The building used to be splendid but now it is _____.
A. in ruins B. in the ruins
C. with the ruin D. by ruin
__ number of people who___ killed or injured reached more than 400,000.
A. The ; were B. A ; were
C. A ; was D. The ;was
Only if you practice more _________ English well.
A. you can learn B. can you learn
C. do you learn D. you do learn
We were put in a position ___ we had to answer violence with violence.
A. when B. where C. which D. why
The son tried to persuade his father _________ smoking.
A. to give up B. to give in
C. giving up D. giving in
书面表达（满分25分）
进入高中以后，同学们的学习任务加重，对于参加课外活动，同学们有着两种不同的看法。请以After-school activities 为题，用英语写一篇120 词左右的短文。要点如下：
一些同学积极参加课外活动：学到实践知识；
另外一些同学不愿参加课外活动：学业紧；
你的观点和理由。
注意：开头已经给出，但不计入总词数。
After-school activities
When it comes to after-school activities, students hold different views…
