—Hi, Monica. Have you made up your mind yet?

—Well, _______. I think I’m going to take up hairdressing.

A. sooner or later     B. more or less

C. better or worse    D. now and then

很多学生都想知道美国英语(American English)和英国英语(British English)之间的差别,以及这些差别是怎样产生的。请根据下面提供的材料，写一篇文章。
1. 这不是一下子就能回答的问题。
2. 起初，美国和英国的语言是相同的。1776年，美国独立，语言也开始有了变化。
3. 很长时间，美国的英语保持原样，而英国的英语却变化了。如：300年前，英国人用“fall”表示秋天，而今天大部分英国人都用“autumn”这个词了。但美国人还在用“fall”这个词。同样，美国人用“I guess”（意思是I think），而这正是300年前英国的说法。
4. 当然，这些都不是英语语言变化的终结。英国英语和美国英语在未来是否会继续变化，这一问题是很容易回答的。可以肯定的是，尽管两者之间有一些差异，它们的变化过程都将会继续。
注意：1.分段表达 2. 书写整洁 3.字数150左右。
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     When I was an official of a school in Paio Alto，California, Polly Tyner, the president of our board，wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times．Polly’s son，Jim，had great difficulty in school, He was classified as the educationally handicapped and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers．But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room．His parents knew his difficulties，but they always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride．Shortly after Jim finished high school，he was killed in a motorcycle accldent, After his death，his mother gave this letter to the newspaper．

“Today we buried our 20-year-old son．He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday night．How I wish I had known that the last time I had talked to him would be the last time．If I had only known that，I would have said to him，‘Jim，I love you and I’m always so proud of yon．’I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he had brought to the lives of the people who loved him．I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile，his laughter, and his genuine love to other people．

“When I put all the good things on the scale and try to balance them with all the irritating (恼人的) things such as the radio that was always too loud，the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed，etc．，I find that the irritations really don’t amount to much．

      “I won’t get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but，other parents, do have a chance．Tell your young people what you would want them to hear as if it may be your last conversation．The last time I talked to Jim was the morning of the day when he died．He called me to say,‘Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you．You have to go to work now．Bye．’That day, he gave me something to treasure forever．”

      If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate life more and to tell people，especially family members，that they should take the time to let each other know just how much they care．You may never have another chance．Do it today! 

Who was Jim?

      A．A school boy．                                      

B．The writer

      C．The president of a school board．                      

D．An official of a school．

What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase“the educationally handicapped”?

      A．The communication difficulty．              

B．The physical problems．

      C．The psychological problems．                        

D．The learning difficulty．

According to the writer, which of the following about Jim is TRUE?

      A．He was always sad about his school marks．

      B．His parents always scolded him about his bad school marks．

      C．His study needed more attention from his parents and teachers．

      D．He was kilied in a car accident

What did PoIly think of Jim?

      A．He was a lovely boy with a beautiful smile who always loved others．

      B．He was physically sick but always happy

      C．He was an irritating boy with some bad habits．

      D．He seldom expressed his love to his parents．

The purpose of Polly’s letter is to     ．

      A．memorize her son

      B．teach parents to appreciate their chtidren

      C．teach children how to be good boys

      D．give some advice on how to deal with children’s problems

A: Hi , Randall,Come on in .

B: Uh, yeah, I     by to see if you       for a roommate to share your house.

A．stopped; were still looking                    B．will stop ;are still looking

C．have stopped ; were still looking             D．stop ; will have looked

第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(E 涂AB，F涂AC, G涂 AD)

— Hi, Mike. Haven’t seen you for ages! How are you doing?

— Can’t complain I’m busy with my experiments in the lab but after work I often play some sports.

—     61      

— Like tennis, running and golf.

— Golf? That’s also my favorite game.

— Oh, really?

—    62       

I usually play about once a month. What about you, Susan?

—I play every Sunday.

—Even when it rains?

—Yes, even when it rains. I never miss a game on Sunday.

—     63    

—The Country Club. Do you know it?

—     64   

—That’s great! So you know the place.

—Yes, of course. You’re going to play next Sunday, I suppose.

—Let me see…

—    65   

—Oh, I’d love to. What time shall we meet?

—Let’s meet at the clubhouse at 1:30 in the afternoon.

—Good. See you then.

A. For example?

B. How Often do you play it？

C. Who do you play for?

D. Like what?

E. we can play together.

F. Where do you go?

G. Yes, I was there once.