It's said that an American starts a speech with a joke，________a Japanese seldom.
| A．as |
| B．when |
| C．though |
| D．while |
14．The picture looks very beautiful _____ the light wall．
| A．in | B．of | C．over | D．Against |
13．She works as a typist in a company．However, she doesn’t like the work, because _____ calls for patience and speed．
| A．which | B．it | C．what | D．She |
12．He moved to Germany in _____, when he was in _____．
| A．the late 1990s; his sixties | B．late 1990s; his sixties |
| C．the late 1990s; the sixties | D．late 1990s; the sixties |
第三节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
11．The most important thing about cotton in history is _____ part that it played in
_____ Industrial Revolution．
A．不填; 不填 B．the; 不填 C．the; the D．a; the
35．It has been reported that the country's health-care reform is still _____ debate．
| A．in | B．on | C．under | D．Within |