______ bad weather stops me, I jog every day.
A. Although B. If C. Unless D. When
I think that the desk in the shop differs ____ the one I have at home _____ colour and size.
A. from; about B. from; in C. in; from D. with; on
I intended to compare notes with a friend, but unfortunately ____ couldn’t spare me even one minute.
A. they B. one C. who D. it
－Could you tell me ____ way to Taylor Clinic?
－Sorry, but I'm afraid there is not _____ Taylor Clinic nearby.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; the D. the; a
书面表达（满分30分）
前不久的日本大地震不但导致核电厂爆炸，而且还在中国掀起了一场人们抢购食盐的浪潮。请你针对人们抢购食盐这一现象，用英语按以下要求为你们校报写一篇100-120个词的短文。标题自拟，不计词数。
1、描述以上有关地震和人们抢购食盐的情况；
2、分析抢购的原因（如听信谣言、缺乏常识、……）；
3、简短表述你对这一事件的看法。
参考词汇：iodized salt碘盐；panic buying抢购；rumour谣言
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面加上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
A visitor visits an island where two tribes live. One tribe always tells the truth and an other always lies. The truth tellers live on the western side of the island, and those which lie live on the eastern side. The visitor wants determine whether the native beside he is a truth teller or not by ask only one question. He asks the native, “Go or ask the native in the distance which side of the island he lives to.” When the messenger returned, he says, "He said he lives on the western side of the island."
Is the messenger a truth teller or not one? How can the visitor be surely?
