2008年初赛试卷9-12汤改1.doc

2008年“上外杯”上海市高三英语竞赛 初赛卷 I. Grammar and Vocabulary 20% Choose the answer that best completes each sentence. 1. __________ page of the dictionary is torn and __________ cover looks very old. A. A; the B. The; the C. A; a D. The; a 2. You can hold the pot in one hand and take off the lid with __________. A. another B. the other C. other one D. the others 3. Painting is __________, but many people do so more than for __________. A. pleasure; pleasure B. a pleasure; pleasure C. pleasure; a pleasure D. a pleasure; a pleasure 4. He lives __________ his income, that is, he spends more than he earns. A. on B. through C. by D. beyond 5. Of the two toys, the child chose __________. A. the least expensive one B. the less expensive one C. the one most expensive D. the most expensive one 6. If the earthquake had happened during the daytime, there __________ fewer deaths. A. would have B. would have had C. would be D. would have been 7. He had to be called two or three times __________ he would come downstairs to his dinner. A. before B. when C. until D. as 8. One reason __________ he told me for his being late is __________ he didn’t catch the early bus. A. that; why B. why; became C. that; that D. why; that 9. With no exception __________ . A. are the students forbidden to shop outside the campus B. the students will be forbidden to shop outside the campus C. the students are forbidden to shop outside the campus D. will be the students forbidden to shop outside the campus 10. __________ inside the tyre, __________ on the inside of the tyre. A. The more the air; and the harder it pushes B. The more air there is; the harder it pushes C. If there is more air; it pushes harder D. The more air is there; the harder does it push 11. As it turned out to be a small party, we __________ so formally. A. mustn’t have dressed up B. didn’t need to dress up C. needn’t dress up D. needn’t have dressed up 12. ?How’s your new job, Bob? I can’t quite r