6. A. above B. nearby C. below D. round

5. A. offices B. homes C. factories D. schools

4. A. shook B. felt C. discovered D. moved

3. A. 17th B.18th C. 19th D 20th

2. A. two B. three C. four D. five

1. A. terrible B. sad C. usual D. funny

15. -------will you go to the cinema with me this evening?

　 -------I’d love to, but I have _________ work to do this evening.

　 A too many　　　 B too much　　　　　 C much too　　　 D far too　 　

Part 三　 Cloze test(共15小题，计15分)

San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth’s plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a 1______ word to hear there. It is recorded that at least 2______big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the_3_____ century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.

The second worst earthquake4 ______San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were travelling to their 5_______ . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one_6______. Many people were killed in their cars. A few7 ______ ones were not hurt, but many thousands became8________. A large number of weak buildings didn’t 9_______ in the quake and the10 ________ electricity was cut off for several days, too.

Nobody but scientists can explain the11 _______ of earthquakes. In their opinion, although earthquake cannot be 12_______, we can do things to make sure they do not destroy whole cities. They suggest we should not build houses along the13_______ where earth’s plates join together. We should build houses 14_______instead of on sand. And the buildings have to be as15_______as possible. Scientists are also studying earthquakes, which may someday help to save hundreds of lives.

14. Steve got _______ doing his everyday work. It’s so ______.

　 A tired in, tiring　　　　　　　　　　 B tiring in, tired

　 C tired of, tiring　　　　　　　　　　　 D tired of, tired

13. Be sure to remind her ________ back before 5:00 p.m.

　 A coming　　　　　 B to come　　　　 C come　　　　　　 D come from

12. What a hard life they ________! You should have helped them.

　 A had　　　　　　 B led　　　　　　 C played　　　　　 D made