第一部分：英语知识运用（共二节，满分50分
第一节：单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
1．—I don’t feel like going out. Why not just stay home and watch TV?
—_______. You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theater on my birthday.
| A．Great! | B．Why me! | C．Come on! | D．Not at all |
Qingdao is ________ most beautiful coastal city and I think I’ll go there for _______ third time.
| A．a; a | B．the; a | C．the ;the | D．the ;不填 |
－It is said that Juliet has been dismissed by her boss.
－_____________.She is late for work five times a week!
| A．Hardly surprising! | B．Forget it |
| C．How come | D．Who knows? |
A government spokesman represents the local government’s attitude so he has to ____ his words before responding to reporters.
| A．pass | B．express | C．cover | D．weigh |
On the contrary, I think it is Truman, ___you, ___ to blame.
| A．more than; are | B．less than; who are |
| C．rather than; that is | D．other than; is |
____ in the United States, St Louis has now become the 4th largest city.
| A．It is the 24th biggest city |
| B．It was the 24th biggest city |
| C．Before the 24th biggest city |
| D．Once the 24th biggest city |