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　　Linda was a few minutes late. Wilson had left the office when she got there. His secretary told her that he would be back in a few minutes. She had to sit down and wait for a few minutes in the outer office.
　　"I'll never get this job," she told herself. For a moment she wanted to run out of the building. Just then, Wilson came through the door and hurried into his office. A few seconds later his secretary took Linda in and introduced her.
　　Linda apologized for being late. Wilson did not seem to notice. They chatted casually¹ for a few
　　seconds and then got down to business. He took out her letter of application.
　　"You've never worked in radio or television before, have you?" he asked. Linda answered that she was afraid she hadn't. Now she was even more sure that she would not get the job. Wilson asked her a few more questions.
　　To her surprise he seemed impressed with her other qualifications². She was even more surprised
　　when he asked if she could start soon. "I wonder if you'd mind starting next month?" he asked with a smile. It seemed she had got the job after all!
　　72. What do you think Linda was doing?
　　[A] Linda was visiting one of her friends.
　　[B] Linda was waiting for her friend.
　　[C] Linda was having an interview.
　　[D] Linda was chatting with the secretary.
　　73. Linda thought she couldn't get the job not only because she was late for the appointment but
　　also because ________.
　　[A] she was nervous
　　[B] Mr. Wilson didn't like her
　　[C] Mr. Wilson was inattentive
　　[D] she had no relative working experiences
　74.Which of the following is wrong according³ to the passage?
　　[A] Linda was quite sure that we would get the job at last.
　　[B] Linda was quite surprised that we finally got the job.
　　[C] Linda once wanted to run off from the building and didn't want to have the interview.
　　[D] Linda was a few minutes late for the interview.
　　75.Where could Linda later?
　　[A] In a department store.
　　[B] In a radio or television
　　[C] In an office
　　[D] In a supermarket
　　第四部分  写作
　　第一节  短文改错
　　此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断 :如无错误 ，在该行右边横线上画一个勾( );如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正 。
　　多一个词 :把多余的词用斜线 (\)划掉 ，在该行右边横线上写出该词 ，并也用斜线划掉。
　　缺一个词 :在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A  )，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
　　错一个词 :在错 的词下划一横线 ，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
　　注意 :原行没有错的不要改。
　　People all over the world write to Big Ben.
　　They even send birthday's presents. One          76.___________
　　present was a bottle of oil-to help keeping        77.___________
　　Big Ben running. Big Ben is a clock in London.
　　Big Ben is the great clock highly⁴ up in            78.___________
　　a tower, the building in London where laws are
　　made there. People like to see Big Ben's         79.___________
　　friendly face(The clock has four) . They like      80.___________
　　to hear the chimes each 15 minutes. They      81.___________
　　like to hear the big bell beating the hour.        82.___________
　　"BONG BONG BONG".
　　Radio sends the noise of t-e big clock to          83.___________
　　the rest of the world. The BBC⁵ begins to send      84.___________
　　chimes in 1923. Ever since, Big Ben had been a     85.___________
　　radio star.
　　第二节  书面表达
　　下面是一粒豆子的生长过程示意图。请根据图示英文写一篇说明文 。
　　注意：
　　1、词数100词左右；
　　2、请直接将书面表达写在答题卡背面。

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