一. 单项选择 (共10小题，计10分)

　　本题共有10个小题，请从每个小题的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　( )1. If you read the article for 　　　　 second time, you will have 　　　　 better understanding of it.

　　A. a; the B. /; the C. a; a D. /; a

　　( )2. — How nice the fish tastes! Could you tell me who taught you to cook it?

　　— To be honest, I learnt it 　　　　 watching TV. I learn to cook many dishes

　　TV.

　　A. by; in B. by; on C. in; on D. in; in

　　( )3. — What’s the 　　　　 of the car at present?

　　— It’s about 70 kilometers an hour.

　　A. place B. speed C. price D. mark

　　( )4. — Why do you like Mrs. Lee?

　　— Because she is very 　　　　. She is never tired of explaining something to us again and again.

　　A. active B. beautiful C. unusual D. patient

　　( )5. — Sorry, but I didn’t quite catch what you said. Would you please 　　　　 your e-mail address?

　　— OK. It’s andy19840313@126.com.

　　A. repeat B. return C. recycle D. review

　　( )6. When you come across new words in reading, it is not a good idea to 　　　　 in a dictionary at once.

　　A. make up them B. look up them

　　C. make them up D. look them up

　　( )7. — What did Tina say?

　　— Sorry, I didn’t 　　　　 what she said.

　　A. pay attention to B. get on with

　　C. hold on to D. look forward to

　　( )8. — I haven’t got a partner 　　　　.

　　— Maybe you can ask John for help.

　　A. work with B. to work

　　C. working with D. to work with

　　( )9. Physics 　　　　 much easier for me since Mrs. Yang began to teach us.

　　A. have been B. has been

　　C. was D. were

　　( )10. — I wonder if I can learn English well.

　　— 　　　　. All things are difficult before they are easy.

　　A. I am afraid so B. You’re slow

　　C. It takes time D. It’s a piece of cake

　　二. 完形填空 (共10小题，计10分)

　　阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

　　Now more than 40 million (百万) foreigners around the world are learning Chinese, according to a report. The relationship (关系) between the United States and China is becoming 11 . It has really 12 the growth of Chinese language learning in the US.

　　I am Chris from the US. I am one of the many people learning 13 . I am studying at a Confucius institute (孔子学院) in New York. There are 10 14 in our class. Some are over 30 years old. Some are middle school students. Our Chinese teacher 15 Beijing. He often tells us some interesting things in China.

　　I think Chinese is 16 to learn. The biggest challenge for American learners is the writing. Chinese is 17 different from any other language in the world.

　　It will 18 me a lot of time to learn enough Chinese characters (汉字). But I think there are many advantages of spending time 19 the language. One big advantage is that it makes me see things from a different point of view, 20 Chinese is such a different language from English.

　　I think for American students the most important advantage is that learning a different language can open up their mind.

　　( )11. A. worse B. poorer

　　C. friendlier D. politer

　　( )12. A. stopped B. practiced

　　C. started D. influenced

　　( )13. A. English B. Chinese

　　C. French D. Japanese

　　( )14. A. students B. workers

　　C. teachers D. volunteers

　　( )15. A. comes to B. leaves for

　　C. goes around D. comes from

　　( )16. A. easy B. surprised

　　C. difficult D. boring

　　( )17. A. slowly B. quickly

　　C. easily D. completely

　　( )18. A. get B. take

　　C. spend D. waste

　　( )19. A. on B. in

　　C. at D. with

　　( )20. A. if B. because

　　C. while D. when