He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he _____ it differently.
A. could express B. would express
C. could have expressed D. must have expressed
--Excuse me,_________? --That’s ￡200 altogether, sir.
A. what does it cost B. is it the right amount
C. could I have the bill D. can I place an order
Going on a trip into space must be quite exciting experience.
A. / ; the B. the; the C. the; an D./ ; an
书面表达 （满分30分）
根据下面提供的信息，以How Life Began On The Earth为题写一篇英语短文，要求段落分明，条理清楚，语句通顺。字数120左右。
LONDON (Reuters Life!) ---- Forget about talking your children into considering life as a doctor or a teacher and start training them for the talent show.
A survey of British parents showed the aspirations (志向) of their children are greatly different from what they dreamed about when considering who they wanted to be when they grew up.
Although astronaut (宇航员) still remains fairly high on the list of careers (事业) kids dream about these days, others like doctor and teacher have been taken the place of by the desire (欲望) to win good name and money as a sporting hero, pop star or actor.
The parents of children aged 5 to 11 said the choice of lawyer had dropped by only one place on a top 10 list to sixth, while teacher had dropped to ninth from top in the last 25 or more years.
The survey for British TV channel “Watch” found a great difference between the genders (性别) of today’s young people when compared with their parents’ dreams 25 years or more ago.
Playing professional football, being an astronaut and joining the firefighting service topped the boys’ choices, while girls are more likely to be dreaming of taking to the stage as a pop star or actress or joining the medical profession.
When asked what they would like their children to do for a living, today’s parents still like the academic (学术的) professions (职业), with law and medicine scoring highly, while being a boss came third.
Parents also praised job happiness above wealth (财富) when it comes to their hopes for their children.
Nearly 70 percent of the parents surveyed thought that they failed to follow their dreams when it came to their career, with 37 percent thinking it was caused by a lack of aspiration and not having the necessary conditions.
1. From the passage we know that most parents still hope that in the future their children can take up ______.
A. jobs such as musicians, singers and dancers
B. jobs related to academic professions like lawyers and doctors
C. jobs in which they will not be endangered
D. jobs which will be well paid only
2. The first paragraph is to advise parents to ______.
A. change their children’s dreams B. correct their children’s dreams
C. follow their children’s dreams D. forget their children’s dreams
3. According to the survey for British TV channel “Watch”, which of the following is the boys’ best career choice?
A. A pop star B. An actor C. A doctor D. A firefighter
4. What can be learnt from the passage?
A. Parents’ hope for their children’s career did not change too much.
B. Parents pay much attention to the income of their children.
C. Less than half of the parents who were surveyed didn’t follow their dreams.
D. Most parents didn’t have the necessary conditions to realize their dreams.
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Many reasons cause the change of children’s dreams.
B. Parents’ dreams are different from children’s.
C. Parents are changing their own dreams.
D. Children’s dreams are always changing.
根据汉语意思完成下列句子，每空一词。（每空0.5分，共10分）
1. 我们应该因火车晚点而向乘客道歉。
We should _________ to the passengers for the late _______ of the train.
2. 我们打赌看谁先背下这篇文章。
We are ______ _______ ________on who’s going to recite this text first.
3. 医生劝我姐姐通过健康饮食来减肥。
Doctors advised my sister to _________ _______ by following a healthy _______.
4.我一直想掌握天文学方面的知识。
I’ve been trying to _______ ______ _______ ______the knowledge of astronomy.
5.这个小村庄被青山绿水所环绕。
This small village is _________ __________green mountains and clear waters.
6.开学以来，她似乎已经安定多了。
She seems to have_______ ________ more since school started.
7.我总是愿意早开始，不愿把所有的事情都留到最后才做。
I always prefer starting early______ ______ leaving everything to the last minute.
8.你的身体既然已经完全康复，你就应该更加努力。
________ _______ you are quite well again, you should work harder.
