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江苏省大江中学2007-2008学年度高三英语上学期期中考试试题 第一卷（共100分） I. 单项填空（每小题1分，满分20分） 1．After much _____, the store owner agreed to cut down the price by 25%. A．argument B．discussion C．saying D．bargaining 2．---Does he work hard at his lessons? ---Yes, he _____ no effort, I dare say. A．wastes B．spares C．spends D．shares 3．It is said that constant reviews of what you have learned will help to make your knowledge ___. A．deep B．interesting C．useful D．permanent 4．---I can’t open the top of this apple juice. ---_____ it. A．Mike has to do B．Do have Mike to do B．Mike does have D．Have Mike do 5．You should make it a rule to leave things _____ you can find them again. A．when B．where C．then D．there 6．---Why is it _____ Mr. Smith seldom mentions his childhood? ---Perhaps he suffered a lot in his childhood. A．which B．what C．how D．that 7．---I think we can’t repair the damaged car in the small town. ---We are considering _____ to Beijing to have it repaired. A．to go B．going C．to have gone D．having gone 8．---Might Mary go with me to the movie, Mrs. Wilson? ---I’m sorry, but I don’t want my daughter _____ out after dark. A．take B．to take C．taking D．taken 9．The little boy lifted as much as 50 kilograms. _____ that I saw it, I wouldn’t have believed it. A．And B．But C．Or D．So 10．No one expects you to be perfect, but we _____ you to do your best always. A．will expect B．have expected C．do expect D．are expecting 11．---Miss Brown is very busy, isn’t she? --- So she is. She has _____ greater responsibilities since she was promoted. A．taken off B．taken after C．taken in D．taken on 12．---Are you able to cover 100 meters in 10 seconds? ---_____. A．Yes, it’s a piece of cake! B．That’s all right. C．Yes, it’s a short way. D．You’re welcome. 13．Mr. Smith is coming to Beijing next Sunday. By the time he arrives we ____ here for ten days. A．have been staying B．have stayed C．shall stay D．will have stayed 14．As is known, one of