根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确。

A：I know that George Gershwin is a great American composer, but that's all I know about him．Can you tell me something more about him?

B：Yes, he's very ________ not only in the USA, but also in many other countries in the world．He composed music, and he also wrote songs．

A：He could also write songs? That's interesting．Do you enjoy ________ his songs?

B：Yes．My favourite is Our Love Is Here to Stay．It is one of his best songs, but also one of his last songs．

A：Oh, what is his most famous work?

B：Well, he wrote a lot, and ________ them are popular．Many people think An American in Paris is his best work for orchestra．

A：And ________ Gershwin's life?

B：He was born in New York in 1898．By the age of fourteen, he had taken piano lessons with five teachers and had learned to play better than all of them．At the age of fifteen, Getshwin left school and took a job in a music company．

A：Did he continue to write until he died?

B：Yes, he did．In the summer of 1937, while working in Hollywood, he ________ ill and died of cancer at the age of thirty－nine．

A：That's sad．

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第一节　听句子：根据你所听到的问句，选择恰当的答语。(5分)

1．A．Good morning．　B．Good afternoon．　C．Good evening．

2．A．Fine, thanks．　B．See you．　C．You are welcome．

3．A．Yes, I am．　B．No, he hasn't．　C．No, never．

4．A．Monday．　B．Summer．　C．July．

5．A．May 23^rd．　B．Since 1995．　C．14 year old．

第二节听对话：

(A)从题中所给的A、B、C三幅图画中选出符合对话内容的图画。(6分)

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(B)根据你所听到的对话，选择正确的答案。(14分)

听第一段对话，回答第l2、13小题：

12．The man is looking for a ________．

A．bank　B．library　C．hotel

13．The woman tells him to go there by ________．

A．car　B．bus　C．train

听第一段对话，回答第l4、15小题：

14．Mary has gone to ________．

A．fly kites　B．plant trees　C．grow vegetables

15．Where did the boy find“Mary's dictionary?”

A．Behind the door．　B．Under the chair．　C．On the desk．

听第三段对话，回答第l6、17小题：

16．Mike has got a ________ ticket for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games．

A．tennis　B．basketball　C．volleyball

17．What time will Mike watch the game?

A．9∶00～12∶30 on August 12．

B．8∶00－11∶30 on August 12．

C．9∶00～12∶30 on August 20．f^UHlimS, ?^^ 18, 19/JnM：

听第四段对话，回答第l8、19小题：

18．Bob is ________ than he was two years ago．

A．taller　B．stronger　C．both A and B

19．What does Bob usually do after he gets up every morning?

A．He climbs the hills．

B．He listens to music．

C．He makes the bed．

听第五段对话，回答第20、21小题：

20．Tom's mother wants him to buy three kilos of ________．

A．tomatoes　B．potatoes　C．oranges

21．How's the weather?

A．It's cloudy．　B．It's sunny．　C．It's rainy．

听第六段对话，回答第22、23小题：

22．Can Jane go swimming with the boy?

A．Yes, she can．　B．No, she can't．　C．Sony, I don't know．

23．Jane wants to borrow some books about ________．

A．pollution　B．space　C．science

听第七段对话，回答第24、25小题：

24．Jim's family will have a ________ party at the Forest Restaurant．

A．birthday　B．welcome　C．graduation

25．Why doesn't Jim like the Forest Restaurant?

A．Because it's crowded and noisy．

B．Because the service is not so good．

C．Because the food is terrible．

(C)听下面一段访谈对话，根据你所听到的对话内容选择正确的答案。(5分)

26．How long has Peter been in Quanzhou?

A．For more than a year．

B．For about half a year．

C．For less than a month．

27．Mr．Lee is ________．

A．a maths teacher

B．an old man

C．a funny young man

28．What does Peter think of Chinese?

A．Too difficult and boring．

B．Easy and interesting．

C．Difficult but interesting．

29．Peter always talks with his ________ on the Internet in his free time．

A．cousin　B．friends　C．pen pals

30．Peter can ________ very well．

A．play the piano　B．play the guitar　C．draw pictures