24. Let’s _____ with the work even though we may run into still greater difficulties.

A. carry out　　 B. carry away　 C. carry on　　 D. care about

23. Slowly, over millions of years, each grain of wood was replaced with grains of minerals. The wood turned to stone and_____ the colors of the minerals.

A. took up　　 B. took on　　 C. took off　　 D. took down

22. E-mail, as well as telephones, _____an important part in daily communication.　

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

21．_____the rain, we should have had a pleasant journey.

A. Except　 B. So long as　　 C. But for　　 D Unless

第二节：长对话及一段独白，每段读两遍(15分)

　 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Where does this conversation take place?

　　　 A. In a store.　 B. In a factory.　 C. In a museum.

　 7. What is the most probable result of the conversation?

　　　 A. The man got his radio repaired.

　　　 B. The man got a new receipt.

　　　 C. The man got a new radio.

　 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. When is Alice’s birthday?

　 A. The next day.

　 B. The day after next.

　 C. The day they had the talk.

9. What will the man and the woman buy for Alice?

　 A. A record.　 　B. Some flowers.　 C. A box of chocolates.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where did Sue spend the nights in the country?

　　　 A. In a farm house.　 B. In the open.　 C. At a hotel.

　 11. What was the weather like in the country?

　　　 A. It snowed a lot.

　　 　　B. It rained nearly every day.

　　　 C. There was a lot of sunshine.

　 12. What did Sue think of the people in the country?

　　　 A. They were tall.　 B. They were strange.　 C. they were friendly.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

　 13. Where are Kate and Tom?

　 　　A. In Kate’s office.　 B. In Tom’s house.　 C. In a classroom.

　 14. Why did Tom come into the room?

　　　 A. He worked there.

　　　 B. He wanted to talk to Kate.

　　　 C. He wanted to have a letter typed.

　 15. What was Jane doing at that time?

　　　 A. She was taking a rest.

　　　 B. She was preparing for an exam.

　　　 C. She was taking an exam.

　 16. What will Kate do next year?

　　　 A. Go to Japan.　 B. Change her job.　 C. Go to night school.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

　 17. What did the man have to do in the morning?

　　　 A. He fed the chickens.

　　　 B. He cleaned the bathroom.

　　　 C. He carried water for the family.

　 18. Why did the man go to school on foot?

　　　 A. No bus ran in that direction.

　　　 B. The school was near.

　　　 C. His family was poor.

　 19. What did the man do every Sunday?

　　　 A. He was taken to church three times.

　　　 B. He stayed at home all day.

　　　 C. He played in the street.

　 20. What can we learn from what the speaker said?

　　　 A. He is a retired teacher of history.

　　　 B. He thinks children were happier in the past.

　　　 C. He lives on a farm far away from cities.

第一节：短对话，仅读一遍(15分)

1. At what time does the office open?

A.　　 7:45　　 B:8:15　　 C:8:00

1. What did the man do last Saturday?

A. He saw a play.　

B. He acted in a play.　

C. he went to the tea house.

　 3. What is the relationship between the speakers?

　　　 A. They are friends.

　　　 B. They are strangers.

　　　 C. They are brother and sister.

　 4. What are the two speakers talking about?

　　　 A. A fine boat.

　　　 B. Their friend, Tom.

　　　 C. The weather.

5. What will the woman do this evening?

　 A. Meet her Mum at the airport.

　 B. Say good-bye to her Mum at the airport.’

　 C. Fly to another city together with her Mum.