第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项标号涂黑。

1．What lessons China can draw from          financial crisis（金融危机）in the United States has become          hot topic in Beijing.

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

2. Jack recommended me a few foreign movies, but _______ was to my taste.

A. all           B. neither         C. some        D. none

3. —Where have you been recently?  

   —I ________ in Hang Zhou on business for a week last month.

A. have been         B. had gone     C. had been       D. was

4. I’m sure that your letter will get          attention. They know you’re waiting for the reply.

A. continued      B. immediate      C. careful       D. general

5 — I’ve studied gardening as a hobby. Could I make some suggestions?  

— ____.

A. Go ahead                    B. You will make it    C. Don’t mention it   D. Take it easy

6. I’m sorry you’ve been waiting so long, but it’ll still be some time _______ Brian gets back. 

A. before                            B. since                        C. till                     D. after

7. Jack ______  yet, otherwise he would have telephoned me．

A. mustn’t have arrived                               B. shouldn’t have arrived

C. can’t have arrived                                  D. need not have arrived

8. Early in April this year some experts indicated that H1N1 would         this autumn.

A. break down     B. break out       C. break up        D. break off

9. He has decided to go to Beijing at the end of September,       there will be a grand celebration for new China's 60th birthday on National Day. 

A. when            B. in that           C. where           D. that

10. ______ its size with that of the whole earth, we find the highest mountain does not seem high at all.   

A. When compared        B. Compared to    C. To be compared       D. Comparing