We’ll visit the Monkey Island next Sunday if our teacher () with us.

We’ll visit Europe next year _________ we have enough money.

A) lest B) until C) unless D) provided

our friend together.

M: I have to go to Shanghai, but if I have time, I will meet you at the airport.

Q: What will the man do？

(15)

A．Go to Shangha.

B．Go to the airport.

C．Go to Beijing.

D．Go abroad.

visit us at Christmas.

M: No trouble at all. I'm looking forward to it.

Q: What are the man and woman doing？

(17)

A．They are planning to meet at Christmas.

B．They are making financial arrangements.

C．They are saying good-bye.

D．They are making friends.

听力原文：M: What's your plan for the summer vocation？

W: That depends. If my friend agrees to come, we'll go to Qingdao together. But if he doesn't, I'll have to go to Shanghai to visit him.

Q: What do we learn from the woman's reply？

(19)

A．She is willing to go to Qingdao with her friend.

B．She is now staying in Qingdao.

C．She is now staying in Shanghai.

D．She is willing to go to Shanghai with her friend.

y. They will only put pressure on us.

M: Well, at least we'll be able to see if the campus is as beautiful as the photos in the prospect, us appear.

Q: Which of the following is certainly true？

(17)

A．The university will be better than the woman thinks.

B．The pictures in the prospectus show the university as it really is.

C．The speakers have decided where to study.

D．The pictures in the prospectus are very nice.

t always been so jolly. The real Saint Nick was a Turkish monk who lived in the 3rd century. He was () for being charitable and selfless, eventually becoming the patron saint of sailors and children. According to legend, he was a rich man thanks to an () from his parents, but he gave it all away in the form. of gifts to the less fortunate. He eventually became the most popular saint in Europe and, through his alter ego. Santa Claus, remains so to this day. But how did a long dead Turkish monk became a big, fat, reindeer. riding pole dweller？

The Dutch got the ball rolling by celebrating the saint- called Sinter Klaas- in New York in the latc-18" century. Our old friend, Washington Irving, included the legend of Saint Nick in his seminal History of New York as well, but at the turn of the 181 century, Saint Nick was still a rather () figure in America.

On December 23, 1823, though, a man named Clement Clarke Moore published a poem he had written for his daughters called “An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas," better known now as ‘T’ as the night before Christmas." Nobody knows how much of the poem Moore invented, but we do know that it was the spark that () lit the Santa fire. Many of the things we associated with Santa一a sleigh, reindeer, Christmas Eve visits一came from Moore's poem.

1.

A.hops

B.jumps

C.sneaks

D. skips

2.

A.known

B.observed

C. remarked

D.commented

3.

A.persistance

B.inheritance

C.insistence

D.instance

4.

Awell-known

B.popular

C.obscure

D.famous

5.

A. actually

B. generally

C. eventfully

D. eventually

听力原文：W: Did you turn off the lights and check the locks on all the doors and windows？

M: Yes, and I told the neighbours we'd be gone for two weeks. They'll keep an eye on the house for us.

Q: Where are the man and woman going？

(13)

A．To a movie.

B．For shopping.

C．On a two-week trip.

D．On a short visit to his neighbours.

听力原文：W: Well, this must be the National Library.

M: I guess so. Oh no! I don't think it's open today. Look. It says "Closed Tuesdays".

W: Well, we'll just have to come back tomorrow.

M: But we're supposed to go on that tour tomorrow.

W: Oh, that's fight. I forgot all about it. How about the day after tomorrow then？

M: It's OK with me.

When will they visit the National Library？

A．On Tuesday.

B．On Wednesday.

C．On Thursday.

D．On the weekend.

听力原文：W: Hello, may I speak to Mr Green？

M: Speaking.

W: Good evening, Mr Green. This is Julia.

M: Good evening, Julia.

W: I wish to tell you that a visit to the Great Wall has been decided. I wonder if you'd like to go.

M: Certainly. I've been looking forward to it. What time are we leaving？

W: Tomorrow morning at eight. We'll gather at the gate of the hotel at a quarter to eight. Please try to be ready before that time.

M: I will. Thank you. Is that all？

W: Yes, that's it. Good-bye.

M: Good-bye.

What has the man been looking forward to？

A．A film about the Great Wall.

B．A visit to the Great Wall.

C．A talk on the Great Wall.

听力原文：M: How about going to a fashionable party with me tonight, Jane？

W: I'd really love to, but my parents expect me at home before 9:00 and we'll leave to visit my aunt early tomorrow.

Q: Why didn't Jane accept the man's invitation？

(13)

A．She wanted to get ready for the party.

B．She was afraid of going out at night.

C．She had to be home early.

D．She wanted to get ready for the play.

A: What is the weather cast (天气预报)for today？

B: The weather says it will be mostly sunny and hot. Tile temperature (气温) will average (平均) between 34℃ and 35℃.

A: I'm afraid we'll have a very hot summer this year. I don't know where to go for my summer vacation.

B: Why don't you go to the mountains？ The weather will be cooler there.

A: Good idea! Do you often spend summer holidays in the mountains？

B: Yes. I enjoy cooler weather and I can visit my grandparents.

What's the weather like today？ ____________