听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

(    ) 16. Why did Anna save money at first?

             A. Because she hoped to buy some toys.

            B. Because she wanted to help homeless children.

             C. Because she hoped to go to Disneyland one day.

(    ) 17. When did Anna know about the Road House?

            A. At the age of four.           B. At the age of eight.          C. At the age of twelve.

(    ) 18. How did Anna know about the Road House?

             A. From a newspaper.          B. On the Internet.                      C. From a TV programme.

(    ) 19. What didn’t Anna buy in the shop?

             A. A toy.                          B. Some socks.                 C. Some pencils.

(    ) 20. Who did Anna buy the presents for?

A. A homeless child.          B. Her good friend.            C. Herself.

二、单项选择 (本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项途黑。

(    ) 21. Beijing, _______ capital of China, is_______ city with a long history.

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

(    ) 22. It’s really kind _______ the volunteers to work in their spare time.

A. of                 B. to                   C. for                        D. at

(    ) 23. I haven’t heard from Bill _______ he left Africa.

A. when                 B. before                 C. since            D. while

(    ) 24. Everybody can _______ his own dream home if he tries his best.

              A. set up               B. clean up            C. give up             D. pick up

(    ) 25. ― Can I speak loudly in a library?  ― No, you _______. You should keep quiet.

              A. couldn’t        B. mustn’t             C. shouldn’t           D. needn’t

(    ) 26. Many soccer fans are _______ to sleep these days. They stay up all night watching the 20^th FIFA World Cup.

A. very excited      B. excited enough C. too excited        D. enough excited

(    ) 27. ― Where is Mr. Green? I haven’t seen him for a few days.

― He _______ to Hong Kong for a meeting. He _______ home three days ago.

A. has gone; left                              B. has been; has left

C. has gone; has left                           D. has been; left

(    ) 28. A show on how to protect the environment _______ at the town hall next Saturday.

              A. will hold           B. is held               C. was held            D. will be held

(    ) 29. _______. If you keep practicing speaking English every day, you will be better at it.

              A. No pain, no gain                                   B. Actions speak louder than words

              C. Every dog has its day                            D. Practice makes perfect

(    ) 30. ― Would you mind showing me how to start this online tour?    ― _______.

           A. No problem      B. Of course not     C. All right         D. My pleasure

(    )31. - _______ homework did your brother do yesterday evening?

    -About two hours.

    A. How much           B. How many    C. How long       D. How often

(    )32. Bill Cates is known_______ a designer of software_______ people around the world.

    A. as; for                  B. as; by             C. by; for                  D. as; to

(    )33. When did your father _______ your mother?

    A. marry to               B. marry with    C. get married    D. marry

(    )34. - Having many helpers makes a task easier and faster to finish.

    - I think so_______.

    A. Many hands make light work       B. Practice makes perfect

    C. The early bird catches the worm     D. Actions speak louder than words

(    )35. Which of the answers is NOT right for the conversation?

    - Thank you very much for your time. -_______.

    A. No problem    B. That's all right    C. My pleasure    D. You're welcome