14. For people whose hometown is not Beijing, working and living in this big city _________ their limited salaries is not easy.

A. for　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. by　 　　　　　　　　　 C. on 　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

13. My son has been ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________ this dream for a long time, and he is very interested in performing. I just want to help him fulfill his dream.

A. holding up 　　　 B. holding back C. holding on 　　　 D. holding on to

12. A huge earthquake struck central Chile, ________ widespread destruction and 799 deaths.

A. causing 　　　　　　 B. to cause 　　　　 C. caused 　　　　　　 D. having caused

11. In the action adventure movie Avatar, James Cameron, ______director of Titanic, takes us to __________ new world beyond our imagination.

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

10. Nowhere in the world are fireworks so much a part of people’s culture as they are in China, _______ they’ve been in use for more than 2,000 years.

A. where 　　　　　　　 B. when 　　　　　　　 C. why 　　　　　　　　　 D. what

9. _____ you have tried your best, I don’t care about the final result. 　　 A. As soon as 　　　 B. As well as 　　　 C. So far as 　　　　　 D. So long as

8. Once environmental damage _________, it takes many years for the system to recover. 　　 A. has done 　　　　 B. is to do 　　　　　　 C. does 　　　　　　　　 D. is done

7. World No. 2 badminton player Lin Dan of China has _________ the quarter-finals of the men’s singles at the All-England Open.

　A. got 　　　　　　　　　 B. reached 　　　　 C. played 　　　　　　 D. included

6. -I am terribly sorry to have knocked over your soup.

-________!You didn’t mean to, did you?

A. All right 　　　　　　 B. Forget it 　　　　　 C. Not at all　 　　　　 D. Take it easy

第一节 语音知识(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：have 　 　A. gave　　　　　　　　　　 B. save　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. hat　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

答案是C。

1. trade 　　　　 A. native 　　　　 B. majority 　 C. manner D. damp

2. southern 　　 A. worth 　　　　 B. breath 　　 C. thought D. smooth

3. mirror 　　　　　 A. technique B. unite 　　　 C. silver 　　　 D. silence

4. experience 　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. experiment　 　　　　　　　 B. example 　　　 C. exercise D. explanation

5. blanket 　　　 A. wound 　　　 B. finger 　　　 C. sudden 　 D. stranger

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。

例：We ______ last night, but we went to the concert instead.

A. must have studied　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. might study

C. should have studied　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would study

答案是C。