8. ________ take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to take the train from west to east across the country.

　 A. In spite of　　　 B. Regardless of　　 C. Rather than　　 D. Would rather

7. The letter he had been looking forward to _______ at last this morning.

A. come　　　　　 B. comes　　　　　 C. coming　　 　　D. came

6. When a question ________ at the meeting, the boss would become impatient and

angry.　

A. arose　　 　　　　B. rose　 　　　　　C. raised　　 　　　D. aroused

5. The game is not very difficult 　　　　you understand the rules.

　　　　 A．before　 B．though　 C．unless　　　　 D．once

4. People may have different opinions about Elizabeth, but I admire her.________, she is a great musician. 　 A. After all　　　　 　　　B. As a result　　　　　　 C. In other words　 D. As usual

3. If you don't make up your mind to get rid of your bad habits，you won’t be able to　　 _________your goal．

　 　 A．achieve　　 B．win　　 　　　 C．gain　　　　 D．require

2. The guidebook to the museum is available free of ________.

A. fare　　　　　　　 B. fee　　　　　　 C. cost　　　　　 D. charge

第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题0．5分，　 满分10分)

　　 从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

标号涂黑。

1. - The girl is said to have _____ gift for teaching deaf children.

　 - She’s something. I think it calls for _____ patience and imagination

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

11．存折中原有550元，取出260元，又存入150元，现在存折中还有多少元钱？

10．一位同学在一条由东向西的跑道上，先向东走了20米，又向西走了30米，能否确定他现在位于原来的哪个方向，与原来位置相距多少米？