听第二篇短文，回答第16～20小题。

16．What does the mother do?

    A．A teacher．     B．A farmer．     C．A worker．

17．What is the mother like?

    A．She is tall and beautiful．  B．She is tall and fat．     C．Her hair is brown．

18．What does the mother like doing?

A．Fishing．     B．Swimming．     C．P1anting flowers．

19．Who does the mother often give flowers to?

    A．Her friends．     B．The teacher．     C．The father．

20．What is important to a student from the passage?

    A．Playing．     B．Studying．     C．Surfing the Internet．

二、单项选择  从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。(20分)

21. --Have you seen _________ film where are we going, Dad?

  --Yes, it’s quite ______ interesting film so that I have seen it twice.

   A. a , the  B. the, an

C. a, an  D. the, the

22. He speaks _____ English ______ French. Instead, he speaks German.

  A. either, or  B. not only, but also   C. both, and  D. neither, nor

23. –It’s too hard for me to learn English well.

   --Believe in yourself! You can do almost anything if you never ______.

   A. put up B. hurry up C. give up D. look up

24. Many old people prefer ________ in a countryside ________ in modern cities.

   A. staying, to living B. to stay, living

C. to stay, to live D. staying, to live

25. –Finish your homework, _______ you can’t play computer games, Jim.

   --All right, Mum.

  A. or B. but C. till D. and

26. You’d better _________ up late to complete your homework. It’s bad for your health.

   A. stay B. to stay C. not stay D. not to stay

27. Many students _________ our age have the same feeling-Growing up is hard.

  A. of B. at C. in D. for

28. I feel stressed because Father is always strict _____ me _____ my studies.

   A. to, with B. with, about C. in, about D. with, in

29. Your washing machine doesn’t work. Is there __________ with it?

   A. wrong something B. something wrong

C. wrong anything D. anything wrong

30. –I’m afraid the price of the house is too high for me.

   --Yes, fewer and fewer common people can _________ to buy one.

  A. expect B. choose C. afford D. offer

31. Many people think life ______ a race. It’s full of up and down.

   A. likes B. is like C. like D. does like

32. –Excuse me, sir. Smoking ________ in the hospital.

   --Oh, I’m really sorry.

   A. isn’t allowed B. doesn’t allowed C. isn’t allowing D. doesn’t allowed

33. _______ blue _____ good for your mind and you look good _______ blue.

  A. Wear, is, on B. Wearing, are, in C. Wearing, is, in D. Wear, is, on

34. –Can I give you a cup of tea?

   --________.

   A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes, please C. No, please D. No problem

35. I’m not sure _______ red and white are a good match.

   A. weather B. that C. if D. how

36. The born artist devoted all the time he had ______ for something better or different.

  A. search B. searched C. to search D. to searching

37. _________ you were sleeping, Hack was practicing playing football.

   A. While B. As C. After D. Since

38. Hobo, _____ wake me up ________ you finish building another house for me.

   A. doesn’t, until B. not, till C. don’t, until D. not, until

39. –I’m very sorry I broke your cup.

   --________.

  A. You’d better not  B. It doesn’t matter C. It’s too bad of you  D. Not at all

40. Could you tell me _______ a concert in Nanjing next week?

   A. if there was going to be B. if there is going to be

C. whether is there going to be D. whether there is going to have