9. ---Tom graduated from college at a very young age.

---Oh, he ____ have been a very smart boy then.

A. could　　　　 B. should　　　　 C. might　　　 D. must

8. Surprisingly, his new play, commonly supposed to be of high quality, turned out to be _______.

A. a success　　 B. a failure　　 C. failure　 　　 D. success

7. The workers spent as much time as they could 　　　　more products to meet the　 growing market.

A. produce　　　　　　　　 B. to producing 　　　　 C. producing 　　　　　 D. produced

6. A new cure for the disease is ______ to be discovered.

A. like　　　　　　　　　　 B. likely　　　　　　　　　　 C. possible　　　　　　　　 D. probable

5. He sent her a telegram ______ his immediate return to London.

A. announced　　　　 B. announcing　　　 C. has announced　　 D. announces

4. The school has ______ a special class to help poor readers.

A. set up　　　　　 B. set aside　　 C. come true　　　　 D. come into being

3. As is known to all, ______ great scientific achievements may have ______ positive effect on our life as well as society.

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

2. The student couldn’t ______ what the teacher was trying to explain.

A. recognize　 B. grasp　　 C. study　　 D. achieve

第一节　 语法和词汇知识(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. - I really like the record you lent me last week.

- ______.

- And thank you very much for letting me keep it so long.

A. I’m glad you like it　　　 B. That’s all right

C. Don’t mention it　　　　　 D. I hope you like it

4. 参考词汇：许可证------ permit

Good morning, dear friends. Welcome to our school._____________________________

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