C She would do many things except studying.

听第十段材料，回答17-20题。

17 What hit the two villages in South Africa?

A An earthquake. B A storm. C A flood.

18 How many people were killed?

A Fourteen. B Seven. C Only one.

19 How was Smith's child?

A He was safe. B He was killed. C He was injured.

20 Where was Mr Smith when the disaster happened?

A He was in the bedroom. B He was in the kitchen. C He was in his office.　

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小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

21. _______ himself of the addiction to the online games, the boy has difficulty catching up with his classmates.

A. Having not rid B. Having not been rid

C. Not having rid D. Not having been rid

22.Golf is rapidly becoming more popular. Near some towns and cities new courses are being built in ___________.

A. what is farmland B. what farmland is

C. what farmland was D. what was farmland

23. When asked what they would volunteer to do, _____said they were willing to do something they could.

A. half of these B. half of which C. half of whom D. half of them

24. To recognize and respect a country's own culture does not mean to close the door to others, _______ to stand upon a principle of being superior.

　A. and it means B. but it means

C. neither does it mean D. so does it mean

25．---- I called you 10:30 p.m., but you didn't answer it.

----I _____my work and ______a bath.

　A. was doing; had taken B. had done; had taken

　C. was doing; was taken D. had done; was taking

26.. - Sharon, why is the man so upset now?

- His wallet, mobile phone and ID card ______, the police are investigating and will send him to a social assistance station.

A. were stolen B. stolen C. being stolen D. having stolen

27.The government has been under growing pressure to ______ the causes of air pollution as smog frequently smothers (使窒息)the country's large cities.

　A. approve B. sacrifice C. maintain D. address

28. _______to the Internet, as many adolescents do, will to some extent have a negative effect on their mental and physical health.

　A. Having been addicted B. To be addicted C. Addicted D. Being addicted

29. This course aims to develop students' ______ in oral communication with much practice in different situations.

　A. reference B. influence C. competence D. conference

30. ---Why was Professor Johnson unhappy those days?

---The only reason was that the theory he stuck to ______ wrong.

A. prove B. proving C. proved D. being proved