26. They made a great effort to prepare the exhibition, ______ to achieve a big success.

　 A. hoped　　　　 　　 B. hoping　　　 　　　　 C. to hope　　 　　　　 D. hope

25. It is still unclear ______ the little boy got the CD player to work.

　 A. where 　　　　　　　　 B. what　　 　　　　　　 C. that　　 　　　　　　　 D. how　

24. -Ring me at six tomorrow morning, will you?

-Why that early? I ______.

A. will be sleeping　 B. will sleep 　　　　　　 C. have slept　 　　　D. have been sleeping

23. She tried two different methods, yet ______ of them seemed to work very well.

　 A. neither　　 　　　 　　 B. none　 　　　　　　　 C. each　　 　　　　　　　 D. both

22. -What about ______ lecture you attended yesterday?

-To tell the truth, it was too boring. I can’t stand ______ lecture like that.　 　

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

第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：It’s so nice to hear from her again. ______, we last met more than thirty years ago.

A. What’s more　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. That’s to say

C. In other words　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Believe it or not

答案是D。

21. He raised his voice, ______ we still couldn’t hear anything.　

A. so　 　　　　　 　　　　　 B. or　 　　　　　　　　 C. but　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

第二节　 开放作文(15分)

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

(请将开放作文写在答题卡指定区域内)