14. With the price of oil ____, the economy of that country is slowing down.

A. going up　　　 B. bringing up　　　 C. rising up　　　 D. taking up

13. The word “moon” is an ancient word ____ “month”.

A. joined with　　 B. joined to　　　　 C. related with　　　 D. related to

12. In order to keep their trade ____ , they would have to buy less goods in the US.

A. balanced　　 B. balancing　　 C. to balance　　 D. being balanced

11. Tom’s absence made ____ to get all the work done in a single day.

A. us difficult　 B. it difficult for us　 C. difficult for　 D. us to be difficult

10. Just putting away the dishes, ____ .

A. the doorbell rang　　　　　　　　 B. Nancy heard the doorbell ring

C. the doorbell was heard to ring　　　 D. there went the doorbell

9. It was in the village ____ he once lived ____ he got his junior education.

A. that, where　　 B. where, that　　 C. which, where　 D. where, which

8. ____ with her son’s progress in his studies, Mrs. Brown promised him a new CD.

A. Satisfying　　 B. To satisfy　　 C. Satisfied　　 D. She was satisfied

7. I never dreamed of there ____ such a quiet place in the noisy city.

A. was　　　　 B. had been　　　　　 C. being　　　　 D. to be

6. The old lady ____making clothes for her neighbor’s children.

A. engaged to　 B. was engaged to　 C. engaged in　 D. was engaged in

第一节:语音知识.(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)

1. theory　 A. environmental　　 B. design　　 C. experiment　　 D. hero

2. idiom　 A. mild　　　　　　 B. unit　　　 C. fibre　　　　 D. fighting

3. honey 　A. hurry　　　　　 B. holy　　　 C. host　　　　 D. honest

4. media　 A. academy　　　　 B. athlete　　 C. behave　　　 D. comedy

5. curious　 A. customer　　　 B. thumb　　　 C. injury　　　 D. particular

第二节:单项填空.(从A, B, C, D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项)