根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

It was early s1.. Two seeds(种子) l2. side by side in the soil(土壤). The first seed said, “I want to grow! I want to send my roots(根)deep into the soil. I want to grow t3.the earth( 泥土) above me. I want to have green buds(芽). I want to tell everyone the spring c4.. I want to see the sun. I want to taste the rain!”

And so she g 5..

The second seed said, “I am afraid. If I send my roots into the ground below, I don’t know w6. I will meet in the dark. If I push my way through the hard soil above me, I may hurt myself. If I let my buds out , a snail(蜗牛) may e7.them. If I open my blossoms(花朵), a little child may p8. me from the ground. No, it is much better for me to wait u9. it is safe.” And so she waited. A hen (母鸡)was looking for food in the early spring ground. She found the waiting seed and ate her. If we are afraid of g10.up, life will swallow(吞咽) us.

假定你叫张强，是北京阳光中学(Beijing Sunshine Secondary Schoo1)的一名初二学生。上星期天你从报上看到观鸟俱乐部(the Birdwatching Club)的招聘广告。请你写封简短的应聘信，介绍自己的情况(见下表)，表示愿意为俱乐部做一些工作，并请俱乐部负责人考虑并尽早予以答复。

注意：1．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

2．词数80左右。

Dear sir,

I read your ad in the newspaper last Sunday．Now I’m writing to tell you I’d like to become a member of the Birdwatching Club．

Best wishes，

Yours sincerely,

Zhang Qiang

—Jim, long time no see! Where have you ?

—I Beijing with my parents.

A. been; have gone to

B. been, have been to

C. gone; went

D. gone; have gone to

There ___a great number of students there. The number of the students____five thousand.

A. is; are B. are; is C. are; are D.is;is

. In the past few years there ______ great changes in my hometown.

A. have been B. were C. had been  D. are

___________ the Hope Project started, it has helped thousands of students return to school.

A. For

B. When

C. Since

D. Before

There were many people that I couldn't find a good place to take photos

A. such

B. much

C. so

D. a lot of

Lin Na has gone to Cuba to be a volunteer and she tomorrow

A. be back

B. come back

C. came

D. will be back

Teachers should their students to practice English as much as possible·

A. let；speaking

B. encourage；speaking

C. make；speak

D. let；speak

—Could you tell me what I should do to be a greener person?

—Of course. You ought a cloth bag when you go shopping.

A. to use

B. not to use

C. use

D. not use