第三节听取信息(共3小题；每小题1．5分，满分4．5分)

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第二部分：知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.Some students think that learning a foreign language is slow and difficult—think of all the hours of hard work ______ they have spent learning English．

A．when                      B．in which                 C．that                        D．while

22. He recommended ________the book before seeing the movie. 

    A. reading              B. to read            C. read             D. to reading

23. When he came to himself, he found himself ________ on a chair, with his hands________ back.

    A. sitting; being tied            B. seating; tying       C. sat; tied               D. seated; tied

24. After the interview, the manager said that the company was not going to _________ any more staff for the moment.

    A. take up                     B. take off             C. take on              D. take down

25. The most common thing to do on earth，such as walking and eating，can be       big threat

if not handled properly in        space.

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

26．Safety in mining production is so essential and important that everyone        take safety measures too seriously.

       A．can’t                   B．mustn’t               C．should                 D．shall

27．The head teacher would take Mary’s recent illness into        when marking her exams.

       A．concern              B．consideration       C．imagination          D．thought

28．No other salesmen could know how to increase sales, but soon Tim        a good solution.

       A．came up with      B．caught up with    C．kept up with        D．put up with

29．—How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?

       —The key        the problem is to meet the demand        by the customers.

       A．to solving; making                               B．to solving; made

C．to solve; making                                  D. to solve; made

30.Johnny is a great dancer; he _____above the rest for his perfect performance.

       A. stands by           B stands for            C stands out            D. makes for

31.When first ___ to the market, these products enjoyed great success.

  A. introducing        B. introduced        C. introduce       D. being introduced

32.—    you were so late this morning?

— I forgot to set the alarm before going to bed last night.

A. Why           B. How come       C. How about       D. How

33.At the beginning of a speech, it is very important to grab the audience’s attention and make them interested in     you have to say.

  A. which         B. what             C. that             D. who

34.It is the test system,     the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.

  A. other than        B. or rather        C. rather than       D. more than

35. —It's many years since I saw you last, I      you at all.

—I wouldn't have, either, if someone        you by the name.

       A. didn't recognize; hadn't called              B. didn't recognize; didn't call

       C. haven't recognized; didn't call               D. recognized; had called