一、單項選擇 (15小題，每小題1分，共15分)

　　從A、 B、 C、 D四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內(nèi)。

　　( )1. If you read the article for 　　　　 second time, you will have 　　　　 better understanding of it.

　　A. a; the B. /; the C. a; a D. /; a

　　( )2. — How nice the fish tastes! Could you tell me who taught you to cook it?

　　— To be honest, I learnt it 　　　　 watching TV. I learn to cook many dishes

　　TV.

　　A. by; in B. by; on C. in; on D. in; in

　　( )3. — What’s the 　　　　 of the car at present?

　　— It’s about 70 kilometers an hour.

　　A. place B. speed C. price D. mark

　　( )4. — Why do you like Mrs. Lee?

　　— Because she is very 　　　　. She is never tired of explaining something to us again and again.

　　A. active B. beautiful C. unusual D. patient

　　( )5. — Sorry, but I didn’t quite catch what you said. Would you please 　　　　 your e-mail address?

　　— OK. It’s andy19840313@126.com.

　　A. repeat B. return C. recycle D. review

　　( )6. — Han Li has improved her English a lot since she joined the English club.

　　— How 　　　　 she chose to join it at first!

　　A. quickly B. suddenly C. simply D. wisely

　　( )7. — You’re doing much better in your writing. 　　　　 can you improve it so quickly?

　　— Well, I started keeping diaries in English two months ago.

　　A. When B. Where C. How D. What

　　( )8. Jimmy is very helpful. 　　　　 I stay with him, 　　　　 I like him.

　　A. The more; the most B. The most; the most

　　C. The more; the more D. The most; the more

　　( )9. — My grandpa learns English for two hours every day, 　　　　 he is over 70.

　　— Really? We should learn from him.

　　A. because B. although C. since D. as

　　( )10. — Why not listen to BBC news to improve your listening skills?

　　— It’s 　　　　 difficult for me 　　　　 follow.

　　A. too; to B. so; that C. such; that D. so; too

　　二. 完形填空 (共10小題，計10分)

　　閱讀下面短文，理解大意，然后從各小題的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。

　　Now more than 40 million (百萬) foreigners around the world are learning Chinese, according to a report. The relationship (關(guān)系) between the United States and China is becoming 11 . It has really 12 the growth of Chinese language learning in the US.

　　I am Chris from the US. I am one of the many people learning 13 . I am studying at a Confucius institute (孔子學(xué)院) in New York. There are 10 14 in our class. Some are over 30 years old. Some are middle school students. Our Chinese teacher 15 Beijing. He often tells us some interesting things in China.

　　I think Chinese is 16 to learn. The biggest challenge for American learners is the writing. Chinese is 17 different from any other language in the world.

　　It will 18 me a lot of time to learn enough Chinese characters (漢字). But I think there are many advantages of spending time 19 the language. One big advantage is that it makes me see things from a different point of view, 20 Chinese is such a different language from English.

　　I think for American students the most important advantage is that learning a different language can open up their mind.

　　( )11. A. worse B. poorer

　　C. friendlier D. politer

　　( )12. A. stopped B. practiced

　　C. started D. influenced

　　( )13. A. English B. Chinese

　　C. French D. Japanese

　　( )14. A. students B. workers

　　C. teachers D. volunteers

　　( )15. A. comes to B. leaves for

　　C. goes around D. comes from

　　( )16. A. easy B. surprised

　　C. difficult D. boring

　　( )17. A. slowly B. quickly

　　C. easily D. completely

　　( )18. A. get B. take

　　C. spend D. waste

　　( )19. A. on B. in

　　C. at D. with

　　( )20. A. if B. because

　　C. while D. when