C. He will stay in Britain for a short time.

12. What will the woman do next?

A Go to pick up her granddaughter. B. Have another slice of lemon pie.

C. Go to meet Nancy.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What's wrong with the man's book?

A. One page is missing. B. One page is blurry. C. One page is upside down.

14. What's the date of today probably?

A. October 13th. B. October 23rd. C. October 30th.

15. What is needed to confirm the problem of the book?

A. A photo. B. The order number. C. The receipt.

16. What should the man do with the old book?

A. Mail it back to Amazon. B. Keep it to himself.

C. Mail it back to the publishing company.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the definition of the "wealthy" people in the survey? A. Those with over 1 million pounds in assets to invest.

B. Those with over l million pounds in estates. C. Those with over I million pounds in stock market. 18. How many developed countries are involved in this survey including the U.K.?

A. 19. B. 20. C. Not mentioned.

19. Why does Iain criticize those who never want to retire on the Daily Mail website?

A. They never get satisfied. B. They are wasting social resources.

C. They should not live to work. 20. What does Professor Sarah Harper say about people's unwillingness of retirement?

A. Work gives them status. B. Work makes them earn more money.

C. Work makes them respectable in their family.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15题：每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的ＡＢＣＤ四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. The teaching of language is not _______ throughout the country. There are variations among the different districts.

　A. constant B. uniform C. steady D. systematic

22. Beijing ranks first _______the amount of residents' reading among all cities in China this year, as was announced in data released on Thursday.

　A. in the wake of B. in terms of C. in recognition of D. in spite of

23. It is a different world but one ______ offers huge challenges to ambitious young people interested in ______ our Universe works.

A. which; what B. which; why C. that; how D. that; that

24. The People's Bank of China has issued a set of "reform and opening-up" gold coins, but the coins will not be in _______.

　A. recognition B. transaction C. circulation D. transportation

25. Our students were so thrilled at the news that the teachers, together with them, would go to