B. She has been absent for a few days.

C. She has fallen behind in her studies.

11. What does she do to earn money for her school fees?

A. She sells newspapers. B. She delivers milk. C. She babysits.

12. What will the man do to help her?

A. He will help her find another job.

B. He will deliver milk for her.

C. He will give her a scholarship.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How long will the street be closed according to the woman?

A. For a week. B. For two weeks. C. For ten days.

14. What does the man want to do?

A. Call the film director. B. Write to the mayor. C. Watch the movie being made.

15. What happened last time a movie was made?

A. The man had to move out for a while.

B. The man’s guests couldn’t find hotel rooms.

C. The man had to reschedule his meeting.

16. How does the woman feel about the film shooting?

A. It will cost the city a lot of money.

B. It will take a long time to make.

C. It will be good for the local economy.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. When did they go to London?

A. Last spring. B. Last summer. C. Last autumn.

18. How did they do most of their sightseeing?

A. By taxi. B. By subway. C. By walking.

19. Which place cost the speaker much money?

A. In Oxford Street. B. In the National Gallery. C. In Buckingham Palace.

20. Which statement is NOT true?

A. They enjoyed their visit last year.

B. They enjoyed going to the theater most.

C. They think English food is terrible.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

We were ordinary people taking the bus every day that summer. During the early morning rides, we sat sleepily on our seats. One of the passengers was a small grey man to the center for senior citizens. He walked with a stoop (驼背)and a sad look on his face. We paid little attention to him.

Then one July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled to us before sitting down. The driver nodded politely, the rest of us being silent. The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically, smiled and said loud, “ Good morning!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “Good morning”. The following weeks we were more surprised. Our friend was dressed in a nice old suit with the thin hair carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other. One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver smilingly asked，“Have yogot yourself a girlf riend?” He nodded shyly, “She lives at the center.” The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie bowed before sitting down.

Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. Some regular passengers began bringing him flowers for his bunch. Everyone smiled and jo ked about it.

But one morning he didn’t turn up. When he wasn’t there the following days, we started wondering if he was sick or... We stopped at the center for senior citizens. The staff told us he was fine, but he hadn’t been coming that week. One of his very close friends had died at the weekend. They expected him back on Monday. How silent we were on the rest of the way to work!

The next Monday he was waiting at the stop, stooping a bit more and a bit more grey. Inside the bus was a silence, all of us sitting with our eyes filled with tears and wild flowers in our hands.