18．Why did the man go to school on foot?
A．No bus ran in that direction.
B．The school was near.
C．His family was poor.
19．What did the man do every Sunday?
A．He was taken to church three times.
B．He stayed at home all day.
C．He played in the street.
20．What can we learn from what the speaker said?
A．He is a retired teacher of history.
B．He thinks children were happier in the past.
C．He lives on a farm far away from cities.
第二部分：英语知识运用(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，并在答题卡上该项涂黑。
例：
It is generally considered unwise to give a child __________ he or she wants.
A．however B．whatever C．whichever D．whenever
答案是B。
21．Paul doesn't have to be made __________. He always works hard.
A．study B．to study
C．studied D．studying
22．I first met Lisa three years ago when we ______________ at a radio station together.
A．have worked B．had been working
C．were working D．had worked
23．She thought I was talking about her daughter, _____________ , in fact, I was talking about my daughter.
A．whom B．where C．which D．while
24．— When shall we meet again?
— Make it _____________ day you like; it's all the same to me.
A．one B．any C．another D．some
25．All the leading newspapers ___________ the trade talks between China and the United States.
A．reported B．printed
C．announced D．published
26．You don't need to describe her. I ____________ her several times.
A．had met B．have met C．met D．meet
27．How beautifully she sings! I have never heard _____________.