23．Our train was two hours ______ because of strong winds and heavy rains．

       A．late       B．later      C．latest               D．Lately

12．Apart from knowledge, a good personality is__________every child should try to obtain during his or her growth.

       A．when           B．that                C．where          D．What

It is known to us that doing eye exercises ________ our eyes, and that is to say, our eyes can ________ doing eye exercises.

A. benefits; benefit from       B. benefits to; benefit

C. benefits from; benfit         D. benefits; be benfited from

BUDGET FOR A BRITISH SCHOOL’S VISIT TO XX SCHOOL IN BEIJING

Ⅰ. TEACHER COSTS

Ⅱ. PROJECT COSTS

44.  The British school is making a budget for           .

   A. buying some teaching materials from Beijing

   B. hosting Chinese students from Beijing

   C. planning a visit for teachers to Beijing

   D. communicating with Beijing teachers

45. According to the tables, how many English teachers will visit Beijing?

   A. 3                   B. 4                       C. 5                         D. 6

46. Which of the following is TRUE according to the table above?

   A. The British school will travel by air directly to Beijing.

   B. The British teachers will pay for their own accommodation in China.

   C. The British school’s visit to Beijing will cost ??6,085 in total.

   D. The British school needn’t bear the cost of the trip all by itself.

47. Where can we probably read such a table? 

   A. In a newspaper.                 B. In an application(申请) letter.

   C. In a magazine.                   D. In a story book.

The lawyer advised him to drop the        , since he stood little chance to win.

A. event         B. incident        C. case             D. affair

He was a bit nervous. He ____ his breath with a soft sound that was almost heard by the audience.

A. gave out                B. let out        C. picked out              D. blew out

26. _______we cannot get seems better than_____________we have.

A. What, what     B. What , that.     C. That, what   D. That, that

_____ the pain was bad, _____he did not complain.

         A．Although, but                                                       B．Though, but      

         C．Though, yet                                                          D．Even, still 

It was_____he was ill that he was absent yesterday.

         A．because                  B．as                                   C．since                        D．now that

I was about to leave my house _____the phone rang.

         A．while                   B． when                     C．as                              D．after