Laws that punish parents for their little children’s actions against the laws get parents _____.

A. worried 　　　 　　B. to worry 　　 C. worrying 　　 　 D. worry

_______ is no doubt that the Rockets will defeat the Washington Wizards in the next

game.

　　 A. It　　　 B. As　　 C. That　　　 D. There

自上海复旦大学开始通过面试自主招收学生后，陆续又有一些学校加入到这一行列。这一新的招生方式在学生中引发了一场讨论。假如你是李华，请根据下表提供的内容给二十一世纪报写一封信反映讨论情况，并表达你自己的观点。150词左右。

参考词汇: comprehensive 综合的　　　 subjective 主观的　　　 one-sided　 片面的

Dear editor,

Recently, a discussion has been held in our school on whether it is reasonable for the universities to admit students through interviews. The results are as follows:

----Does Liu Hua serve in the army?

----No,but he　　 in the army for three years.

A、served　 B、has served　 C、is serving　　 D、would serve

July 21st, 2007 was a typical English summer’s day — it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I lift work at 5 pm, however, the road into our village was flooded. Our house bad never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids weren’t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. And the plaster had to be torn off the walls, ceilings pulled down.

At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home, so we camped upstairs. we put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community（社区）.We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours, and I’d never thought how much I’d miss that.

Although-our situation was very bad, it’s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what’s happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought , “We didn’t have a straw hut（茅草房）that was swept away , and our house is still sanding . We’re lucky .”

We moved back home in August. With December coming, there’s reconstruction work to be done, so it’s difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can’t wait — I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year , I won’t need any gifts — living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions . Although we are replacing things, there’s really no rush — we have our home back, and that’s the main thing.

1. What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean?

A. Wrong.　 B. Missing.　 C. Right.　 D. Found.

2. It can be inferred from the text that the author 　　　　　　　　　 .

A. was sick of staying upstairs

B. cared much about her children

C. could not stand living a wooden house

D. did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood

3. Why does author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph?

A. Because her situation was not serious.

B. Because many other places were flooded.

C. Because she had been to Northern India.

D. Because some others suffered even more.

4. What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story?

A. She valued human feelings more than before.

B. She realized she almost didn’t need possessions.

C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed.

D. She thought her own home was the most important. 　　　

Tsinghua University, 　　　in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures.

A. found　　　 B. founding　　 C. founded　　　 D. to be founded

The house rent is expensive. I've got about half the space I had at home and I'm paying_____here.

　　A.asmuch three times 　　　　　B.much as three times

　　C.twice times much 　　　　　　D.three times as much

He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he ____ it differently.

A. could express B. would express C. could have expressed D. must have expressed

Once made out，the plan must be carried out________any difficulty.

A．regardless of 　 B．instead of　　　　 C．because of 　 D．in need of

The _____ of the trees in the water was very clear.

　 A. mirror　 B. sight　 C. reflection　 D. shadow