We _________ last night, but we went to the concert instead.

    A. must have tudied                   B. might study

    C. should have studied                 D. would study

The police were seeking more information to find out _____ the rich merchant.

       A．who was it that killed      B．who it was that killed            

       C．it was who killed           D．who was it killed

I go _____ to the stadium when there’s a game, but usually I watch it on TV.

A. forwards  B. eventually  C. frequently  D. downtown

BEIJIG—The two-day visit to Washington has been heavy for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he attempts to improve ties with Washington and promote his international image ahead of the upcoming G-20 economic summit in London.

Special Relationship

Brown had been praising the “ special relationship” between Britain and the United States before he traveled to Washington. “There is no international partnership in recent history that has served the world better than the special relationship between Britain and the United States,” Brown said in an article in The Sunday Times of London. Such enthusiasm was quickly responded by Barak Obama, the new leader of the world’s largest economy. “The special relationship between the United States and Great Britain is one that is not just important to me, it is important to the American people,” told reporters after meeting with Brown.

Brown was the first European leader to meet Obama at the White House, and this might help the British leader make his image smooth among countrymen in a turbulent(動(dòng)蕩)time and put him in a better position to appear side by side with Obama at the April G-20 summit that will consider the international economic crisis.

Global New Deal

The talks between Brown and Obama were expected to focus mainly on measures to jump-start international economic growth in the most serious downturn in decades. Brown will first promote his “goal new deal” with Obama before taking the G-20 talks. The prime minister, who is chairing the G-20 gathering, has said he would push for deep adjustable changes and joint efforts from all of the world’s major economies, developed and developing, to correct financial rules and inspire the global economy.

However, as pointed out by many analysts, there is the potential for bitterness between Britain and the United States. That’s because no small number of Britons believe themselves to be victims of a crisis which they say was set off by the United States. Meanwhile, analysts say it was unrealistic to expect another honeymoon for British-US ties as Obama seems to have attached more importance to the Pacific region than to Europe.

1 Brown paid the two-day visit to Washington in order to _______.

   A. improve the ties with the US and his image

   B. make Obama’s international image better

   C. congratulate Obama on coming into power

D. prepare for the coming G-20 economic summit

2. The April G-20 summit will mainly focus on how ________.

   A. to solve the international energy crisis

   B. to solve the international economic crisis

   C. to relax current international tension

   D. to achieve the double-win goal lately

3. According to many analysts, there is the potential for bitterness between the UK and the US because___________.

   A. Obama is less friendly to Brown than Brown to Obama

   B. Obama hasn’t visited the UK yet as a new president

   C. Obama seems to have attached more importance to Europe than to the Pacific region

   D. many Britons believe themselves to be the victims of a crisis caused by the US

4. The underlined part in the last paragraph suggests that___________.

    A. Britons expect too much from Obama

    B. Britain and USA used to have close relationship

    C. the relationship between the two countries will break up

    D. Obama and the first lady will not spend their honeymoon in Britain

第一節(jié) 語(yǔ)音知識(shí)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

例：have        A. gave               B. save                  C. hat                D. made

答案是C。

1. height               A. receive              B. seize                 C. eight          D. either

2. refer           A. offer                 B. conversation     C. service              D. concert

3. society        A. diet                  B. receive              C. belief               D. friend

4. clothes        A. cloth                 B. mouths              C. worth         D. breath

5. shoot          A. foot                  B. look                  C. boot           D. took

A good friend of mine from when I was born _______ at my home right before I left for Beijing．

       A．showing up          B．showed up           C．to show up     D．shows up

 Her money ______, the lazy middle-aged woman began to steal others’ money at crowded places, such as bus stops, stations, airports and ports.

A. had run out                                       B. running out   

C. having been run out                     D. ran out

Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict(沖突) . It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end, they fell apart.

One morning, a man with a carpenter’s toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said, “I have a job for you. Look at the farm across the creek（河溝）. My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer（推土機(jī)）to dig the creek last week to spite(刁難) me. So I want you to build me a fence, an 8 – foot – high fence,  in order not to see his place any more.” The carpenter smiled and said, “I see. I’ll try to do a job that satisfies you.” Then the elder brother went downtown.

At sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide! To his surprise, there was no fence there at all! Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder.

“No, wait! Stay a few days. I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother.

“I’d love to stay on,” the carpenter said, “but I have so many more bridges to build.”

1．What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict?

 A．They lived a poor life.   B．They lived in peace.

     C．They never spoke to each other.    D．They lived on the same farm.

2．It can be learned that the carpenter was ________.

     A．unwilling to obey the farmer        B．fond of building bridges

     C．unable to build a fence         D．willing to help others

3．The best title for this passage is ________.

      A．A Fine Piece of Work   B．A Carpenter

      C．A Conflict between Two Brothers D．Two Brothers

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

      A．The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek.

B．The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge.

C．The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter’s work.

D．The carpenter planned to build an 8-foot - high fence as asked to.

 — Can you answer my question?

   --Sorry, I____________ . Would you repeat that question?

     A. hadn't listened       B. haven't listened   C. don't listen     D. wasn't listening

A person ______ e-mail account is full won’t be able to send or receive any e-mails.

A. who       B. whom             C. whose            D. whoever