15. The computer appeared , and century it developed very fast.

A. in the 1940s; in the 20th B. in 1940s; in the 20th

C. in 1940s; in the 20 D. in the 1940s; in the 20

16. of the students answered the question correctly, so the teacher asked the third one to answer it.

A. Neither B. All C. Both D. Either

17. —Who is the woman standing over there?

—She is mother.

A. Jane’s and Lucy’s B. Jane and Lucy’s C. Jane’s and Lucy

D. Jane and Lucy

18. —Lin Tao, I want to see your pet dog.

—But it for two weeks.

A. is dead B. has died C. died D. has been dead

19. — do you go to the movies, Tom?

—Seldom.

A. How long B. How often C. How soon D. How far

20. —Can you tell me ?

—You’d better go and see a doctor at once.

A. what should I do B. what I should do C. how should I go

D. how I should go

21. Li Ming always plays computer games, he failed the final exam.

A. but B. for C. so D. or

22. Han Mei, please close your eyes. I want to give you as my present.

A. special something B. special nothing

C. something special D. nothing special

23. There is rubbish in this place and it’s dirty.

A. too much; too much B. too much; much too

C. much too; much too D. much too; too much

24. —There are students in your school, aren’t there?

—Yes. And the students is 1,200.

A. the number of; the number of B. the number of; a number of

C. a number of; the number of D. a number of; a number of

25. —Let us go to mountains, ?

- That’s a good idea.

A. shall we B. will you C. shan’t we D. won’t you

(B:选出与画线部分意思相同或相近的一项，5分)

26. My uncle rang me up this morning, but I wasn’t at home.

A. visited me B. looked after me C. woke me up D. called me

27. Our school is not far away from my home.

A. among B. near C. over there D. far

28. We’ll play basketball after school. Will you join us?

A. become a member of B. take part in C. get together D. come over

29. Nowadays a lot of teenagers take an interest in computer games.

A. are excited about B. are pleased with C. are angry with

D. are interested in

30. Could I borrow your bike? Mine is broken.

A. Could you lend me your bike? B. Could I lend my bike to you?

C. Could you use my bike? D. Could you borrow my bike?

Ⅲ.完形填空。(从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳一项,10分)

Karl Marx was born in Germany on May 5th, 1818. When he was a child, he (31) to leave his country again and again. He (32) in Belgium, England and some other countries.

His mother tongue was German and at school he learned French and English, but he felt his English was poor. So he (33) up his mind to improve his English. He began to work hard at it. He made so much progress (34) he could soon read newspapers and write English articles.

However, there were two things that he thought were too difficult for him ---the grammar and some of the idioms. He often encouraged himself by saying “if I keep

(35 )trying, I’ll make even greater progress.”At the same time, his friend, Engels, often wrote to praise him for his hard work in learning English.

In one of Marx’s books, he gave people who were learning a foreign language some

(36) on how to learn it well. He said a foreign language was necessary for a person