听第8段材料，回答第12至15题

12. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In an office B. In the classroom C. In a yard

13. What is generally sold at yard sales?

A. Second-hand things B. Brand-new things C. Home-made things

14. What can’t the woman get in the yard sale?

A. Books B. Records C. Pianos

15. Why do people love to go to yard sales?

A. For the shopping environment B. For the unusual experience. C. For the low prices.

二：单项填空 (共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. While _________ along the road yesterday, Mr. Smith met an old friend of his.

A. walked B. he is walking C. walking D. is walking

2. The money she spends every month ________ more than 2,000 yuan.

A. added to B. added up C. added up to D. was added up

3. The little children’s actions against the law really get their parents __________.

A. worried B. to worry C. worrying D. worry

4. The woman, when ________ how her husband was injured, began to cry.

A. asked B. to ask C. asking D. ask

5. ---- could we see each other at 8 o’clock this evening?

---- Sorry, Let’s make it _______ time.

A. other B. others C. another D. the other

6. I think fireworks ________ the beauty of the festival night.

A. added up B. adding up C. added up to D. added to

7. The police asked him to _____ the facts just as he remembered them.

A. set about B. set down C. set up D. set out

8. Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up ________ I could answer the phone.

A. since B. until C. before D. as

9. Although I often send e-mails to Tom, I haven’t seen him _____.

A. eye to eye B. face to face C. with eyes D. on my own