30．--English is the most widely used language in the world．

--Yeah．Nowadays，the study of English is considered as a very important industry in China as well as in the rest of the world．

A．is regarded as       B．is looked as             C．takes as                  D．treats as

B）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。

29．--Could you tell me when Confucius began to teach?

--Sure．He began to teach when he was in his thirties．

A．at thirty                                                  B．more than thirty

C．thirty                                                        D．at the age of thirty

28．--I'm afraid I can't follow you，Sir．Can you speak more slowly?

--Of course．

A．find                    B．run after              C．understand             D．keep

27．--Is this Mr. Chen's car?

--I don't think so．He can't afford to pay for this kind of car．

A．is too poor to       B．is able to                 C．is rich enough to     D．doesn't want to

26．--Would you like a cup of coffee?

--Sorry．I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee．

A．would than          B．would rather        C．instead                   D．instead of

25．How can the older kids buy some more expensive things?

A．By working outside．         B．By walking the dog．

C．By borrowing money from parents．

第一节    单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出与所给句子画线部分意义相同或相近并能代替的那一项。

24．Which of the following is easy work for young kids?

A．Cooking dinner．               B．Feeding pets．

C．Washing the family car．

23．Why don’t the school students do housework in the weekdays?

A．Because they are too young．

B．Because they have to have tests very often．

C．Because they have to study．

22．When do western kids start to do housework to get pocket money（零花钱）?

A．At ten．                            B．At seven．                         C．At five．

21．Which of these places isn't mentioned in the dialogue?

A．The Bird's Nest（鸟巢）．    B．The Summer Palace．            C．Mazu Temple．

听第14段材料，回答第21～25小题。