（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，并将答案填写在本题下面的横线上。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A： Mary, we are going to have a party on New Year's Eve. I’m sure we'll have a good time. 1 _____

B： I'd like to.2 _____

A： In our classroom. We are going to decorate it and turn it into a splendid ballroom.

B： 3 _____ I shall be very glad to spend my first New Year in China with you.

A： But we are going to ask everyone at the party to give a performance. 4 _____

B： I will. My voice is not very pleasant to the ear, though.

A ： I heard you sang once. 5 _____ I’m sure you'll be the star of our New Year party.

B： Oh, thank you.

A．Your voice was sweet and beautiful.

B．Where are you going to have it?

C．Would you like to join us?

D．Thank you for inviting me.

E. Oh, it is great.

F. Let's go to the ball together.

G. Do sing us some English songs, please.

(选择题1 -50题的答案请填在机读卡上，其余答案填在各答题处。）

补全对话(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分25分）

1. ________ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______5. _______

— Jenny, let’s go to the party tonight.

— ______ I have a lot of homework to do.

A．Good idea.        B．Why not?          C．I think so.          D．I’m sorry.

The letter was a great disappointment to me. It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to  41  . I scanned the page, “…. We had a great applicant pool this year. …We can’t offer spaces to   42   … and place you on our waiting list.”

“What does it say, honey?” my dad asked, his voice full of   43   for me.

“I didn’t get in, but I’m on the waiting list.”

“Well, at least it isn’t   44  ,” he said brightly.

“Yeah, but   45  , I don’t want to be on the waiting list; I want to be   46  . No one gets in off the waiting list. It’s a way of saying ‘Thanks for   47  ’.”

“Then let’s go out there and tell them so.”

“That sounds   48  , dad.” I said sadly, “It doesn’t work.”

Upset and annoyed, I   49   myself in my room. However，my father’s advice kept   50   in my head. I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the   51   that he was right. And the next day I seated myself across from Mr. Luis Soto, my admissions officer.

“What can I do for you, Nacie?” he asked pleasantly.

“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a   52   to be here. I just wanted to tell you how much going here would   53   to me—it is my only dream college— and that I would use my time here to the best   54  . I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn’t   55   it.” The words had poured out  56  I could stop them or check their desperate tone.

Mr. Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly.

“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear. Congratulations, you’re in.”

It was so   57   and I asked, “I’m sorry?”

“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will   58   the best of this education. I’m glad you came to talk   59   to me. I’m happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2009.”

The whole experience taught me a lesson: if you truly want something, never, ever   60  .

A. attend                   B. study                       C. admit                      D. visit

A. everyone          B. anyone                  C. someone        D. no one

A. trust              B. pity                    C. anxiety          D. curiosity

A. admission          B. imagination             C. restriction        D. rejection  

A. ever               B. again                 C. also              D. still

A. recognized          B. received                 C. accepted          D. permitted

A. writing            B. trying                   C. replying           D. waiting

A. lame             B. reasonable               C. painful         D. practical 

A. enjoyed             B. comforted            C. stayed             D. buried 

A. saying            B. ringing               C. showing          D. reminding

A. point             B. conclusion              C. agreement         D. arrangement

A. chance          B. motivation         C. degree         D. change  

A. refer              B. turn                    C. mean            D. stick

A. contribution       B. condition                       C. advantage        D. result 

A. suspect              B. disappoint               C. refuse              D. regret

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

A. unbelievable         B. unforgettable           C. unbearable     D. favorable

A. take                      B. get                          C. make                D. receive

A. patiently            B. openly                     C. carefully           D. calmly

A. get through            B. give up                 C. keep on            D. try out

三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
A famous scientist was asked why he was able to be so much more   36  than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?
He  37  that it all came from a (n)  38   that occurred when he was three. He was trying to  39  a bottle of milk from refrigerator when he lost told of the bottle. spilling its  40   all over the kitchen floor.
Instead of   41   at him, his mother said,“       Robert, what a wonderful  42  you have made! I have  43  seen such a huge puddle (水坑) of milk, Since the  44  is done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a while  45 cleaning it up?”
Indeed, he did. “Robert, 46    you make a mess like this, 47  you have to clean it up and restore everything to its 48   order,” And then together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said.” Robert, that is a   49   experiment in how to  50   carry a big milk bottle. Let’s go out to the yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can  51   a way to carry a bottle of water without dropping it.
The scientist remarked he learned from that moment that mistakes were just 52  for learning something new, which is  53    scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn’t work”, we usually learn something  54   from it.
Wouldn’t it be great if all  55    would respond like Robert’s mother?
36.  A．hard-working     B. creative             C. popular             D. outstanding
37.  A. responded           B. acknowledged    C. assumed            D. declared
38.  A. experiment                B. coincidence          C. experience     D. conflict
39.  A. deliver                    B. return           C. move                D. remove
40.  A. mixture                   B. water            C. liquid            D. contents
41.  A. yelling                    B. coming             C. nodding            D. laughing
42.  A. mistake                   B. mess                 C. trick            D. treasure
43.  A. always                    B. often             C. rarely            D. ever
44.  A. damage                   B. business            C. favor            D. harm
45.  A. before                        B. after             C. with                  D. without
46.  A. whatever             B. however            C. wherever           D. whenever
47.  A. especially            B. eventually     C. respectively          D.immediately
48.  A. opposite              B. particular      C. proper           D. natural
49.  A. failed                  B. forbidden      C. demanded          D. deserved
50.  A. absolutely           B. comfortably       C. confidentially    D. effectively
51.  A. develop                   B. grasp            C. invent           D. discover
52.  A. choices                   B. opportunities   C. qualities        D. procedures
53.  A. that                    B. where           C. what                 D. which
54.  A. right                   B. valuable            C. practical        D. accessible
55.  A. managers            B. directors        C. parents              D. Relatives

23．—Hey, dear! Guess what? I’ve got a pay rise!

—This ________ a celebration! Let’s go to sing karaoke tonight.

A.calls for　　 B．works out      C．brings about　　 D．pays for