Unfortunately, the postman _______to find the address shown on the envelope.




A.failed
B.denied
C.requested
D.pleased

You / mind /if I / borrow / car / ?




A.Would you mind if I borrowed your car?
B.Do you mind if I borrow your car?
C.Do you mind if I have borrowed your car?
D.Both A and B

I can’t remember the answers to these questions.




A.I wish I could remember the answers to these questions.
B.I wish I could be remembered the answers to these questions.
C.I wish I could have remembered the answers to these questions.
D.I wish I couldn't remember the answers to these questions.

(39) ________




A.laying
B.lay
C.laid
D.to lay

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
As regards sport and leisure activities, our two countries appear to have little in common.




A.As regards
B.sport
C.appear
D.in common

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.




A.It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.
B.It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.
C.It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.
D.The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn’t genuine.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.




A.chapel
B.label
C.vessel
D.parallel

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Last night there was _________ bird singing outside my house.




A.a
B.x
C.an
D.the

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
________ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.




A.Not until had
B.No longer had
C.No sooner had
D.Hardly had

_______(26)




A.Two
B.Second
C.Twice
D.Double