21.Mr. Chaplin can't be here because he's .

A.gone to England B. been ill C. gone to America 22.There is an important exam today.

A.Math B. English C. Chinese

23.The exam ends at o'clock this morning.

A. 11 B. 9 C. 7

24.If there is a difficult question, you should .

A.write it clearly B. answer it first C. go on to the next one and come back to it later 25.Don't leave questions unanswered; sometimes a may help you get points.

A.guess B. guest C. gate

听填信息（本题有 5 小题，每小题 1 分，共 5 分）

你将听到的是一篇关于如何保护自己的讲话，请你根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡，并将答案写在答题卡相应题目的答题位置上。短文听两遍。

A Home-stay in New York Time to leave for New York They will leave for New York next 26 . How long They will stay with their host family for 27 . The extra money Each of them should bring 28dollars at least. Must-have items Wear name cards on their shirts.

It's very important to bring the 29 and the school letter. Contact telephone number You can call the branch office at 30 . The person to call Mrs. Smith 注意：听力第26-30题需要转填到答题卡上。

第二部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)

第一节（共 15 小题；每题 2 分，满分 30 分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird."Hello!" he says. "Hello!" the bird answers."What are you doing?" says the man."What are you doing?" says the bird.

The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things."Hello!"The thief hears the bird's words."What are you doing?"The thief is very afraid，so he does not take any things and runs out of the house.

( )31. The man teaches the bird .

A. how to say something B. how to sing songs

C. how to eat something D. how to dance ( )32. The bird is .

A. Very nice B. very clever C. very beautiful D. very silly(傻的) ( )33. The man speaks to the bird .

A. Sometimes B. once a week C. every week D. every day ( )34. The thief is taking things from the house.

A. a few B. a little C. a lot of D. some