听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why do people like to tell ghost stories on Halloween?

A. Because Halloween is said to be linked with ghosts.

B. Because the night is extremely dark on Halloween.

C. Because children become over-active on Halloween.

18. When do people usually tell ghost stories?

A. In the morning. B. At midnight. C. In the afternoon.

19. Who should not listen to ghost stories?

A. Over-active children. B. People who never read ghost stories.

C. People who have heart problems.

20. What is the most important function of telling ghost stories?

A. To create one‘s own ghost stories. B. To make children quiet.

C. To help people relax.

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

21.The _______expression on her face suggested she was ________when she heard the news.

A. amazing; amazed B. amazed; amazing

C.amazed; amazed D. amazing; amazing

22. Jim was late for class again. He went into the room silently to avoid _______by the teacher.

A. seeing B. to be seen C. to D. being seen

23. Prices of daily goods _______ through a computer can be lower than store prices.

A. are bought B. bought C. been bought D. buying

24. After the war, Scarlett went home only to find _________houses and ________farms

everywhere.

A.burning; abandoning B. being burnt; abandoned

C. burnt; abandoning D. burnt; abandoned

25. You know ,Bob is a little slow_______understanding , so I have to be patient ______ him.

A. at ; for B. on; with C. in; to D. in , with

26. -----Would you mind lending me a cigarette?

------I‘m very sorry, ________ I have none myself.

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

27. Mr Daniel is now in our school, but he once in No. 1 Middle School for three years.

A. has worked B. worked C. had worked D. works

28. it is to spend the weekend without being forced to do anything!

A. What fun B. What a fun C. How fun D. How a fun

29. A new dining room is being built in our school, which is the former one.

A. three times the size as B. three times the size of

C. three times as the size of D. the size three times of

30. Tom is very kind and always ready to help others. , he is popular with all of his

classmates.

A. In fact B. In other words C. As well D. As a result

31. —How about the party in Tom’s house?

—I don’t know. I was too busy to attend it.

A. held B. to hold C. being held D. holding

32. Great changes have taken place in my hometown. It is like what it used to be.

A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything

33. —Aren’t you tired, Melanie?

— . I’m used to walking.

A. Oh yes! B. Absolutely! C. Is that right! D. Not at all!

34. ------How about the book you are reading?

-------Good indeed. It ______many problems we have come across in our study.

A. says B. talks C. covers D. refers

35. -----Would you mind if I _______ here?

------_________. Go ahead.

A. smoke; No B. smoked; Sure

C.smoking; Of course not D. smoked; Certainly not