The Browns had the house painted brown when they moved in,         ?

     A. did they         B. hadn’t they            C. didn’t they      D. hadn’t they

Her childhood provided the r______ material for her first novel.

After the new technique was applied to production, the factory has produced ______ over the same period last year.

A. many cars twice as            B. twice as many as cars

C. twice cars as many as          D. twice as many cars as

完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第30至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Going to a Britain school for one year was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for me. I was very happy with the school hours in Britain  31  school starts around 9 a.m. and ends about 3.30 p.m. This means I could get up an hour  32  than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m.

On the first day, all students went to  33  assembly. I sat next to a girl whose name was Diane. We  34  became best friends. During  35 , the headmaster told us about the rules of the school. He also told us that the best way to  36  respect from the school was to work hard and  37  high grades. This sounded like my school in China.

My English improved a lot as I used English every day. I usually went to the Computer Club at lunch time, so I  38  e-mail my family and friends back home  39  free. I also had an extra French class on Tuesday evenings.  40  was really fun as I learned how to buy, prepare and cook food. 

31. A. because     B. if            C. so                 D. though

32. A. earlier      B. late          C. early               D. later

33. A. join           B. hold        C. attend            D. make

34. A. just           B. now         C. soon              D. fast

35. A. assembly    B. class       C. meal              D. break

36. A. take                 B. earn         C. find               D. creat

37. A. realise       B. achieve   C. improve         D. develop

38. A. must         B. should     C. needed                  D. could

39. A. for            B. in            C. on                 D. with

40. A. Eating       B. Cooking   C. Learning        D. playing

58. His a______ is to become one of the top in his field.

Jim is old enough to look after the pet dog ______.

A. correctly    B. rightly    C. properly    D. accurately

  If I drive in this city myself. I’ll probably get lost as I haven’t got _______ very good sense of _______ direction.

    A.  the; a      B.  the; /       C.  a; the       D.  a; /    

假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Smith打算创办一份中学生英文刊物，特来信询问你对创办本刊物的看法。请你根据以下提示，给他写封回信，表明你的想法，同时提出建议，并简述建议的理由。

    1．表明看法；

    2．建议：设Sports News, Teachers’ Advice和Students’  Voice栏目。

注意：

    1．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，   

    2．词数100左右。

参考词汇：栏目—column

Dear Mr. Smith,

I am very excited to learn that we are going to start a magazine together.

假如你是一名高三年级学生。你发现班上有些同学晚上学习到深夜，白天也不安排休息时间，但往往课堂上昏昏欲睡；有些同学饮食习惯不好，不吃早餐。请你写一篇发言稿，在班会上劝同学们合理安排作息时间，注意健康饮食,保证学习好、身体好。

注意：发言稿须包含上述要点，但可适当发挥，使讲话完整通顺。

假设你班将举行一次英语班会，主题为“中学生应该如何使用家长给的零花钱”。请你根据提示写一篇发言稿。