In order to support the big family, he worked so hard that ________he made himself ill.  

A. occasionally              B. purposefully              C. normally            D. eventually  

Failure is never a pleasure, but it can have a ________ effect on your life once you learn to use it.  

A. positive       B. major              C. concrete         D. sure  

The man refused to admit that he was guilty as the court had judged, and ________the High Court.  

A. adapted to         B. related to                  C. appealed to        D. referred to  

At the end of last year, New York’s stock market fell, ________a global financial crisis.  

A. setting off         B. driving off                C. giving off          D. laying off  

The mother used to ________her son’s pockets while he was asleep, looking for letters from his girlfriend.  

A. pick out                   B. go through               C. deal with           D. look into  

There’s no point in trying to ________with her because she will never change her mind.  

A. agree                B. compete                   C. compare            D. reason  

Nancy asked Smith to take tea with her. He ________,  fearing to cause her inconvenience.  

A. ignored                    B. declined                    C. resisted             D. cancelled  

He refused to sell the old house, for it had too many pleasant ________with his childhood.  

A. associations              B. communications        C. contacts            D. combinations  

There being no witness on the spot, the police were delayed by the ________of information about the crime.  

A. analysis                    B. disappearance           C. absence             D. consideration  

时下，很多学生带手机上学。为此，某英语报在你校组织了一场讨论。讨论的主题：中学生是否有必要带手机去学校。请你根据下表提供的信息，给报社写一封信，客观地介绍讨论的情况。

注意：1．信的开头已为你写好：(不计入你所写词数)

2．词数：100左右。

参考词汇：攀比vie with …，在校园内on the campus

Dear Editor,

I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had about whether it is necessary for middle school students to carry mobile phones to school.

Yours truly,

Li Hua