The girl ______ the toy carefully and was sure it was not the one she had lost.
A. examined B. noticed
C. observed D. proved
—I’m amazed to hear that Frank and Linda have broken up.
—________. They were walking happily hand in hand last time I saw them.
A. So am I
B. Neither am I
C. Nor do I
D. So do I
书面表达：（15分）
你的美国笔友Lisa暑假期间将要来中国旅游，请你根据提示，写一篇介绍你的家乡广州的短文。
1. 广州市地处广东省中部，是广东省的省会，是一座有2200多年的文明历史的古城；面积7434.4平方千米 ，人口约1000万；
2. 1982年，广州被选定为全国首批历史文化名城之一。
广州一年四季如春、繁花似锦，故又有“花城”的美誉；同时，“五羊”是广州的象征。
4. 今日广州，正以迷人的风采迎接来自四面八方的海内外游客。
评分标准：
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
句子翻译（共5小题，每小题3分，共15分）
1.他说起英语来就好像一个英国人一样。（as if）
2.众所周知，中国是一个人口大国。（It is well-known that…）
3.在信上签名的是我而不是你。（rather than）
4.李明是我班第三高的学生。（the+序数词+最高级）
5.这使得学习英语成为每个人的需要。（主语+动词+it+宾补+for sb to do sth）
第一节 完成句子(满分15分)每空只填一个单词。
1.Such a good article did he write that he won the _________(奖).
2.He ________(钦佩) his father for the courage and bravery.
3.A __________(均衡的) diet and regular exercise are both important for health.
4.Illness undermined his _________(力量).
5.Swimming __________(有助于) us in training our will and building up our bodies.
6.The next morning, I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was _________(发现) by a ship.
7.Without your teacher’s words, you are not _______ (允许) to go there.
8.On the _______(相反), I don’t like it at all.
9.I felt my heart beating _________ (猛烈地).
10.No two brothers could be more _______(不象) in appearance or character.
11.The question _________(迷惑) him a lot was too difficult for a child of eight.
12.We saw a light in the _________ (远处).
13.Be careful when you are _________(聊天) on the Net.
14.You should take some effective _________(措施) to improve your work.
15.My father _________(使印象深刻) on me the value of hard work.
信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
下面是新书介绍， 请根据各段内容介绍，完成文章各题匹配。
A. Busy parents? Bored children? Do you want something educational to entertain your children while you do something else? This is the most popular book for the under-fives.
Wonderful stories and beautiful pictures. They are promised to be quiet when they open the book. What’s more, it is cheap.
B. Written by Bill Poole, CEO, president, and founder of Life Lead International, it is a good choice for your children. With an animated fable, the Journey to Newland storybook provides readers with a cast of memorable characters, a captivating story, and a common language to deal with difficult and often emotionally sensitive issues in negotiating change within their organizations.
C. Sorts out some misunderstandings and common confusions of the English language with practical savvy and occasional sass. The Word Book from Writers.com answers simple questions succinctly (is it discreet? or discrete? sensual or sensuous?). Other answers go a step further—with entertaining forays into the quirks and fascinations of English.
D. IELTS consists of four parts: listening, reading, writing and speaking. Listening is very important. Are you confident? Have you made well preparation? IELTS Listening is helpful for your preparation for IELTS, which is supposed to enable you to obtain an overall score.
E. As the world's most popular automotive magazine, Car and Driver informs and entertains people who like cars. It offers the highest quality vehicle tests in the business by applying a discerning eye to every car, pickup truck, van, and sport-utility vehicle that is marketed for consumers. The magazine also covers the latest developments in technology, which affect automobiles and driving.
F. Susan Weinschenk’s excellent ideas on making a perfect speech are so effective that once you own the book, you will become a good speaker. How to organize, how to resent, how to conquer your audience become so easy. Speakers will become confident with the guidance of the book.
请阅读以下的人员资料，依据不同人员的需求，进行信息匹配。
1.Susan comes from China. As a middle school student, she wrote quite a lot of short stories, some of which were published in the newspaper. But sometimes she is confused when she comes across some words and phrases. She wants to find something to help her to sort out the misunderstandings and common confusions of the English language.
2.Arthur has been working in China for about two years. Now he needs a car, for he has to send his daughter to school before he goes to work. Before that he has to collect all kinds of information about cars so as to make a good choice.
3.Ron’s wife is in hospital. He has to take care of the four-year-old John and do all the housework. But John follows him all the time. Ron feels tired and he wants to find something suitable for John, which should be educational and cheap.
4.Li Ming tends to enter the training for IELTS for immigration purpose next term. But he is afraid that his listening is not good enough. He needs more special training on his listening to make well preparations for the IELTS.
5.Alice is now studying in China, and she is especially interested in making a speech. She is invited to make a speech to introduce IELTS for her new classmates next week. She needs a book to help her improve her speech.
