When I _______ my shopping list, I found I’d forgotten to buy pork and eggs.

  A. checked       B. examined       C. tested     D. measured

______ that the South African writer John Coetzee won the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2003.

A. They’re reported                              B. He’s reported

  C. We’re reported                            D. It’s reported

When asked by news reporters , the film star of stage and screen ____________that he would pay a visit to America next week.

       A. confirmed  B. identified   C. proposed   D. approved

We spent many years studying the formation of rocks , experiencing many sufferings and even death. But our hard work_________in the end , and we made it.

A. paid off           B. made up          C. gave away             D. came out

With Shanghai World Expo drawing near, volunteers are making use of every minute to ________ their foreign language because language volunteers must pass a written test． 

A．take up        B．polish up        C．put up         D．make up

 --- Don’t waste any paper, because our forests ____ every day.

   ----Sorry, I didn’t know that.

   A. decreased    B. had decreased    C. have decreased    D. are decreasing

第二节：阅读第61-65题中5位想要出国留学的人员的情况简介，再根据A、B、C、D、E和F中六所大学的介绍，为他们选出合适的大学，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

________ 61. Wang Gang, who majors in the arts, wants to enter a world-famous university with a long history. He wants to find a job in England after graduation. And he hopes the cost of living there is not too high.

________ 62. Chen Fang hates the changeable weather. And she wants to enter a university where there are many kinds of social activities for her to take part in.

________ 63. Hu Die’s dream is to become an excellent teacher. And she wants to choose a university whose proportion (比例) of local students is high.

________ 64. Yang Hai, senior consultant (高级顾问) of a famous company, is intent on going abroad for advanced studies. And he wants to enter a university which can offer him practice chance.

________ 65. Li Ming wants to receive higher education in a famous Britain university with a long history. And he wants to enter a university whose proportion of overseas students is high. What’s more, his girl friend is studying at Oxford Brookes University. He wouldn’t like to be too far away from his girl friend.

A. Cardiff University is one of Britain’s major teaching and research universities. Located in the centre of the capital of Wales, it has an international reputation for the quality of its work which attracts staff and students from around the world.

The cost of living: ￡7,520

Employment rate: 70.1

The proportion of overseas students: 2.1

B. Cambridge University is one of the oldest instruction universities in the world, and one of the largest in the United Kingdom. Located in Cambridge, England, it has a world-wide reputation for outstanding academic achievement and the high quality of research undertaken in a wide range of science and arts subjects.

The cost of living: ￡7,000

Employment rate: 87.9

The proportion of overseas students: 6.5

C. Queen’s Belfast University is founded as Queen’s College Belfast by Queen Victoria in 1845. Located in Northern Ireland, it gained its independence in 1908. It is widely seen as Northern Ireland’s premier university. The university is known for its arts and social life. Clubs, pubs and bars abound, and there are abundant societies to join.

The cost of living: ￡6,000

Employment rate: 73.2

The proportion of overseas students: 4.1

D. Oxford University is the oldest university in Britain and one of the world’s most famous institutions of higher learning. It was established during the 1100’s. It is located in Oxford, England.

The cost of living: ￡9,250

Employment rate: 78.6

The proportion of overseas students: 6.8

E. West of Scotland University has a rich, diverse history inherited from the various institutions that preceded it. It carries out research and consultancy work for industry. Many courses at this university have an emphasis on vocational skills (职业技能) and offer students the option of spending a year working in industry at home or abroad.

The cost of living: ￡6,200

Employment rate: 70.1

The proportion of overseas students: 5.1

F. Oxford Brookes University is based at sites on the outskirts of Oxford. It is one of Britain’s leading new universities in terms of the courses that it offers. The quality of teaching is impressive and employment rates among graduates are high.

The cost of living: ￡8,520

Employment rate: 60.1

The proportion of overseas students: 5.9

The bus _______ at 8:30 p.m., so I have to be at the station by 8:10 at the latest.

A .has left       B. would leave       C. leaves D .will have left

 We won’t give up _______ we should fail 10 times.

A. since                B. as if                        C. whether            D. even if

—It’s a long journey．My car couldn’t make it．

       —You can drive my car．It’s quite old, but it’s still pretty ____．

       A．reliable            B．convenient              C．supportive        D．available