39. He’s not in now. Would you like to leave a message ________ call again later.

A. and B. but C. so D. or

40. Joan says she won’t buy a car ______she passes the driving test.

A. unless B. because C. since D. if

41. Ben started his business in his twenties and became______ after years of hard work.

A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully

42. It’s really comfortable ________in an air-conditioned classroom in summer.

A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied

43. The Greens _________ several times since they came to work in this city.

A. move B. moved C. have moved D. are moving

44. Jenny will stay with a Canadian family when she _____ for a further study next year.

A. goes B. go C. will go D. has gone

45. Jessica’s parents always encourage her ________ out her opinions.

A. speak B. speaking C. to speak D. will speak

46. I like traveling very much. My hope is _______ a round the world one day.

A. travel B. traveled C. will travel D. to travel

47. -- The manager says there’s no hot water after 8:00 pm.

-- You mean we _______ go to bed without a shower. How terrible!

A. have to B. may C. must D. can

48.Cathy enjoys _______ her grandchildren playing with her pets in the garden.

A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watches

49. -- Sorry I’m late, but the bus broken down.

--________ I’ve just got here myself.

A. That’s all right. B. Thank you very much.

C. You are welcome. D. I think you’re right.

--My son had an accident this morning. He fell down some stairs.

--________. How did it open?

A. Don’t mention it. B. It sounds so strange.

C. It doesn’t matter. D. I’m sorry to hear that.

III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一次，每个单词或词组只能使用一次)：(共8分)

A. give up B. later C. history D. supported E. safe F. notice G. common H. far away I. situation

Unlike many of my classmates, my idol(偶像) is not a film star or a famous writer. Neither is he a world leader, nor an important person from 51 . My idol is my dad.

Most people believe that a man should go out and work. However, when I was a baby, I was very ill and needed attention all the time. Since my mother and father both worked, and my grandparents lived very 52 , this was a big problem. My dad knew how much my mum loved her job, so he stopped working to stay at home and look after me.

Many men in this 53 would want their wives to stay with the child, but my dad always thinks about others before himself. My dad 54 took a job and worked at night. He chose the job so that he would only be out of the house when I was sleeping.

Ever since then, my dad has helped and 55 me in everything I do. The most important thing he taught me was never to 56 . I remember when I was learning to ride a bike. My dad would run behind me fou hours. He held the back of the bicycle so that I would not fall. I felt so 57 because I knew he was near. I did not 58 when he stopped holding me. Soon, I was riding myself.

My father is not rich, and we do not own a big house or an expensive car. My dad is my idol because he has shown me that the most important things in life are family and love.

Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms. (用括号中所给的单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)：(共8分)

59. He likes the film because one of his favorite ________________is in it. (actress)

60. You can use my dictionary if you can’t find ______________.(you)

61. James and I were told that the toy department was on the _____________ floor. ( four )

62. The manager talked about the ________of the project again and again. ( important )

63. It rained so hard that the road was ____________covered by water soon. (complete)

64. Don’t _________kids with terrible stories when they do something wrong. (frightening)

65. Quite a few clubs have been set up to make our school life more______________(colour)

66. Though it was not a good ____________, he still said his watch went wrong. (excuse)

ⅤRewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词)：(共14分)

67. Sophic has a badminton lesson every Friday. (改为否定句)

Sophic _______ _______ a badminton lesson every Friday.

68. The new machine stayed underwater for three hours.(对划线部分提问)

________ _________did the new machine stay underwater?

69. Paul has made great progress in chemistry this term. (改为感叹句)

_________ ________ progress Paul has made in chemistry this term!

70. This shelf is too small to hold all your books. (保持句意不变)

This shelf is ________ small __________ it can’t hold all your books.

71. Amy looks after the pets when her parents are away from home. (保持句意不变)

Amy _________ ________ the pets when her parents are away from home.

72. In the film a man with a gun broke into a small supermarket. (改为被动语态)

In the film a small supermarket ________ __________ into by a man with a gun.

73. “Is it the last bus to the city centre?” I asked the driver. (合并一句)

I asked the driver _______ it ________ the last bus to the city centre.

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)

VI. Reading comprehension(阅读理解):(共50分)

A. Choose the best answer( 根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)(12分)

If you want to find out a piece of information about anything , the best place to search for it is Wikepedia. This online encyclopedia is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone can add or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors.

What is more, Wikepedia includes articles written in about 235 languages. This fact makes it one of the few websites (网站)on the internet that are truly international. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. By April 2008, over 10 million articles had been put on Wikipedia. A quarter of the articles in English. Wikipedia is also a place where people can find the latest news.

However, Wikipedia has its own problems. There have been many complaints that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate and some important subjects are not included. This has led to arguments between the writers of articles. The people running Wikipedia say that the accuracy of the information is improving and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the internet.

So, if are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia?

74. Wikipedia is ___________.

A. a computer game B. an online magazine

C. a free university D. a website encyclopedia