Fortunately somebody who happened to be passing by called the fire department ______ the fire broke out.
A.hurriedly B.quickly C.immediately D.shortly
______ is reported in the newspapers,talks between the two countries are making progress.
A.It B.As C.That D.What
—What’s that terrible noise?
—The neighbors ______ for a party.
A.have prepared B.are preparing C.prepare D.will prepare
第一节 语音知识（共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．political A．title B．secret C．recently D．remain
2．athlete A．operate B．waste C．grammar D． spare
3．measure A．death B．wheat C．greatly D．appear
4．shooting A．improve B．push C．cousin D．sow
5．revision A．special B．discussion C．peach D．decision
十：附加题：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car 1 (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 2 should have the honor of receiving me 3 a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me 4 (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to 5 small town some 20 kilometres away 6 there was a garage.
I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess's courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. 7 villagers brought me goat's cheese and hone. We drank together and talked 8 (merry) till far into the night.
When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman 9 the trouble I had caused 10 .
九：书面表达（满分20分）。
假如你叫李华，是《二十一世纪英文报·中学生版》的一名编辑，最近收到很多中学生读者的来信，咨询如何提高学习成绩。请你写一封120词左右的回信，刊登在报纸上回复广大读者，信的内容如下（信的开头已给出，不计入总词数）：
1．好的学习习惯是提高学习成绩最关键的因素之一；
2．在学习中选择合适的环境，注意听课、及时复习、认真做笔记等；
3．鼓励中学生朋友树立信心。
参考词汇：
①关键因素 crucial factors ②集中注意于 concentrate on
③充分利用 make good use of ④树立信心 build confidence
⑤预习 preview the points ⑥ 定期的 regular
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