--I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

　 ---I think so. He _____ for it months.

　 A. is preparing　 B. has been preparing C. was preparing　 D. had been preparing　

Some people would rather ride bikes as bike riding has 　　 of the trouble of taking buses.

　 A．nothing B．some　 C．neither D．none

I tried hard to get some information about the new technology out of his mouth, but he remained____________.

A. quiet　　　　 B. secret　　 C. silent　　 　D. calm

----Mom,the door　　 .My keys are locked in it again.

----You　　 it!I told you always to carry your keys with you.

A、won’t open;have asked for　　 B、won’t be opened　　　

C、asked for　　 D、can’t open;are asking for

We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run _____ to catch it.

　 A. hardly　 B. awkwardly　 C. hard　 D. strongly

The mayor ____ the prizes on the school sports day.

　　 A. gave up　　　　 B. gave in　　 C. gave back　　　　 D. gave away

I’m sorry for ____ you to a lot of trouble.

　 A. putting　　　 B. taking　　　　　 C. having　　　　　 D. giving

请细读以下这封信，根据信中提到的问题写一封回函。

Dear Li Ming,

　　 How are you?

　　 I have learned from your blog that your school is conducting Research-oriented Learning, which has aroused my great interest. I’m keen on knowing more about it. Can I ask you some questions?

　　 First, why are you attempting this new learning method?

　　 Second, how do you conduct Research-oriented Learning?

　　 Third, what is the advantage of this learning method?

　　 Last but not least, did you meet with any difficulty or setback? What are they, if any?

　　 I would appreciate it if you could reply to these questions.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Wang Hao

参考词汇：研究性学习 Research-oriented Learning

注意：1. 对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

　　 2. 词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

He holds an important position in the company; ________, I don’t quite trust him.

A. thus      B. furthermore     C. otherwise    D. nevertheless

Was _____ that 1 saw last night at the concert?

A. it you　　　　 B. not you　　　　 C. you　　　　　 D. that yourself