How I wish I _____ my mouth before I shouted at my mum!

A. shut       B. have shut     C. had shut       D. would shut

19. He has made a lot of films, but___________good ones..

      A. any          B. some                  C. few                 D. Many

34. By no means _____ of our students to drop out of school.

A. will we allow        B. we will allow            C. we allow            D. must we allow

56．If you want to find more information about hotels with breakfast, which of the following websites can you go to ?

         A．www.HIExpress. Com/HongKong               B．www.agoda.com/Hong-Kong-hotels

         C．Four Seasons.com/hongkong                       D．Booking.com/hotels-hong-kong

57．At a discounted hotel, how much can you save for a room for HK$200per night?

         A．HK$150                         B．HK$100                         C．HK$50                  D．HK$75

58．From the ads above we know that              

       A．Hong Kong Hotels guarantee low rates and free computers

       B．guests can give reviews on the hotel they have lived in

       C．booking a hotel online is quite a special offer

       D．experience in Hong Kong is an expensive night

Dear Economist,

My newly-wedded wife and I are deeply in love. There is, however, one issue that threatens the happiness of our marriage. I absolutely insist on shopping at Walmart. My wife, meanwhile, would rather avoid Walmart at all costs.

　　I have recently tried to convince her that not only does Walmart offer the lowest prices known to man, but that the chain is also a force for good―lower prices mean better standards of living for all consumers, increased global trade means a tighter-knit(緊密團結的) international community, and efficient operations translate into higher productivity growth for the economy. My wife complains about poor labour policies, the “fact” that Walmart squeezes suppliers, and that it puts local shops out of business.

　　Who is right? Will our marriage survive?

　　                                                                                                                                                    Brian Gee

Dear Brian,

I have to agree with you about Walmart. Jason Furman, then an economist at New York University, now an adviser to President Obama, famously argued in 2005 that Walmart was unwittingly (不知不覺地) a progressive success story. The chain’s prices don’t much affect me (I prefer Whole Foods) but Furman estimated that they benefited low-and-middle-income Americans to the sum of around $250 billion a year.

　　Walmart does not pay much, so it may depress wages. Then again, it may increase wages by offering jobs to the otherwise-unemployed. Either way, the benefits of low prices to Walmart shoppers far outweigh any seemingly reasonable costs to Walmart employees. And while it is true that Walmart employees tend to be poor, the same is true of Walmart shoppers.

　　Armed with this information you can face your wife with confidence. You are sure to win the conversation. The divorce is likely to be more argued.

Economist

68. What concerns Brian Gee so much that he wrote the letter?

A. His wife refuses to shop at Walmart.

B. They are faced with a divorce.

C. They can’t afford the costs of shopping at Walmart.

D. They are in conflict about shopping at Walmart. 

69. Brian Gee’s wife tends to hold the opinion that _________.

A. it is wrong for Walmart to depress its employees’ wages

B. consumers’ lives have improved thanks to Walmart

C. Walmart’s business operation increases productivity in economy

D. Walmart’s business increases global trade

70. What can be inferred from the reply letter?

A. Some employees accept the low pay to keep the job.

B. Walmart appeals to only poor consumers and poor employees.

C. Employees suffer from Walmart’s low prices more than consumers.

D. Jason Furman, a New York University economist, spoke highly of Walmart.

第二節(jié)：書面表達（滿分25分）

下面的柱狀圖（bar chart）顯示了不同年齡段孩子與父母談心的情況。

Time spent in talking with parents

根據(jù)上圖信息，請以“Heart-to-Heart Talks with Parents”為題，用英語寫一篇100~120個詞的短文。要求如下：

1. 簡要描述圖中信息；

2. 說明原因（如忙于學習或工作、缺少共同話題……）；

3. 談談你的看法。

       注意：文章的標題和開頭已給出（不計詞數(shù)）。

Heart-to-Heart Talks with Parents

       As is shown in the bar chart,  ______________________________                                             

23．I’d love to join your visit to a local museum today, but I’m on a very ____ schedule —I’ve got a lot of work to do today.

       A. ideal                        B. entire                       C. tight                        D. Suitable

32．___________the many ways illegal immigrants come into the United States every year, the vehicle crammed with crowds seems to be the method of choice lately, however, tragedies such as deaths on the journey to the destination, are sometimes reported nowadays．

       A．In    B．For   C．Of    D．On

10. Sunset at Mount Huangshan is a beautiful scene, _________ I’ll never forget.

       A. it                             B. one                          C. what                        D. That

16. ----It’s getting dark, but Mr. Johnson is still at his office.

   ----No surprise. Who else can _____ he does?

A. do less work than      B. work as hardly as

C. work as hard as        D. be working hardly like