By the time the fire-fighters arrived, the fire had been put＿＿＿by the teachers and the students.
| A．down | B．away | C．out | D．off |
Pudong Developmental Zone is no longer a rural area ________ it used to be.
| A．what | B．where | C．despite | D．there |
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
George Washington was born in 1732 in a rich family in _______ is now the state of Virginia.
| A．which | B．where | C．that | D．what |
Tom, together with his classmates, ______ because of _______ the school rules.
| A．was punished, obeying | B．were punished, obeying |
| C．was punished, breaking | D．were punished, breaking |
She can’t help ______ for her family often, so she can’t help ______ why life is so hard.
| A．working ; wondering | B．work ; wondering |
| C．working ; wonder | D．to work ; to wonder |
He started to learn English in 1990 and in the years ________ he kept on using it in his work.
| A．following | B．followed | C．follow | D．that followed |