Part I Listening Comprehension    (每题两分,共十题,共二十分)
Only Child versus Siblings
Read the text and fill in as many words as you can.
Although I wasn't an (1)      child, mysister was 14 years (2)      than
meand had left home when I turned    (3)      years old, so I left like an only child.
I had no one to play with and my (4)      were older --- my mother was 40 when
I was (5)    .
So now I have 4 children at age 3,5,14 and 16. My boys are the two older ones.
My girls are the younger ones and they always (6)    over the toys, but the older
two often manage to find a way that they can play together peacefully.
There are a lot of good things to have (7)    than one child. You can always
say, Go and play with your brother or sister, I must (8)    dinner. Siblings
teach us to live with others more easily. While an only child never has to (9)   
with anyone in her home, a child with siblings (10)    to share.
Part n Vocabulary & Structure    (每题一分,共四十题,共四十分)
Section A: Choose the best answer.
1.We would like to      you to our barbeque tomorrow.
Ainvitation    B. information    C. invite
2.I felt rather      when I left home for the first time to go on an exchange
visit to America.
A.happy    B. informal    C. nervous
3.The party is very      so you can wear what you like.
A.informal    B. formal    C. friendly
4.I___ what my family is doing at this moment back home.
A.suggest    B. wonder    C. ask
旅游英语专业5.There is no reason to continue this discussion. You are not going to the party
and    .
A.that's that    B. so on    C. ever after
6.You      think that all Americans can speak English and you would be right.
A. daily    B. probably    C. wrongly
7.My best friend,    , can speak English and Spanish.
A. new    B. school    C. for example
8.But      if I lived on the border to Mexico I could speak English and Spanish,
too.
A. maybe    B. always    C. never
9.I can hear my    neighbor through the wall. He is so loud. It is awful!
A. another    B. next-door    C. nice
10.A      handshake is much better than a limp one.
A. firm    B. serious    C. unfriendly
took the wrong ___ at the last road junction, can you tell me how I get back on
new bicycle.
have to
the motorway
A. turn    B. turner    C. turning
12.Am I going in the right      for the post office
A. route    B. direction C. sign
13.Can you tell me please how I ___ to the cinema from here
A. come    B. get C. take
14.Could you please ___ me in the direction of the motorway
A. deliver    B. show    C. point
15.I'm making for the M25 motorway. Is this road the most      route
A. direct    B. obvious    C. straight
16.Can you help me please I've lost my way and      to get to the shops before
closing time.
A. require    B. need    C. request
17.Could you tell me how ___ I am from the town centre, please
A. near    B. far C. close
18.    to this map I should be near the church. I s that correct
A. Considering    B. After    C. According
19.I'm ___ for the town hall - am I anywhere near
A. making    B. seeking    C. seeing
20.Is this the ___ way for the railway station
A. correct    B. clear    C. fine
21.If you      your money every week, you will soon have enough for a
A. spent    B. save    C. earn
22.It is      to spend your money DVDs. You can borrow them from the shop.
A. necessary B. good C. unnecessary 23.Siblings often have      about silly things.
A. agreement B. arguments C. friends
24.A good      with your parents is very important.
A. birth    B. dinner    C. relationship
25.My brother got a job as a      bus driver when he left school.
A. trainee B. clever C. friendly
26.Chu      in China and then moved to the USA when he was 25.
A. enjoyed    B. visited C. grew up
27.I think we should      uniforms at our school. I hate them!
A. do away with    B. sell C. take
28.A healthy river is      fish.
A. empty    B. full of    C. nice
29.I was very      of my sister for having such beautiful black hair.
A. frustrating B. happy C. jealous
30.There are no appointments      at the dentist    this afternoon. You will