In fact, more and more people ____ to live a greener, healthier and more environmentally “green life”.

A、chose          B、choose       C、are choosing      D、have chosen

——Are you through with your homework?

    ——Well, ____.

A、sort of       B、go ahead   C、why not    D、that’s OK

A terrible earthquake happened in that district at the end of 2004, ____ many countries in the world paid close attention to this.

A、where         B、when C、which          D、what

The police have ____ power to deal with such matters by ____ law.

A、the; the      B、不填；不填       C、不填；the          D、the；不填

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

   Some years ago, leaving the farm to work in the city, three brothers were employed by the same company and on the same pay. But three years later, they received different wages. So their father was confused and decided to pay a visit to the boss, who told him that he would let his sons explain for themselves.                      

   The three brothers were asked by the supervisor to go to the airport to get a cargo inventory at different times. Jim, who received 500 dollars a month, got the information on the phone instead of going to the airport himself. Frank,  the 1000 dollars a month brother with a list of more cargoes. George, the 1500 dollars a month brother came back with detailed information and also did something extra without being told.

 [写作内容]

1．概括该故事的内容要点，该部分的字数大约30词左右；

2．就“态度决定一切”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约120词左右。

1）你认为是什么导致三兄弟的薪酬差异;

2）你从这个故事得到什么启示;

3）你对 “态度决定一切”如何理解?

4) 举一对比事例说明不同的学习态度产生不同的结果。

[写作要求]

你可以使用实例可其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

She’s fainted. Throw some water on her face and she’ll ____.

A、come round   B、come along   C、come on  D、come out

How should one invest (投资) a sum of money in these days of inflation (通货膨胀)?   31   (leave) in a bank it’ll hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man,  32  a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock (股票) Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways   33   (protect) your savings and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects   34   the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks,   35   I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.

I sometimes wonder   36   a being from another planet report back about our way of life. “The planet Earth   37   (rule) by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face   38   twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it   39   (fast) its young around people’s wrists so that everywhere men go   40   are still under control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves.”

After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside.

A. set out             B. took over              C. took up        D. set up

—Have you ______ some new ideas?

  —Yeah. I’ll tell you later.

A. come about     B. come into    C. come up with     D. come out with

American Indian ______ about five percent of the U.S. population.

A. fill up       B. bring up      C. make up       D. set up