12.____ with a difficult situation, Mr. Smith made up his mind ____ his boss for advice.

　 A. Facing; to ask　 B. To face; asking　 　C. Faced; to ask　 D. Having faced; asking

11. A bit more effort, I think, ____ the problem could be settled.

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

10. --- I must say you really helped us out when we lost the luggage.

　 --- ____.

　 A. You mustn’t say that　 B. It was the least I could do　 C. Take your time　 D. Be my guest

9. ____when we had to be at the mercy of the weather.

　 A. Going are the days　 B. Gone are the days　 C. Are gone the days　 D. Gone the days are

8. Nowadays, few people develop the habit of keeping a supply of oil-lamps in the house in case of power ____.

　 A. lack　 　　 　B. absence　 C. failure　　 D. drop

7. --- Mike, since you don’t like to see the film with us, you ____ as well watch TV at home.

　--- OK, Mum.

　A. can　 　 　B. will　　　 C. might　　　 D. must

6. Recently, there is ____ boom(繁荣)in population mobility and according to ____ national population survey of 2004, 17 percent of the population move every year.

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

5. energy 　　　 A. certain　　 B. nervous　　　 　 C. merchant 　　　 D. summer

第二节　 语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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涂黑。

4. number 　　 A. suppose 　　 B. music　　　 C. stupid 　 　　D. discussion

3. diamond 　 A. wireless 　　 B. period　 　　 　C. material　 　　 D. fairness