2.　　　 E-mail, as well as telephone, ______ an important part in daily communication.

A. is playing　 　　　　　 B. have played　　 　　　　　　　　 C. was playing　 　　 D. play

1.　　　 --- I’m from Canada.

　 --- Oh really? I _____ you _____ from the States.

　 A. think; are　　　　 B. am thinking; are being　 C. thought; come　　 D. thought; were

30.　 If you listen to me, you _____ have some candies, honey.

A. shall　　 　　　　 B. may　　 　　　　 C. will　 　　　　　 D. must

　(1)

Naturalists have long known that the apes, our nearest relative in the animal 　　　　　　　　 1.______

kingdom, communicate with one and another through gestures, sounds and facial 　　　　 2.______

expressions. But it was always thought that only human beings can use words 　　　　　　　 3.______

and sentences. In the 1960s, however, researchers set themselves the task of reach 　　　 4.______

chimpanzees to communicate with humans. At first the scientists tried make them 　　　　 5.______

to speak. But no chimp ever managed to acquire a vocabulary of more than four words 6.______

and even these were spoken with great difficult. The breakthrough came when two 　　 7.______

scientists from the University of Nevada decided to try America Sign Language, 　　　　 8.______

system of gestures used by deaf people. After four years, they had taught their first 　　 9.______

chimps to use 132 signs correctly to communicate their wants and needs. 　　　　　　　 　　10.______

　(2)

A few months after returning the US from Germany, I took 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 1._______

part in a college course in French. Since I have learned 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 2._______

to say German well in Germany, I thought it might be 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3._______

interested to begin studying another language. At the 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 4._______

first class, the teacher asked us to do a pronunciation 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 5._______

exercise in it he would say a word or two in French, and 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 6._______

each student would do their best to copy. When he got to 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 7._______

me, he kept having me to say more words, and I 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 8._______

finally asked him why. “I find it great fun,” she explained 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 9._______

it. “In 25 years of teaching at school, it’s the first time 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 10._______

I’ve heard an American speak French with a German accent.”

练习三

29.　 It’s too late to go out now. ______, it’s starting to rain.

A. Besides　 　　　　　　 B. Meanwhile　 C. However　　 　　　　　　　 D. Anyhow

28.　 I ______ violin lessons every two weeks, but I think I’ll make it every week from next month.

A. am having　　 　　　 B. have had　　 C. have　　 　　　　　　　 D. have been having

27.　 Apples are usually sold by _____ weight, and eggs are sometimes sold by ____ dozen.

A. the; the　 　　　　　　 B. /; a　　 　　　　　 C. /; the　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. the; a

26.　 ---Who knocked at the door?

　--- I’ve no idea. I just pretended nobody was at home, so I didn’t ask who ____ was.

A. he　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　 　　　　 C. she　　 　　　　　　　　 D. it

25.　 Hold on a minute! Mr. Red is coming. He is in the next room.

The underlined part above means:___________.　　

A. Don’t hang up the phone　　　 B. Put up the phone

C. Take down the phone　　　　 D. Hand in the telephone

24.　 _________, when he was already ______, he started to learn English.

A. In the 1980; thirties　　　 　　　　 B. In the 1980’s; in his thirties

C. In the 1990; in thirties　　 　　　　 D. In 1990’s; in the thirties

23.　 I kept looking at the man, wondering __________.

A.　　　 whether I have seen him before

B.　　　 whether I had seen him before

C.　　　 that I had seen him before

D.　　　 when I had seen him before