Hundreds of people gave their lives in _____ of freedom.
A. protection B. guard C. defense D. favor
The Chinese astronauts were so struck by ____ beauty of _____ nature that they took lots of pictures in space.
A. /; / B. /; the C. the; the D. the; /
书面表达（满分25分）
假如你叫李华，最近你校在为一批来自英国的学生征寻住宿家庭，你有意申请。请用英语给校长写封信，说明你申请的理由：
1．住房宽敞，有私家车；
2．擅长英语，乐于交流；
3．去年接待过英国学生。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头已为你写好，不计人总词数。
Dear Sir，
I'm writing to request a valuable chance to be one of the host families for the British students
Don’t be so discouraged. If you such feeling, you will do better next time.
A．carry on B．get back C．break down D．put away
There are four bedrooms in the flat, with its own bathroom.
A．all B．every C．each D．either
It was exciting news _______ a student from China won a UN prize days ago.
A. what B. that C. while D. but
