[单项选择]I（） ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year.
A. will play
B. have played
C. played
D. play

[单项选择]B
Tom and Judy were quite rich. They had a large, beautiful house full of expensive paintings.
They had many friends and were not surprised when they received two free tickets for the theatre. They were surprised, however, when they could not find out who had sent the tickets. There was no letter in the envelope with the tickets.
"They’ve forgotten to put in a letter," Tom said. "How strange. We don’t know who to thank."
They telephoned many of their friends and asked if they had sent them the tickets. "No," their friends said. "We didn’t send them."
They felt this was very strange, but they did not want to waste the tickets because the play was said to be very good. So they went to the theatre. They did not really enjoy the play, however, because they were worrying all the time about finding the person who had sent them the tickets.
The play started at eight o’clock and finished at half past ten. When they got
A. Their friends wanted to keep it a secret.
B. The letter with the tickets was not signed.
C. There was no letter with the tickets.

[单项选择]It was quite a long time（　）I recognized him.
A. after
B. before
C. when
D. since

[填空题]For quite a long time, there has been a negative attitude towards left-handed people.

[单项选择]A. Three times. B. Quite a long time.
C. It’s half past three. D. It’s time to go there.

[单项选择]It has been quite a long time ______ the two companies established a business relationship.
A. although B. because
C. if D. since

[单项选择]It will be quite a long time ______ she is back again, so don’t be too cross with her.
A. that
B. since
C. before
D. until

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W: You’ve had a part-time job, haven’t you
M: Yes, I have.
W: Could you earn a lot of money
M: No, only a little.
W: Would you like to work this summer to make some extra money
M: I think so.

What is the man going to do this summer（　）.
A. Working to earn extra money.
B. Working for the coming exams.
C. He won’t earn a little money.

[单项选择]My daughter is quite well now,（）a slight headache.
A. besides
B. except
C. beside
D. except for

[单项选择]A. The Edwards are quite well-off.
B. The Edwards should cut down on their living expenses.
C. It’ 11 be unwise for the Edwards to buy another house.
D. It’s too expensive for the Edwards to live in their present house.

[填空题]

Some people can quite accurately time the end of their night’s sleep at will, without using an alarm clock, demonstrating that it is possible to voluntarily control a state of consciousness that is characterized by a loss of volition and attentional guidance. Here we show that the expectation that sleep will come to an end at a certain time induces a marked increase in the concentration of the hormone adrenocorticotriopin(促肾上腺皮质激素) in the blood one hour before waking. The regulation of adrenocorticotropin release during nocturnal sleep is therefore not confined to daily rhythms; (46)  (47)  Normally, the release of adrenocorticotropin and cortisol(皮质醇)increases during late stages of sleeping, reaching a daily maximum at the time of spontaneous waking. Adrenocorticotropin and cortisol are also released from the pituitary-adrenal system in a major adaptive response to stress, and are secreted in anticipation of stressful events. We investigated whether the increase