——Why was there no reply when I rang you at ten this morning?
——Because I___ in the supermarket.
A. was shopping B. had shopped
C. shopped D. did shopping
We decided not to climb the mountain because it was raining____.
A. heavily B. strongly C. hardly D. badly
——Do you know ____he is going to stay in London?
——Sorry, I don’t. Maybe a few weeks, but I’m not sure.
A. when B. how long C. what time D. how soon
——Had we better leave right away?——It’s better_____for another five minutes.
A. wait B. waiting C. to waiting D. to wait
书面表达
扬子晚报报社正在组织全市中小学生参加“保护地球”英文征文活动，请以“Save the Earth”为题写一篇短文投稿。内容要点包括：
现状 | 1. 河水变脏，树木变少，动物的数量也不断减少； 2. 自然灾害频繁发生； |
原因 | 1. 地球上人口增加； 2. 砍伐森林、滥杀动物； |
建议 | 1. 不乱扔垃圾； 2. 阻止人们浪费食物； 3. 其他建议，请至少列出一个。 |
注意：1. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；
2. 语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；
3. 词数80左右，文章的开头结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Save the Earth
Our earth was healthy and beautiful in the past. However,
I hope our earth will become more and more beautiful.
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
One night after I went to bed, I felt very thirsty and I had to get up for some w 1. . Suddenly I heard a strange noise. I looked o 2. from my back door and saw a big flying saucer(碟)! It had blinking (闪烁的) light on it and it also made a l 3. noise.
I watched from the back door and saw a strange door on the side of the flying saucer. Then I saw a strange man walk out. He had two bright green eyes and he was moving towards me. Oh, he m 4. be an alien(外星人)! He was tall. He didn’t look scary(受惊的) but had a smile on his face. He looked so f 5. . The alien saw my cat and played with it h 6. . Then he walked to the garden. He picked some flowers and took some with him. He smelt them and made a big noise. That w 7. up my parents and also my neighbors. Everyone came to see what h 8. . When they saw the alien, they were a little afraid. The alien was happy, and then he turned around and walked into the flying saucer. Then it f 9. away and we couldn't see it any more.
Suddenly my mum saw some strange flowers that she had never seen before in the g 10. . My mum said they must be the alien’s special presents for us.
