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-- Do you know how it ________ that the Mandarin Oriental Hotel caught fire on February 9th, 2009?  

-- Sorry, I'm in the dark about that.  

A. came out                    B. came about          C. came up            D. came off  

15、________ is expected, according to the on-line survey, is that prices of houses will not go up any longer.  

A. It                    B. As                 C. Which              D. What  

14、The shop assistant promised me that the material dried easily and what she said ________ to be true.  

A. was proved                  B. had proved            C. proved              D. had been proved  

13、________ many Americans believe there's still a lot to be done, that doesn't weaken their sense of Obama's historic achievement.  

A. While                       B. Now that           C. As long as                   D. Despite  

12、 -- Carol Walker didn't turn up last time, did she?  

--No, She ________. We had changed our plan.  

A. shouldn't have come      B. needn't have to come        

C. didn't need to come       D. needn't have come  

11、

-- Wow! Jenny, I still owe you the ticket to the film If You Are The One yesterday.  

-- ________.  

A. Forget it              B. No problem                C. Don't mention it       D. Take it easy  

10、 --Was it in your study ________ you went away talking to a friend?  

--Sure. But when I got back there, the dictionary was gone.  

A. that                  B. where                    C. which               D. when  

9、--You're not worried about your English, are you?  

-- No, certainly not. Not Chinese, not math and ________ English.  

A. as far as                     B. at the least                 C. best of all            D. least of all  

8、假设你是李华，最近去英国哈尔顿市（Halton）参加了该市的Festival of Youth Culture活动，共两周时间。你住在Johnson夫妇家中，他们为你提供了吃、住、行及旅游方面的帮助。请你给他们写一封感谢信，主要内容如下：  

◆安全到家  

◆感谢  

◆感受  

◆保持联系  

注意：  

1．词数100左右。  

2．信的开头和结尾已为你写好。  

3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。  

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May 22  

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Johnson,  

I'm writing to you from my home in China. ____________________________________________  

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Yours faithfully  

Li Hua  

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