VIII.

1.It is necessary for the manager to finish the whole task before leaving for a holiday.

2.It is a shame to take so much money for doing so little.

3.It is our responsibility to help people around us who are in trouble.

4.It is a surprise for us all to realize he has been cheating us.

5.It is pleasant fro the mother to see her daughter growing into a young lady. IX.

1.as long as she got her father's agreement

2.As long as you set a goal for yourself

3.As long as she covers all the expenses herself

4.as long as she does her job well

5.As long as you never lose heart

Translation

X.

1.It is a great pleasure to meet friends from afar.

2.It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.

3.You must let me have the money back without fail by ten o'clock tomorrow morning.

4.Allow me to take part in this project: I am more than a little interested in it.

5.Everyone knows that he is special:He is free to come and go as he pleases.

6.Watching the unhappy look on her face,I felt as though she wishes to say something to me.

XI.

1.现如今,仅仅受过中等教育的人要想找份好工作越来越难了。

2.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧.

3.如果你对所购物品不满意,我们将很乐意退款.

4.我们对这块伟大的美丽的土地心怀感激之情,多年来它迎接了众多的人来这里的海滩游览.

5.让老师吃惊的是,没人自愿当班长.

6.那条狗忠心耿耿地继续在火车站等待主人,直到两年后死去.

Cloze

XII.

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.A 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.C

Section B:

Reading skills

I.

1.I am almost dead.

2.I am moving across the landscape.

3.I have achieved a modest amount of prosperity.

4.A friend convinces me to go on a blind date with a lady friend of his.

5.Roma gets a faraway look in her eyes.