he has been working so hard . __________ he could answer such a difficult question.

They had their electricity __________ because they didn’t pay the bill.

语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分．满分l5分)

       阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

Keeping a diary in English is one of the _______ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.

_______ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes _______ time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. ______ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many _______ (difficult). In the first place, _______ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.

As far as I _______ (concern), my _______ (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is _______ great use to keep a diary in English for_______ development of our writing skills.

—why, James, you look so tired!

   ---Well, I _____the house and I must finish the work tomorrow.

A. was painting    B. will be painting                  C. have painted   D. have been painting

假定你是李华，准备参加学校举办的主题为“健康成长”的英语作文比赛。请按要求写一篇短文，主要内容包括：

 1. 乐观的人生态度；

 2. 努力学习；

 3. 参加体育锻炼。

生词：态度 attitude

注意： 1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：

 3. 开头已为你写好。

Isn’t it amazing how the human body heals ____ after an injury?

A. himself         B. him                  C. itself             D. it

_____ so delicious, the food in the market was sold out soon.

A. Tasting       B. tasted          C. Having been tasted    D. Being tasted

Mary is such a lovely girl_____ many of her classmates are willing to help whenever necessary.

A. that        B. what        C. whom         D. as

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

After he _________ (毕业)from Beijing University，he went to Shanghai and began his scientific research.

 __________(下决心) to go abroad, Timmy spent most of his time in taking the IELTS.

To the great _________(满意) of the boss, all his workers finished their work ahead of time.

With the world developing fast, people are faced with many problems, particularly the_________(老龄化) problem.

On _________(平均来说)，boys are smarter in figures than girls.

Tina was lucky enough to pass her driving test on her second a________ while the others failed.

 I don’t like to live in Harbin because it is f________ cold in winter.

 Such information will be readily a_________ if we surf the Internet.

There is no doubt that r_________ the school rules is what we students must do for sure.

 In the performance, men should wear suits in office. S_________, women should wear dresses.

---You see, my mum has promised to buy me ________MP4 next month.

   ---Oh, really? But I wish I could listen to music________MP3.

   A. a; by          B. a; over         C. an, on        D. an; with