The driver was at ____loss when ____word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.

A. the ;　 the　　 B. a ; /　 C. /; /　　 D. a ; the

The better use you can make __________ time, the greater contributions you will make _________ society.　

A. in； to　　　 B. of； to　　　 C. on； for　　　 D. up； for

The picture brought back the memory of the days at Uncle Wang’s in Xi’an, ________ I was treated as his own child.

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

The news reporters hurried to the airport, only _____ the film stars had left.

A. to tell　　 B. to be told　　 C. telling　　　 D. told

___________is reported _________ more than 3 tourists from the mainland were killed in Taiwan.

A. It; that　　　 B. It; it

C. That; that　　 D. That; it

— How long have you been in this office? — Just a few minutes. My cousins ____ here together with me.

A. have walked　 B. had walked　 C. walked　 D. gave been walking

近两年，内地主持人用语一直存在港台化倾向的问题，而且大有泛滥之势。某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文，标题是“What's cool may not be correct”。请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。

内容要点如下：

注意：1．短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；　　 2．要提出自己的观点；

　　 3．短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；　　 4．词数：120左右。

　　 5．参考词汇：1）模仿affect （v.）2）港台腔Hong Kong or Taiwanese slang and accents 3) 普通话standard Mandarin Chinese

_______ Diana, another ten students failed in the math examinations.

A. Except for 　　　 B. Apart from　 C. Rather than　 D. As well as