John is very lazy. He falls ________ behind in his studies.

A. very             B. far                  C. more             D. still

 You'd better take something to read when you go to see the doctor ________ you have to wait.

A. even if            B. as if              C. in case           D. in order that

 John is leaving for London tomorrow and I will _______ him _______ at the airport.

A. send ••• away         B. leave ••• off        C. see ••• off          D. show ••• around

 He glanced over at her, ________ that though she was tiny, she seemed very well put together.

A. noting                B. noted            C. to note              D. having noted

 _______, Carolina couldn't get the door open.

A. Try as she might      B. As she might try     C. She might as try     D. Might she as try

 Tara: This is Tara Patel from Cotton House in Kidderminster. Could I speak to Mr. Smith,

please?

Mr. Smith; ________

A. Hello.           B. I'm Mr. Smith.       C. Who are you?    D. Speaking.

 Tom: Mike, our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I'm sure we will win.

Mike: _______!

A. Congratulations       B. Cheers               C. Best wishes          D. Good luck

 目前，学校存在少数学生考试作弊现象。某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文，标题是“My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”。请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。

内容要点如下：

注意：*1. 短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；

      *2. 短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；

      *3. 词数：100左右。

      *4. 参考词汇：作弊 cheat（v.）

My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations

It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school.

One possible version

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此行多一个词：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。

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注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear friends,

It is real a good chance to have met all of you here.   1.___________

We have spent several precious weekend in learning in the   2.___________

English Club, Although we have been members for a short 3.___________

period of time, we have made a great progress. That is  4.___________

because we are all very much active and the activities are not 5.___________

only enjoyable and also helpful, Besides, the foreign teachers 6.___________

here work hard and try his best to make the activities  7.___________

lively and interested. I am very pleased to say that all of 8.___________

us greatly improved our spoken English so far. I am     9.___________

looking forward to see all of you again in the near future!     10.___________

Thank you.

NEWS BRIEF

●Prime Minister Tony Blair new allegations(指控) on Thursday that he misled Parliament and the public in making the case for the war in Iraq after he disclosed his chief legal adviser’s written opinion raising questions about the legality(合法) of the war.

●U.S. Forest Service officials are reminding people to stay off Forest Service roads that are closed. The fine for disobeying the rule of road closures is a maximum of ＄5,000 fine and/ or six months in prison. Those who enter the area and cause road damage may also be required to pay for repairs.

●In a second study presented at the meeting, scientists from the UK and Denmark showed that even a few days of high temperatures can severely reduce production of crops such as wheat,  soybeans, rice and groundnuts, if it occurs when the plants are flowering.

●A bomb exploded in Thailand’s mainly Muslin south on Sunday, killing two policemen and wounding three others, a day after Thailand’s queen condemned those behind a 15-month wave of violence(暴力).

●Mechanicsburg 3, West York 1: Ken Stamper and Rusty Bowman had seven kills each, and Ryan Warfield had six to lead the Wildcats past the Bulldogs, 25-11, 25-15, 15-25, 25-23, in a non-league match.

1.The news brief covers _____________. 

    A. war, law, violence, culture and agriculture

    B. sports, war, violence, politics and climate

    C. politics, culture, violence, climate and sports

    D. violence, sports, politics, law and agriculture

2.From the news brief, we can learn that ____________.

    A. the Bulldogs defeated the Wildcats by 3-1 in a non-league match

    B. Forest Service roads are closed for repairs before they are opened again

    C. quite a few violent accidents happened in Thailand before the latest one

    D. the British people think the decision made by Blair about the war is of legality

3.According to the U.S. Forest Service officials, those who enter the area and damage the closed roads __________.

    A. shall have to pay a $ 5,000 fine for the repairs to them

    B. shall be fined or put in prison, and may pay for the repairs

    C. shall be fined $ 5,000 and kept in prison for six months

    D. shall pay a fine and repair the roads as a punishment

4.The study of the scientists from the UK and Denmark is about ____________.

    A. the importance of climate and the growth of crops

    B. the damage caused by high temperatures to some crops

    C. the relationship between crops flowering and high temperatures

    D. the effect of high temperatures on the production of some crops