23．—Hey, dear! Guess what? I’ve got a pay rise!
—This ________ a celebration! Let’s go to sing karaoke tonight.
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A．calls for |
B．works out |
C．brings about |
D．pays for |
22．I’m terribly sorry to turn you down this time, but I promise I will ________ to you next time.
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A．pick it up |
B．make it up |
C．turn it up |
D．set it up |
21．The moment we heard the news of the earthquake, we began to ________ the work to rescue those who were trapped in the building.
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A．set off |
B．set down |
C．set aside |
D．set about |
第二节：短文写作(共1题；满分25分)
请你针对当前电视剧中插播太多广告的现象，用英文向《中国日报》写一封120词左右的信，反映观众的呼声，指出其弊端，如：浪费观众时间、破坏故事完整性、影响观众看电视的乐趣等，并呼吁相关部门给予解决。
注意： 1. 可以适当增减内容，使全文连贯
2. 开头和结束语已写好，不计入总词数
参考词汇：观众 audience n. 插入 insert vt. 相关部门 relevant department
Dear Editor,
I’m writing to give you my opinions about the problem of too many advertisements being inserted in TV plays, …
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours Sincerely，
Li Hua
第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分40分)
第一节：完成句子(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
71. Not only____ (我尊重) my parents, but I also try to live up to their expectations. (respect)
72. I’m not surprised that she has______ (一样甜美的声音)as her mother. (sweet)
73. She has the right to manage all money matters. The reason is (我信任) her. (faith)
74. I _____ (本来会参加) the party but I was engaged in something very important. (attend)
75. _____ (很多人没有意识到的) of is that providing the best education possible is very important for their children’s future . (aware)
76. _____ (直到) a month later that I received the manager's reply.(until)
77. He hurried to the booking office only_____ (却被告知)that all the tickets had been sold out. (tell)
78. The World Bank says _____ (应对气候变化) will require hundreds of billions a year. (deal)
79. The drought _____ (预计会持续) in Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Guangxi until next month. (forecast)
80. Medical researchers have painfully realized that there are many problems to_____ (他们没有找到) any solution so far. (find)
Just how far does the euro(欧元) have to fall before Europe actually becomes reasonable?
Anyone traveling to the old continent from the U.S. in recent years has learned the hard way how expensive it is. The situation has improved in the last couple of months, thanks to the Greek financial crisis. But it still has a way to go.
Alarm about Greece—and other financially unstable countries in Europe—has dragged down the euro sharply. In November, before the crisis struck, you needed about $1.49 to buy one euro. Today you need only about $1.36. That's a 9% cut.
What does that mean for you, the would-be traveler? It's a big sale.
As recently as November, when the euro was flying high, the OECD estimated that countries like France, Italy and Germany were about a third more expensive than the U.S. Not all European countries were quite as expensive for the American visitor: Greece only cost about 17% more than the US, while the Czech Republic (which is not part of the eurozone) was actually about 15% cheaper than back home.
Fast-forward two months, and the situation looks somewhat better.
At current exchange rates, places like France will still cost you about 23% more than the U.S., but cheaper countries such as Spain and Greece are now only about 6% more expensive. The Czech Republic's a fifth cheaper than the U.S.
European prices will only break even(持平) with the U.S. if the euro falls to about $1.10, says the OECD. But is it going to get there?
Greece's financial crisis may or may not be over. Members of a labor union just occupied part of the finance ministry to protest against the planned austerity(紧缩) measures. No, it doesn't inspire confidence!
Julian Jessop, chief international economist at the Capital Economics consultancy in London, sees the euro falling to $1.25 by year-end. “We still think the euro should be a lot lower,” he says. “We think the outlook for the European economy is a lot worse than for the U.S. And Greece is only a symptom of a wider problem: Does the eurozone make sense as a currency union?” If he's right, you may want to wait to change your money or book a trip.
67. In the passage the writer offers some suggestions to the travellers from______.
A．USA B．Europe C．Greece D．China
68. The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to ______.
A.the planned austerity measures
B.Greece’s financial crisis
C.the protest from a labor union
D.the decline of the euro in value
69. Julian Jessop has a negative attitude toward the euro because he thinks ______.
A.Greece’s financial crisis may not be over
B.the euro will drop to $ 1.25 by the end of the year
C.the European economy is a lot worse than the US’
D.the other European countries have a similar problem like Greece
70. The purpose of the author writing the passage is to tell the readers that ______.
A.the euro shall be further reasonably lowered
B.travelers to Europe will save less in the future
C.the economic situation in Europe is worsening
D.the Greek financial crisis influences the whole Europe
