8.The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.
     A) rejected B) investigated
     C)proposed D)postponed
    9. What were the effects of the decision she made?
    A) reasons B)results
    C) causes D)bases
    10. The sea was calm and still.
    A) quite B)quiet
    C) yet D)rough
    11. In a bullfight, it is the movement, not the color, of objects that arouses the bull.
    A) confuses B)excites
    C) scares D)satisfies
    12. Mary called me up very late last night.
    A) shouted at me B)visited me
     C) telephoned me D)waked me
    13. Mary gets up at the same time every morning.
    A) rises B)raises
     C) arrives D)awakes
    14. The committee comprises five persons.
    A) absorbs B)concerns
    A) excludes D)involves
    15. All the people assembled at Mary’s house.
    A) collected B)fixed
    C) asserted D)assist
    第二部分：閱讀判斷（每題1分，共七分）
    閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后列出了七個句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個句子作出判斷。如果該句提供的是正確信息，請在答題卡上把A涂黑；如果該句提供的是錯誤信息，請在答題卡上把B涂黑；如果該句的信息文章中沒有提及，請在答題卡上把C涂黑
    Look after your voice
     Often speakers at a meeting experience dry mouths and ask for a glass of water. You can solve the problem by activating the saliva in your mouth. First gently bite the edges of your tongue with your teeth. Or, press your entire tongue to the bottom of your mouth and hold it there until the saliva flow. Or you can imagine that you are slicing a big juicy lemon and sucking the juice.