29. ---Did she manage to get a job as a nurse?

　 --- Not yet. She is unfit for the job, which ______ great patience and consideration.

　　　 A. calls for　　　　　　 B. asks for　　　　　　 C.　　 pays for　　　　　 D. cares for

28. --- What happened to you?

　 --- I was caught in an crash and my car was badly damaged. I think it is______, I am thinking of purchasing another new one.

　　　 A. beyond repair　　 B. beyond control C. under repair　　　 　　　 D. out of order

27. ---Where shall we have the party for our beloved parents’ 50^th wedding anniversary?

　 ---_________________.

　　　 A. Home is the best, I suggest.

　　　 B. Go and ask them. They are always full of strange ideas.

　　　 C. It takes time to think about it.

　　　 D. Up to you.

26. Ding Junhui went to England _________ playing snooker at a young age and now he _____ to be one of the best snooker player.

　　　 A. in the hope of learning; hopes　　　　 B. in hopes of learning; promises

　　　 C. in his hope of; wants　　　　　　　 　　　 D. in the hope that he could learn; wishes

25. _____ different life today with the Internet is from ______was ten years ago！

　　　 A. What a; that　　　　　　 B. What a; what　　 C. How; what　　　　 D. How；which

24. My sister was against my suggestion for the summer holiday while my brother was ____it.

　　　 A. in favor of　　　　 B. in memory of　　 C. in honor of　　　　 D. in search of

23. I strongly recommend that the information ______in my report ______to Mr. Brown without delay.

　　　 A. to be referred to; to be emailed B. referring to; e-mail

　　　 C. referred to; be e-mailed　　　　　　　　　 D. being referred to; being e-mailed

22. You can hardly imagine the difficulty the woman had ________ her children.

　　 A. brought up　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. to bring up

C. bringing up　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. to have brought up

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.On May 17^th, Nicolas Sarkozy(萨科奇) came in _____ office succeeding Jacques Chirac after he was voted ______ president in France.

　　　 A. the; the　　　　　　 B. the; 不填　　　　　 C. 不填；不填　　　　　　 D. 不填；the

第二节　　 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

听下面5段对话或独白，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。

　 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Why doesn’t the man book the seats downstairs?

　 A. Too expensive.　　 　　B. Too close to the stage　　　 C. Uncomfortable.

7. When does the man plan to see the performance?

A. Next Saturday.　　 　　B. On October 21^st 　　　　　　 C. On October 25^{th .}

8. How much does each upstairs ticket cost?

A. $10　　　　 .　　 　　B. $3.75.　 　　　　　　C. $2.50.

听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。

9. Where are they most probably having the conversation?

A. In a store　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In Singapore.　　 C. At the woman’s working place.

10.What is the man’s wife going to do?

A. To go back to Singapore.

B. To do Christmas shopping.　　　　　　　

C. To be a mother.

听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。

11. Where can the man get money?　　

A. Form the Dunnes Stores.　 　 B. From the Allied Irish Bank.

C.　　　 From the Bank of Ireland　　　 .　 .

12. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The Bank of Ireland is near Dunnes Stores.

B. It is about ten minutes’ walk from the place where they are standing to the bank.　　　

C. The man isn’t familiar with the area.

13. What will the woman do at the end of the conversation?

A. She will help the man to get money form the bank.　　　　

B. She will draw a map for the man.　　　

C. She will show him the way to the bank.

14.Which word can best describe the woman?

A. Open-minded.　　　　 B. Warm-hearted.　　　 C. Honest.

　 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Why does Julia leave her present job?

A. Because she does not like the job.　　　　　

B. Because she wants to do the same thing.　　　　　　　

C. Because she wants to travel.

16. Which of the following countries is Julia most likely to go to if she is given a job there?

A. Britain.　　　　 　　　　　　 B. America.　　　　　　 C. Italy.

17. Who is Tom?

　 A. Julia’s husband.　　　 B. Julia’s brother　 .　　　 C. Julia’s boss.

　 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is Susan Welch?

A.　　 A writer.　　　　　 B. A singer.　　　　　　 C. An announcer.

19. Which of the following may be included in BBC International programs?

A. News of music libraries.

B.　　　 Stories about the good old days.

C.　　　 Various kinds of classical and pop songs.

20. Which program fives the ideas behind the pop songs?

　 A. The History of Pop.　 B. About the Big Hits.　 C. The Road to Music.