Though he had tried to climb to the top of the mountain several times, he didn't__________________.

A. get it            B. make it                 C. arrive it                D.  do it

_______ seems strange to us is ________ the clever boy failed in the exam.

A. It; that                     B. What; what   C. It; how                D. What; that

_______ makes her different from other students is that she likes being alone.

       A．Who B．Whoever   C．What D．Whatever

______ you are alone at home, why don’t you go with us to the party?

   A. Even though   B. As though     C. So that           D. Now that 

第三部分    閱讀理解 (共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

TIJUANA, Mexico – A powerful earthquake swayed (搖動(dòng)) buildings from Los Angeles to Tijuana, killing two people in Mexico, blacking out cities and forcing the evacuation (疏散) of hospitals and nursing homes. One California city closed off its downtown due to unstable buildings.

The 7.2-magnitude quake centered just south of the US border near Mexicali was one of the strongest earthquakes to hit region in decades.

"It sounds like it's felt by at least 20 million people," USGS seismologist Lucy Jones said. "Most of Southern California felt this earthquake."

Sunday afternoon's earthquake hit hardest in Mexicali, a commerce center along Mexico's border with California, where authorities said the quake was followed by at least 20 smaller aftershocks, including ones of magnitudes 5.1, 4.5 and 4.3.

"It has not stopped trembling in Mexicali," said Baja California state Civil Protection Director Alfredo Escobedo on Monday.

Escobedo said one man was killed when his home collapsed just outside of Mexicali and another died when he rushed into the street in panic and was struck by a car. At least 100 people were injured in the city, most of them struck by falling objects. Power was out in virtually the entire city.

Susan Warmbier was putting away groceries in the San Diego suburb of Chula Vista when her husband asked, "Is the house moving?"

Elsewhere in San Diego, there were reports of shattered windows, broken pipes and water main breaks in private buildings, but no reports of injuries, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Maurice Luque said. Coronado Bridge over San Diego Bay was briefly closed as a precaution.

Across the border in Tijuana, Mexico, the quake caused buildings to sway and knocked out power in some areas. No tsunami warning was issued, but hundreds of people on Tijuana's crowded beach feared the worst and fled when they felt the ground shake.  

56. What's the best title of the passage?  

A. A strong quake in Mexico, but no tsunami

B. A strong quake kills 2 in Mexico, frightens US states

C. A strong quake, downtowns closed off

D. A strong quake, buildings collapses

57. The 7.2-magnitude quake___________

A. centered just south of the Mexico

B. was felt by 20 million people in Mexico

C. was felt by most of Southern California

D. was the strongest earthquakes to hit region in centuries

58. Which is NOT true according to the passage?   

A. Some cities had power failure after the quake.

B. One of the cities closed off its downtown because of the swaying buildings.

C. Many smaller quakes happened after the 7.2-magnitude one.

D. Hundreds of people on the beach died because of the tsunami.

59. People got injured mostly ___________ 

A. because they were in panic

B. because the power was out in the whole city

C. because of the falling objects

D. because they were buried under the falling objects

60. Coronado Bridge over San Diego Bay was briefly closed___________ 

A. to avoid further dangers

B. by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department  

C. as a reminding of the quake

D. to prevent the bridge from destroying

第II卷（三大題 共35分）

V.單詞拼寫(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)

根據(jù)所給漢語(yǔ)，寫出下列英語(yǔ)句子空白處所缺單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）

71. My parents lived in Asia and I only got a  letter from them once a ________（兩周）.

 72．He covered the boy’s mouth to stop him from ________（尖叫）.

 73. Millions of people will face ________（饑餓）next year as a result of the drought.

 74. The _________ （截稿時(shí)間）for the first edition of the paper is this Friday.

 75. The play was so _________ （幽默）that the audience laughed all through.

 76. The child _________（繼承）his mother’s good looks and his father’s temper.

 77. I felt ________（尷尬）when I heard the news.

 78. This knife needs ________（使變鋒利）.

79. The police had the photograph of the missing boy ________（擴(kuò)大）.

80. Take two pieces of rope of different ________（長(zhǎng)度）.

–Do you know who invented _______ telephone?

   - No, but it is really _______ most useful invention.

A. the; /     B. a; a     C. the; a     D. a; the

________Journalism seems like a good profession（職業(yè)），I would prefer to be a teacher.

A．Although        B．Even      C．No matter     D．Now that

Class regulations require ______ is the last to leave the classroom ______ off all the lights.

       A. who; should turn                                   B. whomever; turn

C. whoever; turning                                   D. whoever; turn

______, Obama’s health care reform hasn’t been accepted by all the Americans yet.

       A．As it may sound reasonable     B．Reasonable as it may sound

C．As reasonable it may sound        D．Reasonable as may it sound