______ the breakfast room, there is also a cozy bar where guests can enjoy afternoon tea.
A. Except for B. In addition to C. In addition D. Except
——May I go to play football with Mike now, Dad?
——No, you can’t go out ______ your homework is being done.
A. as B. until C. before D. after
It is said that Chinese eat ______ vegetables per person today as they did about 30 years ago.
A. more than twice B. as many as twice
C. twice as many as D. more than twice as many
Some people fear that ______ air pollution may bring about changes in ______ weather around the world.
A. /, the B. the, / C. an, the D. the, a
假使你是李明，你周围的同学正在谈论电视娱乐节目“超级女生”。请根据下表提供的信息，给杂志社的编辑写一封信，介绍周围同学对该节目的看法，并阐明自己的观点。
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80％学生的观点 |
20％学生的观点 |
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1、 该节目有创意，提倡个性； 2、 为年轻人提供了一个展示自我的舞台； 3、 让年轻人找到更多的自信。 |
1、 在某种程度上误导年轻人； 2、 让人觉得不通过努力就可以成功； 3、 个性并不等于与众不同。 |
注意：1.信的开头和结尾都已经为你写好；
2.词数在110左右，开头和结尾不计入总词数。
Dear editor,
I am writing to tell you about my classmates’ opinions about a TV programme——Super Girl.
Yours truly,
阅读下面短文，然后用英语简洁回答文后所给的五个问题。
Recent studies show that many young people in the United States never finish high school．Some researchers say about fifteen to twenty percent of public school students do not complete their education．But many other experts and policymakers believe that for the past twenty years，the dropout rate has been around thirty percent．For Latino and black students，the numbers are even higher．Researchers say almost half of them leave schoo1．At the same time，almost half the states let students leave school before the age of eighteen without letting their parents know．
Finding a good job without a high school education is _________．A recent study found that almost half of all dropouts aged sixteen to twenty—four did not have a job．The lack of high school education can also lead to other problems．An estimated two—thirds of prisoners in the United States dropped out of hilgh schoo1．
The main reason why many students drop out of school is that they are failing．Many are bored with their classes or feel disconnected from their school and teachers．Some students feel that educators place low expectations on them．
There have been efforts to increase graduation rates through education reforms during the past twenty years．Some communities are working on dropout prevention programs．These include alternative (其他的) high schools to meet special needs．In addition，experts suggest “early warning systems’’ to help identify young school children at the risk of dropping out of high schoo1．They say schools should also keep regular contact with parents，especially if their children are missing school often．
1.What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words．)
2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Many students feel tired of their classes or don’t feel connected with their school and teachers．
3.Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)
4.What do you think is the most important reason for the high dropout rate in the high school?(Please answer within 30 words．)
5.Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．
