But for their common interests, they_____ cooperated so smoothly in the investigation of the case.
A．could have B．will not have C．could not have D．have not
Mo Yan’s hometown, Gaomi County is ______ most of Mo’s stories happen. It’s a place _____ has inspired him throughout his 31 year writing career.
A．that; that B．where; that
C．the place; which D．the place; what
____we have lost all the money, it’s no use turning on me and saying it’s all my fault.
A． After B．Although C．Unless D．Now that
–Has your father returned from Africa yet?
–Yes, but he _____here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia.
A．has been B．will be C．would be D．was
书面表达（满分30分）
春节期间燃放烟花爆竹是我们中华民族的传统，但每年很多人因此而伤亡。是否该禁止燃放烟花爆竹一直是人们热议的话题。请按下面的要求, 用英语写成一篇100-120字的短文，向21世纪英文报投稿。
请就此话题谈谈你的看法, 至少列出两条理由;
提出合理建议。
注意：短文的开头已给出（不计词数）。
Fireworks display 燃放烟花爆竹
Whether fireworks display should be banned during the Spring Festival has been long debated. As far as I am concerned, _____________________________________________.
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短文改错（共10小题；毎小题1分，满分10分）
下面短文有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（＾）.并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，
修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
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
In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successful flew over the South Pole for the first time. Therefore, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take great many photographs of the mountains that laid below, they soon ran into serious troubles. At one point, it seemed sure that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it raised to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw away two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. Byrd then knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there was no more mountains at sight. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficult.
