Most of the people think they should             of the hotel’s facilities when they are in hotel.

A. take the advantage                                B. take advantage 

C. take an advantage                                 D. have the advantage

Everyone present at the party thought his jokes were _____, so none of them laughed.

A. in good taste            B. in bad taste C. in good tastes          D. in bad tastes

完形填空（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36－55各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it   31    me and my family a fabulous (極好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.    32   , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was    33    explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there  34    they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve failed.” I’d been so well respected.    35   I was of no value.

   For six weeks, I was in a very dark place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could see things that needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward to seeing the positive in everything    36    me.

Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I    37    the same final, so he was    38    when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me    39    him on was incredible(難以置信), From then on, I spent the summer enjoying their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band----I even went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so    40   . My life had been so much devoted to    41    for so long, and I felt    42    that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

   43    , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose ----- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being   44   again. Now I feel more positive about my professional future   and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how    45    it is to achieve real balance in life.

31. A. promised                          B. afforded                          C. showed                  D. left

32. A. Therefore                         B. Anyhow                           C. Otherwise             D. However

33. A. quickly                               B. gently                              C. partly                     D. easily

34. A. until                                    B. after                                C. as                            D. so

35. A. Suddenly                         B. Finally                    C. Immediately         D. Shortly

36. A. defended                          B. directed                          C. deserted               D. disturbed

37. A. watched                                     B. missed                                      C. lost                         D. won

38. A. disappointed                    B. worried                           C. honoured              D. delighted

39. A. cheering                            B. taking                              C. leading                   D. passing

40. A. hopeful                              B. meaningful                     C. difficult                  D. strange

41. A. work                                   B. family                              C. matches                D. performances

42. A. successful                         B. thoughtful                      C. thankful                 D. peaceful

43. A. Naturally                           B. Doubtfully                      C. Disagreeably        D. Unexpectedly

44. A. employed                          B. comforted                      C. valued                    D. encouraged

45. A. important                         B. interesting                     C. simple                    D. surprising

He set off down the main street. He _____.

A. ran                                                                   B. walked         

C. rode                                                                            D. started his journey

書面表達（滿分25分）

在英語課堂上，老師圍繞 “How do you prefer your English classes to be taught? In English only, or in both English and Chinese?” 這個話題讓同學(xué)展開討論。你喜歡老師授課時只用英語，還是英語、漢語兼用？參考所給要點，選擇一種授課形式，請將你的看法寫成e-mail發(fā)給老師。內(nèi)容可做適當(dāng)補充。

注意：1.詞數(shù)：80字左右，短文開頭已經(jīng)給出,不計入總數(shù)

     2. 參考詞匯： atmosphere氛圍        improve 提高     

ability能力             small vocabulary詞匯較少

To: Ms Li

From: Kate

Date: Oct. 15.2008

Subject: I prefer English classes to be taught in----

I prefer our English classes to be taught in______________