ourselves!

A. had B. will have C. have D. have had

11. The reason _____ I called was _____ I wanted to ask about the plans for Saturday.

A. that; because B. why; that

C. which; that D. for which; because

12. Don't _____ your parents any more; it's time for you to earn your own living.

A. contrast with B. break down C. knock out D. rely on

13. _____ we know, this traditional entertainment for children in America has never become popular in China.

A. As long as B. As far as C. As well as D. As soon as

14. -It seems a little ugly to me.

-_____, I think it's rather beautiful.

A. In other words B. On the other hand

C. On the contrary D. In a nutshell

15. -Try not to think in Chinese when you're speak-ing English.

-_____ I' ll try.

A. Nonsense! B. Well done! C. That's it. D. Incredible!

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Ever so long ago, two young men, Edmund and Oswald, appeared in court.

Edmund said to the 16 : "I gave Oswald, who I 17 was my best friend, a costly gold ring and I asked him to 18 it till I returned home. Now he says that he knows 19 about it."20 his hand on his heart, Oswald said: "I swear I know nothing about the 21 . I am afraid that Edmund has been 22 in his mental powers since he 23 ."

The judge said: "Edmund, were there any witnesses who could 24 that you gave the ring to Oswald?"

Edmund replied: " 25 in the field where we were at the time there was nobody. We were talking beneath an old oak tree and there we were 26 ."