Put on your coat, Jack! It's snowing _______ outside at the moment.
A. hardly B. quickly
C. loudly D.heavily
—Is that Tom in the teachers' office?
--No, it ________ be him. He's gone to the hospital.
A. musn't B.shouldn't
C. can't D.needn't
Last night, Dan hung out with his friends too late. When he came home, he went upstairs without a _______. But to his surprise, his father was sitting in his room.
A. noise B. sound
C. voice D. silence
---Why didn't you go to the party last night?
---Because I was waiting for Sam in his office _______ he came back.
A.for B.until
C.since D.from
—Hey! Peter! What are you looking at?
---I find ________ hole in the blackboard, let's go and tell Mr. Wang about it.
A. a B. an C. the D.\
书面表达（15分）
虽然目前过洋节已经成为一种时尚，但随着民族精神教育的深入开展，传统的中国节越来越受到重视。假如你叫沈爱华，请你给你的美国笔友John写一封80词左右的信，邀请他来中国感受中国风俗文化，并向他介绍你最喜欢的中国节日。文章首句已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：red packet 红包、压岁钱 set off firecrackers 放鞭炮
Dear John,
How is it going? You asked about Chinese festivals in you last letter. There are many Chinese traditional festivals in China. _______________________________________________________
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