葫芦岛市五校协作体2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
命题人：白雁冰 校对人：刘阳
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分120分，用时100分钟
第一部分听力 (略)
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
21.Tom wanted to give up after failing again, but on ____ second thought, he decided to try ____ third time.
A. a; the B. the; a C. /; a D. /;/
22. The meeting, which begins in the middle of September, is ____ for two weeks.
A. to last B. lasted C. last D. to be lasted
23. His first book was a great success and he ____ famous as a writer since.
A. was B. is C. had been D. has been
24. China is larger than Japan ____ size and population.
A. in terms of B. in honor of C. in place of D. in favor of
25. It’s really good news that since quite a lot of measures have been taken to deal with pollution, water is now____ safe to drink.
A. most B. mostly C. almost D. the most
1. ____ I understand your point of view, I don’t agree with you.
A. When B. While C. As D. After
