A:What would some students like to do after finishing their education?
B:They would like to start to work___they needn't depend on their parents.
A.as soon as B.although
C.if D.so that
Linda's parents gave her___advice on how to make friends with others.
A.a great many B.huge amounts of
C.a large number of D.too many
My mother told me that the two jackets she bought yesterday were different___size.
A.in B.of C.to D.from
语音，词汇和语法Choose the best answer
1.My cousin had a bad cold last week.She coughed day and night.Which of the following is correct for the underlined part?
A. [kͻfd] B. [kͻft] C. [kͻ:fd] D.[kͻ:ft]
2.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?
A.My dad is the most honest man I have ever met before.
B.It is a great honor not only for our country but also for the city.
C.I have a horrible feeling we're going to miss the plane.
D.It took me half an hour's ride to the company from my home.
书面表达
随着社会的发展，我们的生活发生了巨大的变化。请写一篇短文描述你自己以及你的生活过去和现在的变化。 要求语句通顺。字数80个左右。
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信息归纳
My grandmother is over eighty years old. She always complains about how greatly things have changed, and she often says that life used to be better.
Families aren’t families the way they used to be. If a husband and wife are having problem with their marriage, they don’t stay together any more. They choose to divorce. Mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now everyone is busy working; no one has time to look after children at home.
And the cars! No one walk any more; people get richer and richer, and more and more people buy cars and drive. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now children don’t.
And in school, children don’t have to think any more. When I was at school, I used to add, subtract, multiply and divide using my head in math class, but now, children use calculators instead.
Most families have computers and TVs now. In the past we didn’t have computers or TVs, we spent a lot of time talking with our family members. But now, people are too busy to talk to each other. If they have time, they’d watch TV or surf the Internet rather than talk to family members. They are even too busy to eat and think.
Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.
Information Card
| Used to | Now |
Family | Mothers used to stay at home and 1.__________________________ | Everyone is busy working |
Transportation | On foot | 2._____________ |
Study | Using heads to do math exercises | Using 3.____________ instead |
Life | Talking with 4._____________a lot | Watching TV or 5.__________Instead. |
