Ⅰ.单项填空
1. At night, I watch more films and I usually ______ the TV at about two o’clock. I never watch TV all night.
A. switch on B. switch off
C. switch over D. switch down
答案 B
解析 switch on“打开”；switch off“关掉”；switch over“转换”；switch down“调小”。
2. ______ “Tourism Year” to be separately hel d in Russia in 2012 and in China in 2013 will help ______ two peoples understand each other better.
A. /; / B. The; /
C. Th e; the D. A; the
答案 C
解析 考查冠词的用法。两个空格处都需要填定冠词the,分别特指“中俄旅游年”和两国人民。句意：分别于2012在俄罗斯和2013在中国举办的“中俄旅游年”将有助于两国人民彼此更好地了解。
3. China’s third West-to-East gas pipeline is ______ to become operational by the end of 2013 and will carry about 30 billion cubic meters of gas yearly.
A. expecting B. expected
C. to be expecting D. being expected
