18. —John, What ______ in your hand?—Look! It‘s a birthday gift for my grandma.

17. He was very busy yesterday; otherwise, he _____ to the meeting.

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (15 Points)Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues.There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1.

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（ ）12. The company was set up 15 years ago.

20. Please send us all the information ______ you have about the candidate for the position.

39. From the passage we can draw the conclusion that ______.

47.You can get the bacteria under control by bathing with your soaps ______ for two weeks.

41. The passage is mainly about the differences between British English and American English in _____. 

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32. Bob thought he couldn’t go to the party because he had to write a report, but he went ______.

33. Better take a hat with you ______ you get sun burnt because of the strong sunlight.