— When did the meeting begin?
—At four o’clock．It ______ for 15 minutes．
A．was onB．beganC．has been onD．has begun
It is said that the gravity on Mars is only about __________ of the gravity on earth．
A．three-eighthsB．third-eighthC．three-eighthD．third-eighths
After a short time, the bad news had ______all over the city and everybody knew it．
A．showed B．spread C．covered D．Explored
The workers recycle the old newspapers ______use them．
A．so that don’t B．in order not to C．in order to D．so that
I sent ______ e-mail to Amy to say thanks for her help with my study.
A．a B． / C．the D． An
书面表达 （共l 题，计 15 分）
母爱情深，母爱无价；学会感恩，学会回报。某英语网站举办以“My mother”为题的英语征文活动。请你根据下列思维导图提供的信息，写一篇短文，介绍自己的母亲和你们的真情故事。
提示:1.短文应包括导图中的全部信息，条理清楚，行文连贯，段落分明;
2.短文中不能出现真实的人名和地名。
3.词数不少于80，开头已给出:不计人总词数。
My mother
We need love. We also need to love. The person I love most is my mother. ___________
