9、 I should very much like to have gone to the party, but______.

A. I'm not invited        B.I won't be among the invited　

C. they won't invite me    D. they didn't invite me

8、 It’s nearly 5 years since I worked in the company. I _____ in a school.

A．taught        B．was teaching   C．am teaching          D．had been teaching

7、Sometimes it was a bit boring to work there because there wasn’t always _____ much to do. 

A. such         B. that     C. more       D. very

6、Now that we've discussed our problem，are people happy with the decisions ______？

A. taking    　      B. take         C. taken    　     D. to take

5、Is there a shop around _____ we can buy some toilet articles?

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

4、Had he ____  her promise, she would have made it to Yale University.

A. looked up to       B. lived up to      C. kept up with     D. come up with

3、Just as the clothes a person wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time, his house ____ his personality.

A. resembles          B. strengthens          C. reflects        D. shapes

2、First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get _     _ second chance to make _     _ first impression.

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

1、  What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? ___51___ . Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. ___52___ . If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

   ___53___ . A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. ___54___ . A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

   ___55__. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A. On the other hand, black is depressing.

B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up --- we are born with our preference.

C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.

D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.

F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.

G. Colours do influence our moods---there is no doubt about it

二、选择题

（每空？ 分，共？ 分）

28、你校同学进行了一场有关高考英语听力测试的讨论。讨论的主题是：高考英语测试中的听力部分该不该取消?请你根据王表中的提示写一篇短文，介绍讨论的情况。

一些同学认为不应该取消1．听是语言的四项基本技能之一，不能忽视；2．听是获取信息的重要途径之；3．国际合作日益增多，听、说能力应加强。

另一些同学则认为应该取消 1．考试中各地收听效果好坏不一，不公平；2．英语教师和语音设备城乡差异过大；3．今后并非人人都要与外国人进行口头交流。

注意：1．文章的起始句已给出。

2．词数：120左右（不包括已给出的起始句）

3．参考词汇：取消cancel 国际合作international cooperation

The students of our school had a discussion about whether listening test in the National Matriculation English Test should be kept or canceled.

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