18、Henry Fok Ying-tung’s death is a great loss for the nation _____ Hong Kong.

A. as long as   B. as though        C. as well as        D. as to

17、---If our parents would listen more to us, they would understand us better.

---_____. They just expect us to listen.

A. I believe not        B. No problem     C. Good idea    D. I can’t agree more

16、It is what is on the inside ____ counts when we talk about what makes a girl cool.

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

15、The opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be held in the National Stadium, ____ is able to _____ 91000 people.

A. where, seat     B. which, seat      C. where, sit        D. which, sit

14、 Yesterday, Project Hope received a large amount of money from one company and it ____ to set up 300 schools in poor rural regions over three years.

A. has been used   B. was used       C. would be used  D. had been used

13、Two men suddenly came over and used a gun to point at the employer’s head, ____ her to put money in the bag.

A. forcing           B. being forced   C. to force           D. force

12、

1,496 accidents were reported on city streets during ______ third quarter of this year, which led to 302 deaths,  _____ increase of 12 percent from last year.

A. the, the           B. the, an            C. a, the              D./, an

11、假设你是李华，今年即将进入大学学习，但是不知怎样适应大学的生活。请你就以下大学新生常遇到的情况给北京某大学校长写一封信，寻求建议。

（1）在生活中不会照料自己；（2）感到孤独、经常想家；（3）钱物容易丢失；（4）食物、气候不适应；（5）校外租房现象。

注意：1.短信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数； 2.词数120左右。

二、选择题

（每空？ 分，共？ 分）

9、1.After ten years of study in the USA, he became____(有经验)at teaching English.

2.Don't be_____(泄气),try again and you will succeed in time.

3.My office is on the_____(第十二)floor, right opposite to my boss.

4.As the storm drew nearer, black clouds were_____(聚集)over the sky.

5. Go to see your parents as often as possible if it is ____(方便)to you.

6. The building was purchased and           (占用) by its new owners last year.

7. He has formed the habit of getting up and going to bed early and does every thing __  _ (有规律).

8. All the walls of his room are          (装饰) with pictures of pop stars.

9. The learners should know the          (背景) knowledge of the foreign language.

10.To her_____(失望),Mrs. Smith found her son didn't pass the exam.