The two companies are competing ___ each other to get into the Chinese market.

If you don’t want to choose the thinner one, ___.

---What do you think of the movie?

----,_____, the movie isn’t interesting enough, though lots of money has been spent on it.

Up to now, the poet has written eight poems, three ___ are about American country life.

It seemed_____the world was_____ when the earthquake hit Wenchuan on May, 12th,2008.

A.as if;at an end                                        C.even if;in the end      

C.if;at the end                                    D.that;by the end

I was told that the stadium was well worth ___.

You should never lose your temper with the students; ___, they are only kids.

假如你是李华，你的澳大利亚朋友David发来e-mail说，他想利用暑假来中国学习汉语和武术，可是父母不同意，他对此事拿不定主意。请你给他回一封e-mail，谈谈你的观点并说明理由。

注意：1、词数120—150

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Canadian culture was heavily influenced by British culture and traditions. Now one can also notice the influence of American culture. Over the years, lots of people have moved to Canada. There has been a healthy change of Canadian’s ideas that has resulted in the development of certain special features in Canada. There people of Canada have always been proud of their diverse cultural backgrounds.

2Art: Canada has some of the most wonderful classical works of art. In the year of 1930, artists began developing their own personal style. The “Group of Seven” is considered to be the first group of native artists to create their own style.

Language and religion: Because of its diverse cultures, Canada has two official languages, English and French. There is         .  A number of people in Canada have confirmed that they have no religious belief, though there are many other groups that follow Protestantism as a religion.

Literature: The literature of Canada basically shows the different cultural influences of other countries. Some of the early works were divided according to the region of Canada from which the author came, but there were also authors who gave a humorous touch to serious contents. A number of authors have been awarded for their literature works.

Music: Music in Canada has seen many developments in styles along the way. Many Canada musicians have earned worldwide fame. From folk music to rock, Canadian music continues to entertain people. In recent years, music from Asia and Africa has found quite a fan following in Canada.

1. What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 3 words)

2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)

3.What does the word “ their” ( Line 7, Para. 1 ) refer to?  ( no more than 2 words)

4.Canadian culture has been influenced by many other countries. List all of them mentioned in the text. ( no more than 10 words)

5.Complete the following statement with proper words. (no more than 5 words )

Recently, music from Asia and Africa has become                     in Canada.

Peter Rabbit is a character in various children’s stories written by Beatrix Potter(1866-1943). Peter Rabbit made his first appearance in 1902 in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Peter doesn’t obey his mother’s orders and goes away.  Mr.McGregor spots him and runs after him. Peter manages to escape, but not before losing his jacket and shoes, which Mr.McGregor uses to dress a scarecrow(稻草人). Peter returns home tired and ill.

In the Tale of Benjamin Bunny, first published in 1904, Peter’s cousin Benjamin Bunny brings him back to Mr.McGregor’s garden and they get back the clothes Peter lost in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. But after they gather onions to give to Peter’s mother, they are caught by Mr.McGregor’s cat. Benjamin’s father arrives and rescues them, but also blames Peter and Benjamin for going into the garden. In this tale, Peter displays fear about returning to the garden.

In the The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, first published in 1909, Peter has a small role and appears only briefly. He is grown up and his sister Flopsy is now married to Benjamin Bunny. The two are the parents of six little Flopsy-Bunnies. Peter and his mother keep a nursery garden and the bunnies come by asking him for spare cabbage.

In the Tale of Mr. Tod, first published in 1912, Benjamin and Flopsy’s children are taken away by Tommy Brock. Peter helps Benjamin run after Brock, who hides out in the house of the fox Mr. Tod. Mr. Tod finds Brock sleeping in his bed and as the two get into a fight, Peter rescues the children.

Peter makes cameo appearances(客串出场) in two other tales. In The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, first published in 1905, Peter and Benjamin are customers of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a hedgehog(刺猬) washerwoman. In The Tale of Ginger and Pickles, first published in 1909, Peter and other characters from Potter’s previous stories make cameo appearances.

1. In The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Peter     .

2.In paragraph 4, the underlined part “the two” refers to      .

3.What do we know about Benjamin Bunny?

4.According to the passage, Peter Rabbit      .

5.The author wrote the passage to      .