Part 2  Vocabulary and Grammar

II.Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) ：（共20分）

31. Anna ordered a square umbrella from the Taobao net last week and now ___ umbrella has arrived.

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

32. – Where did you buy the nice card?          -- I made it by ___.

A. I          B. me          C. myself          D. mine

33. The postman cried out downstairs, “Mr. Anderson, here is a letter ___ you.”.

A. of          B. on          C. with          D. for

34. Peter’s parents are good at physics, but ___ of them is good at English.

A. all          B. both          C. neither          D. none

35. I need ___ bananas to make fruit salad. Could you please buy some?

A. few          B. a few          C. little          D. a little

36. The more you smile, the ___ you will feel in your everyday life.

A. happy          B. happier          C. happiest          D. the happiest

37. “How much ___ the pair of shoes over there?” the lady asked the shop assistant.

A. am          B. is          C. be          D. are

38. Tony, what would you like for your fourteenth birthday, an MP4 ___ a bike?

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

39. My father was preparing for his speech ___ my mother was doing some washing last night.

A. while          B. until          C. unless          D. if

40. – Must I do all the housework, Mum?

-- No, you ___. Just clean your bedroom.

A. mustn’t          B. shouldn’t          C. needn’t          D. can’t

41. – Would you like to go and have some coffee with me?

-- I’d like to, but my father ___ for me outside now.

A. waits          B. is waiting          C. will wait          D. waited

42. – Helen, I called you yesterday evening, but nobody answered the phone.

-- Oh, I ___ a walk with my sister at that time.

A. take          B. took          C. am taking          D. was taking

43. The students in the middle school ___ their e-bags since 2010.

A. have          B. will have          C. have had          D. had

44. A flower show ___ next week in the park and I’ll go to visit it with my family.

A. is holding        B. will hold        C. has been held        D. will be held

45. He decided to leave for Thailand as soon as he finished ___ the novel.

A. write          B. writing          C. to write          D. written

46. – I feel a bit hungry now.          – Why not ___ for dinner with us?

A. go          B. going          C. to go          D. gone

47. ___ excited the mother was when she heard her son’s voice from the space station!

A. How          B. What          C. What a          D. What an

48. ___ comes the last bus! Hurry up, or we’ll have to walk home.

A. This          B. Here          C. It          D. One

49. – Would you mind telling me your brother’s e-mail address?          -- ___.

A. You’re welcome   B. Certainly not   C. The same to you   D. Yes, please

50. – I like the party so much, but I have to go home. It’s too late.          -- ___.

A. What a pity!   B. Have another try.   C. Congratulations!   D. It’s a pleasure.

III.Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once.(8分)

e ns D.For example
l e over I.In addition  

Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse. It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to  51  news. Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds. Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and  52  the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers.

Newspapers have been an important  53  of everyday life since the 18th century. Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers. How do newspaper editors （编辑）decide which news stories to print? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

Firstly, it is important to report new stories. TV  54  can report news much faster than newspapers. Yet, newspapers give more about the same story. They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely different stories to those on TV.

Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and  55 . People don’t want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news.  56 , newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead, they print stories about plane accidents.

 57 , many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and  58  in their own country. So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers.

IV.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (8分)

59. My father has worked as an __________ in the factory for several years. （engine）

60. The story tells us that the strange animal is the __________ son of the dragon （龙）. （nine）

61. Do you know who will make a __________ on the history of the USA this afternoon? （speak）

62. The newly-built bridge will __________ the citizens to cross the river more conveniently. （able）

63. The kids were excited when they saw so many __________ cartoons in the amusement park. （attract）

64. The 70-year-old man was __________ ill and died a few months later. （serious）

65. Though they are really great, they have never thought of themselves as __________. （hero）

66. It is reported that the small island country may __________ in the years to come. （appear）

V.Rewrite the following sentences as required.(14分)

67. They do some homework in the classroom before they leave school. （改为一般疑问句）

__________ they do __________ homework in the classroom before they leave school?

68. Your grandpa seldom goes to the shopping centre with your grandma. （改为反意疑问句）

Your grandpa seldom goes to the shopping centre with your grandma, __________ __________?

69. These families will move to the new housing estate in two weeks. （对划线部分提问）

__________ __________ will these families move to the new housing estate?

70. The lady put some goldin the shoe twenty years ago. （对划线部分提问）

__________ __________ the lady put some gold twenty years ago?

71. “What have you learned in the university?” The manager asked Tom. （合并为一句）

The manager asked Tom what __________ __________ learned in the university.

72. Horses are larger than any other animals in this area. （保持句意不变）

Horses are __________ __________ among all the animals in this area.

73. It cost my uncle huge amounts of money to decorate the living room. （保持句意不变）

My uncle __________ huge amounts of money __________ the living room.