The ______ of air and water makes it impossible to live on the moon.
A. presence B. absence C. dependence D. evidence
— Have you seen Shirley since she moved away?
— Yes. I’ve seen her several times. She comes back to visit us ______.
A. at any moment B. from time to time
C. in no time D. sooner or later
Xinhua said the landslide not only _____ power and communications, it also caused death.
A. cut down B. cut out C. cut up D. cut off
— I’ve never found a better job.
— ______.
A. Congratulations B. You have really bad luck
C. I am sorry to hear that D. Don’t be worried
请根据下列提示，以 “Mr. Sun—my English teacher”为题，写一篇短文。
孙老师是一位中年教师，戴一副近视眼镜。
他有耐心，富有想象力，讲课生动有趣，专心致力于教学，经常备课到很晚；在他的帮助下，我开始对英语感兴趣，并取得进步。
课外和学生一起活动，深受学生欢迎，是学生的良师益友。
注意： 1. 短文必须包括以上所有要点，可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
2. 词数：100 左右。
In ancient times, the most important examination was spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted 1. saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.
Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known 2._________ the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into 3. (exist) with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry.
Two types of tests are 4. (common) used in modern schools. The first type is sometimes called an “objective” test. It5. ___________ (intend) to deal with facts, not personal opinions. On objective tests, the student has just one task: he must recognize the correct answer and then he must copy its letter or number onto his examination paper. Sometimes there is6. answer sheet on which the four letters or numbers are printed. Then the student only has to circle the one 7. go with the correct answer.
For testing some kinds of learning, however , such a test is not very satisfactory. A lively student 8. guess the correct answer without really knowing the material.
For a clearer picture of 9. the student knows, most teachers use another kind of examination in addition to objective tests. They use “essay” tests, and the tests require students to write long answers to broad, general questions. When some essay questions are used along with some objective questions, 10. , a fairly clear picture of the students’ knowledge and ability can usually be obtained.
