—The exam was very easy, wasn’t it? —Yes, but not ________ could pass it.
A. somebody B. anybody
C. nobody D. everybody
Wendy is my best friend. To me, our friendship is _______price.
A. off B. beyond C. under D. Within
It’s reported that several hundreds of young children have gone _________in our country, and their parents feel very sad about the _______ of them.
A. miss, loss B. missing, loss
C. missed, loss D. missing, lost
Ronald Amundsen is considered to be one of the greatest ________ in history because he was the first man to reach the South Pole (南极).
A. writers B. composers
C. president D. explorers
— Is Russia _____ European country? — Yes, though a large part of it is in _____ Asia.
A. a; a B. an; the C. a; / D. an; /
书面表达（10分）
假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Maria对中国的传统节日端午节很感兴趣，希望你给她写信介绍端午节。信中应包括以下几点：
1. 端午节是中国重要的传统节日之一；
2. 端午节的时间是每年的农历五月初五；
3. 人们庆祝端午节是为了纪念中国伟大的诗人屈原；
4. 人们在端午节吃粽子、赛龙舟；
5. 你自己对中华民族传统节日的认识。
参考词汇：庆祝 celebrate;农历lunar calendar; 纪念in honor of; 诗人poet; 龙舟赛dragon boat race
注意：1.词数为80左右，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2.覆盖所有要点；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Maria,
I’m very happy that you are interested in Chinese culture,especially the festivals.Now let me tell you something about the Dragon Boat Festival(端午节)。_________________________________________________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
