door, your singing sisters."

      "It's really a magical journey, from day-dreaming high school girls to singers performing on the same stage as our idols(偶像). Nothing but magical," she said.

1. How did the Taiwanese band get the name?

     A. Their fans gave the name to them.

     B. Their idols had a deep influence on them.

     C. A singing contest gave their idea of the band name.

     D. The first letters of Selina, Hebe and Ella form the band name.

2. Which is true about S. H. E. ?

     A. The secret to their success is their pretty faces and lovely clothes.

     B. They were close friends when they entered a singing contest.

     C. They caused a storm of excitement in Southeast Asia.

     D. They have well prepared to perform with their idols.

3. Which do you think is NOT the reason for S. H. E’s popularity among their fans?

     A. Their music and their healthy image.

     B. They can make audience much excited.

     C. Their success meets their fans’ day dream of becoming others’ idols.

     D. Their average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep them close to their fans.