C．Preparing a party for ping﹣pong fans．

8．（4.5分）听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题．

13．Who stayed in bed for two days？

A．The woman． B．The man． C．Ann

14．Why have so many people caught a cold？

A．Because of the cold winter．

B．Because of the strong wind

C．Because of the changeable weather．

15．How did the woman get her sweater？

A．She made it herself．

B．She got it from her mother．

C．She bought it in a shop．

二.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分10分）第一节语法和词汇知识（共10小题；每小题l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涂黑．

9．（1分）Giant pandas living in wild are in danger of dying out．（　　）

A．a； the B．不填； a C．the；不填 D．the； a

10．（1分）﹣﹣﹣Why are the Woods selling their belongings？

﹣﹣﹣They to another city．（　　）

A．had moved B．have moved C．moved D．are moving

11．（1分）Children learn better in a situation they can only rely on themselves．（　　）

A．why B．where C．which D．when

12．（1分）Nowadays，no country can successfully the global problems alone．（　　）

A．deal with B．make use of

C．come up with D．go through

13．（1分）﹣﹣﹣How come a simple meal costs so much？

﹣﹣﹣We have the cost of the cup you broke in your bill．（　　）