16、Your words have taken burden off my mind. How can I thank you ________?

A. adequate          B. sufficient       C. plenty              D. enough

15、―What clothes should we wear to attend the ball?

  ―Dress ________ you like.

A. however          B. what          C. whatever            D. how

14、With all factors ________,we think this program may be better than all the others in achieving the goal.

A. being considered   B. considering     C. are considered        D. considered

13、My interest in stampcollecting ________ my school days.

  A. dated from        B. dates back to    C. has dated to         D. has dated back to

12、Talking about the future, I prefer ________ a businessman ________ be an official.

  A. being…to        B. to be…to       C. to be…rather than     D. being…more than

11、Despite the language ________, they soon became good friends.

  A. barrier           B. conflict        C. misunderstanding     D. dilemma

10、人们结交的朋友通常有两种：与自己志趣相似的或不同的。两种朋友各有特点。请你以 “Friends, Similar or Different? ” 为题，按照以下的英文提示写一篇英语短文。

Some people choose friends who are different from themselves. Others choose friends who are similar to themselves. Compare the advantages of having friends who are different from you with the advantages of having friends who are similar to you. Which kind of friend do you prefer for yourself? Why?

注意：词数120左右，文章的题目和开头已给出（不计词数）。

Friends, Similar or Different?

Almost everyone in the world has friends. Friends are found anywhere, at anytime. Some of our friends can be similar to us, and some of them can differ in many ways. Regardless of their similarities or differences, there are a few advantages of having such friends.

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8、66. The poor man was s________ by lightning and he was almost killed.

67. Lucy had many f________ before finding the right method.

68. Give me a s________ of your report―I have no time to read right through it.

69. Can you tell me the g________ idea of this passage?

70. The service of v________ in the 2008 Beijing Olympics was thought highly of.

71. Don’t keep scolding Jim. He has r________ doing that and promised never to do that again.

72. G________, with repeated experiences, children begin to form mental images of the object or person.

73. Our teachers won’t t________ any cheating on exams.

74. The P________ in Egypt were among the seven wonders of the world.

75. Nowadays, it’s too much of an e________ to own a car―the prices of fuels are too high.

7、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。

(Bob, James and George meet at the entrance of a subway before setting out for an outing.)

Bob: Hello, James. ____61____

James: Oh, not at all. I’ve only been here a few minutes.

Bob: Where is George?

James: He hasn’t come yet. He’s going to be late.

(After a little while, George came)

George: I’m terribly sorry.

Bob: ____62____ Let’s get started.

George: Listen. I came to tell you that I couldn’t go with you today.

James: Good heavens! ____63____

Bob: You look busy, George.

George: Yes, I’ve got a difficult essay to finish. Mu tutor will want to see it tomorrow. I hope I haven’t spoiled the fun.

James: Oh, no. It’s quite all right. Don’t worry about it.

Bob: _____64____

George: ____65____ Have a nice day, both of you.

Bob: Good luck. George.

James: Bye-bye.

A. Sorry to be in the way.

B. I’m awfully sorry.

C. It can’t be helped.

D. I mustn’t hold you up.

E. What’s the matter with you?

F. I’m sorry to keep you waiting.

G. It doesn’t matter.