【正文】 his face. A. since B. while C. as D. till ( ) 8. — Sir, please put out your cigarette (香煙 ). — Sorry. I the sign. A. don’t notice B. didn’t notice C. haven’t noticed D. won’t notice ( ) 9. Checking your answers before handing in your paper can help you mistakes. A. make B. provide C. avoid D. advise ( )10. You’d better fix the machine I have told you. Otherwise, you may make more problems. A. like B. with C. as D. follow ( )11. Jack is always to wait for a long time without getting angry. A. too patient B. patient enough C. enough patient D. very patient ( )12. — You’ve spelt the word wrong again, Judy. — Sorry. Maybe I am used to the mistake to think of the right one. A. so B. very C. quite D. too ( )13. — Mum, can you give me some advice on how to behave myself at the table? — Well, I do have some advice. , please keep quiet while eating. A. In all B. Of all C. At all D. Above all ( )14. — Do you think the question too hard ? — I don’t think so. He c an answer it easily. A. of Jim to answer B. of Jim to answer it C. for Jim to answer D. for Jim to answer it ( )15. — Mrs Green. Do you think I can get an “A” in the final if I start working hard now? — Of course. . A. Better late than never B. Many hands make light work C. You cannot burn the candle at both sides D. Actions speak louder than words 二 . 完形填空 （每小題 1分，共 10分） Pearl necklaces (珍珠項(xiàng)鏈 ) are very beautiful. Can you believe that these shining pearls 16 a kind of little animal named oyster? The animal lives in a shell (殼 ), deep down at the bottom 17 the sea. 18 do these beautiful pearls form (形成 ) inside an oyster? A grain (顆粒 ) of sand enters an oyster’s shell. This makes the oyster 19 . Just as 20 some dust enters your eyes, your eyes will water and the tears (眼淚 ) from your eyes will try to 21 out the dust! But when a grain of sand enters an oyster’s shell, it can’t wash it out . 22 , the oyster’s body keeps building a white 23 “coat” aroun d the annoying sand. The coat covers the sand and 24 that makes a pearl. Today people raise pearls on a pearl farm. They 25 the oysters’ shells softly and place some sand inside them. When a pearl is made, people get it out again. ( )16. A. turn into B. take in C. get married D. e from ( )17. A. for B. of C. on D. over ( )18. A. How B. Where C. Why D. What ( )19. A. happy B. shy C. upset D. silly ( )20. A. before B. when C. unless D. though ( )21. A. wash B. e C. pull D. throw ( )22. A. Inside B. Perhaps C. Instead D. Besides ( )23. A. dirty B. serious C. shining D. dangerous ( )24. A. typically B. recently C. suddenly D. finally ( )25. A. break B. open C. save D. protect 三 . 閱讀理解 （每小題 1分，共 10分） A Perhaps you’ve seen the English letters “WC” in your city. They show public toilets. But do you know it is far from elegant (優(yōu)雅的 ) English? In fact, foreigners from Englishspeaking countries rarely use the letters. Workers in our city are changing “WC” signs all over the city. The government is spending much money changing all the bad English on signs and restaurant menus. Many other places in China are following our steps. “WC, or water closet, is old fashioned English. It sounds dirty to me,” says Charlie Shifflet, a young man from the US. The old sign will bee “Gents/Men” and “Ladies/Women”. “I see lots of poor English in everyday