My home is near the school. So I can walk to school ______ by bus.

A. instead of going    B. instead go

C. instead of go       D. instead going

----______is your new teacher like?

-----Friendly and polite.

A.What          B.How      C.Why      D.Where

What______ honest boy! And he is______ best student of all.

A. a; a       B. an; the

C. a; the    D. the; the

This maths problem is_______ easier but______ interesting than that one.

A. much; more    B. more; less

C. more; more     D. much; less

The weather in Beijing is different from______ in Suzhou.

A. it       B. that      C. one      D. those

Jim, ___ read books while you are walking in the street. It’s very dangerous.

A. don’t        B. doesn’t

C. won’t         D. can’t

The children enjoyed_______ very much last night.

A. they           B. them

C. themselves     D. theirs

Shanghai is bigger than_____in Jiangsu and bigger than______in China.

A. any city, any city

B. any city, any other city

C. any other city, the other cities

D. any other city, any city

书面表达（10分）

假如你是无锡东湖塘中学的一名初三学生，你要写一封推荐信给班主任Mr. Wang，告诉他你想推荐Sandy做你们班的班长。请根据下列信息，写完这封信。

注意：  1．词数90左右。          2．根据要点适当发挥1到2句，注意句意连贯。

Dear Mr. Wang,

I’m writing to recommend Sandy to be our monitor. I think she has many strong qualities for this position.

Sandy is _________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

I hope that you can agree with me.

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格，每空一词。

“USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?” We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.

It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.

But there are disadvantages（劣势）that should be considered（考虑）. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.

Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.

Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden（负担）to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?

We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.