The boy was made to___ the explanation(解释，说明 process of explaining) .

A. speak   B. tell   C. repeat   D. say

The two countries were ______ between 1989 and 1992.

A. peace   B. at no war   C. at peace   D. at peaceful

It’s ___ impossible for us to finish the task within half a month.

A. very   B. rather  C. quite   D. much

He is clever and hard-working, so he has _____ reason to succeed in the exam.

A. every  B. everyone  C. neither  D. any

----Sorry, Michelle is a little shy.

   ----Never mind, I ____ be that way when I was ___ her age.

A. would, at    B. used to, ×  C.would, ×  D. used to, at

      ____ Knowledge of English is a must in international trade.

A. the   B. /    C. A   D. An

书面表达

下面是21世纪报中学生版（21st Century School Edition）刊登的一封读者来信，请你以编辑的身份给这位中学生写封回信。

Dear editor,

I spend most of my time studying．I hardly talk to my classmates．Sometimes I don’t care much about others, but I do want to talk．I just don’t know what to talk about and how to begin a conversation．

I feel so lonely．How I wish I had a good friend! Could you give me some advice?

Yours,

Jin Jing

注意：1．回信的内容要包括以下要点：

（1）要相信自己。你最大的问题是缺乏自信；（2）微笑面对同学，让他们相信你是友好的；（3）先试着与一个和你同样害羞的或和与你有同样爱好的同学交谈，可以问一些学习上的问题，谈谈共同的爱好；（4）帮助学习和生活上有困难的同学。

2．词数100左右。信的开头已写好，不计入总词数。

3．参考词汇：自信self-confidence  n．    缺乏: lack  vt．

I feel silly in these clothes．Everyone will___________ me．

       A．worry about                  B．make fun of

       C．get rid of                       D．take interest in

So _____ that modern industry cannot develop without it.

A. electricity is important             B. important is electricity

C. electricity important is   D. important electricity is

---What's made Ruth so upset?

--- ______ three tickets to the folk music concert.

A. Lost               B. Losing       C. Because of losing   D. Since she lost