C. The ticket office doesn't accept orders by phone.

12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

　A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Colleagues.

　　听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。

13. What is the man's life like right now?

　A. Quiet. B. Hard. C. Busy.

14. What does the man probably do?

　A. A writer. B. An editor. C. A doctor.

15. What are the woman's favorite sports at the gym?

　A. Running and dancing. B. Swimming and running. C. Swimming and lifting weights.

16. How long will the two speakers stay at the gym?

　A. At least three hours. B. Less than two hours. C. About two and a half hours.

　　听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。

17. What is the talk mainly about?

　A. Studying overseas. B. University scholarship. C. Studying in universities.

18. Which country ranks the first on the list?

　A. Australia. B. The United States. C. The United Kingdom.

19. What is the average education expense in Hong Kong per year?

　A. About US $22,000. B. About US $24,000. C. About US $30,000.

20. What is the average tuition cost based on?

　A. The top 10 best colleges.

　B. The top 10 largest colleges.

　C. The top 10 most famous colleges.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Some people experience shyness as a _______ to communication, but this can be broken down gradually.

A. conflict B. taboo C. barrier D. delay

22. With his teacher behind his back, he still kept his eyes _______ on the screen.

　A. fixed B. fixing C. to fix D. being fixed

23. It's quite unlikely that anyone lacking adequate patience and love will _______ a teacher.

A. turn B. make C. get D. grow

24. -You came second in the running race. Congratulations!

-Thanks. But practising more, I _______ a different result.

A. might get B. may get C. may have got D. might have got

25. To find the missing boy as soon as possible, they were reminded to turn to the Internet ______ dialing 110.

A. in place of B. in addition to C. in response to D. in regard to

26. Such a person _______ you referred to just now is really hard _______ in our life.

A. as; to deal with B. who; to deal with

C. whom; to be dealt with D. who; to be dealt with

27. The newly built earthquake-resistant houses in Xinjiang have resisted more than 30 earthquakes _______ 5.0 magnitude or above in the past seven years.

A. measuring B. measured C. to measure D. to be measured

28. For sake of safety, never believe any message from an unknown number until it has been