A. Spend as much time as possible at home.

B. Call some friends and have a chat with them.

C. Invite some friends to social events and drink together.

听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。

15. Why has the man never chatted online before?

A. He has got too old a computer.

B. He hasn’t bought a computer.

C. He has no interest in chatting online.

16. What does the man ask the woman to download for him?

A. MP3 files.B. New software.C. A TV show.

17. What do you know about Friends’ forums (论坛)?

A. Some of the Friends’ stars are sure to show up there.

B. You can chat to people with common interests there.

C. You may clearly know who you are talking to there.

听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。

18. In what case is small talk especially useful?

A. Between friends.  B. Between strangers.  C. Between colleagues.

19. What does the woman suggest we do if the other is not interested in small talk?

A. Give up talking.  B. Change the topic.  C. Find his own hobby.

20. Why do people have small talk?

A. To get the answers.  B. To show their friendship.  C. To know about the other person.

第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分35分)

第一节  单项填空 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. — If I don’t get some money from my parents by Friday, could I borrow some from you?

— ________. But can I know why?

A. Never mind          B. Not at all                   C. By no means       D. By all means

22. Jack could have avoided that terrible car accident, but he ________ careful enough.

A. is not                   B. was not                    C. hasn’t been          D. hadn’t been

23. Apart from his monthly salary as a sales manager, he also gets a travel ________ that covers hotel bills.

A. insurance             B. circumstance             C. allowance            D. competence

24. The sport then was a little different from ________ we currently know as gymnastics.

A. that               B. what                      C. which             D. where

25. ________ the apartment, the firefighters shut off the gas, opened the windows and rescued the old couple.

A. To break into            B. To be broken into       C. Having broken into    D. Broken into

26. The traffic problems have severely affected economic development. ________ we must spare no efforts to solve them.

A. Furthermore         B. Therefore                 C. Meanwhile          D. Nevertheless

27. The real threat of fraud on the Internet has highlighted the fact ________ consumers fear shopping on line.

A. what                    B. that                           C. when                  D. which

28. With the advances of technology, plastics have taken the place of many ________ materials.