听第11段材料,回答第18至20题。 18. Why did the man decide to leave the college in his second term ? A. He didn’t like the big lecture classes . B. He couldn’t afford further education . C. He was not interested in education . 19. What does he think of his work experiences ? A. They were personally rewarding . B. They should be part of school life . C. They gave him a chance to learn German . 20. Where is the university he decides to go to in the end ? A. In South Carolina . B. In Florida . C. In Ohio . 第二部分:知识运用(共两节,满分45分) 第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 例: It’ so nice to hear from her again . __________, we last met more than thirty years ago . A. What’s more B. That’s to say C. In other words D. Believe it of not 答案是D。 21. I invited Joe and Linda to dinner , but _________ of them came . A. neither B. either C. none D. both 22. -- What’s that terrible noise ? -- The neighbors ________ for a party . A. have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare 23. My advisor encouraged _________ a summer course to improve my writing skills . A. for me taking B. me taking C. for me to take D. me to take 24. The Foreign Minister said , “_______ our hope that the two sides will work towards peace . ” A. This is B. There is C. That is D. It is 25. Now that she is out of a job , Lucy ________ going back to school , but she hasn’t decided yet . A. had considered B. has been considering C. considered D. is going to consider 26. George Orwell , _________ was Eric Arthur , wrote many political novels and essays . A. the real name B. what his real name C. his real name D. whose real name 27. The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics __________ by 2006 . A. has been completed B. has completed C. will have been completed D. will have completed 28. The teacher , with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class , ______ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck . A. was B. were C. had been D. would be 29. _________ in the queue for half an hour , Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home . A. To wait B. Have waited C. Having waited D. To have waited 30. There’s ________ cooking oil left in the house . Would you go to the couner store and get _________ ? A. little ; some B. little ; any C. a little ; some D. a little ; any 31. We cannot figure out _______ quite a number of insects , birds , and animals are dying out . A. that B. as C. why D. when 32. ________ on – going division between English – speaking Canadians and French – speaking Canadians is _________ major concern of the country . A. The ; 不填 B. The ; a C. An ; the D. An ; 不填 33. ________ two exams to worry about , I have to work really hard this weekend . A. With B. Besides C. As for D. Because of 34. ________ is reported in the newspapers , talks between the two countries are making progress. A. It B. As C. That D. What 35. I don’t ________ rock’n’ roll . It’s much too noisy for my taste. A. go after B. go away with C. go into D. go in for