Mr. Fang is always the first one to be in the office ________ he lives far from his company.
A. although B. because C. when D. as
— Can you come to my birthday party on Sunday evening, Mike?
—__________, but I must look after my grandma at home.
A. I’m afraid not B. I’d love to
C. I’m sorry D. I think so
—Linda said she called you yesterday morning, but there was no answer.
—Oh, we were at home. Maybe my husband and I _______ the flowers in the garden.
A. have watered B. had watered
C. were watering D. watered
—Would you help me _______, Mr Zhang? This question’s too hard for me.
—OK. Let me try.
A. after B. out C. up D. with
The little boy asked his father whether France is ______ European country.
A. an B./ C. a D. the
书面表达（本题有1小题，共计20分）
最近，学校开展了“家长是否应该接孩子放学”的调查活动。下表为调查结果，请你根据表格内容用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你对此事的看法及理由。
调查结果 | 理由 |
45%的学生赞同 | 1． 可以安全到家； 2． 节约时间； …… |
55%的学生反对 | 1． 浪费家长的时间； 2． 学会独立； …… |
我（反对/赞同） | …… |
要求：
①书写规范，内容完整，可适当增加细节，以使语句通顺，合乎逻辑；
②文章开头已给出，不计入总词数，只需接着写；
③看法至少两条；
④词数：80-100。
Recently, our school made a survey about “Should parents pick you up from school?” Here are the results.
