随着私家车的普及，城市的交通堵塞越来越严重。最近，本市正在考虑学习伦敦和新加坡的经验，对城区的私家车辆另外收取一定的交通堵塞费用（a congestion fee），请你根据以下讨论的情况，写篇短文。

注意：词数：100一120，文章的开头已给出（不计词数）。

With the development of our society, more and more private cars stream onto the road，which brings a big problem to our city. So shall we charge the car drivers a congestion fee?

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第二节：书面表达

随着私家车的普及，城市的交通堵塞越来越严重。最近，本市正在考虑学习伦敦和新加坡的经验，对城区的私家车辆另外收取定的交通拥塞费用(a congestion fee)，请你根据以下讨论的情况，写篇短文。

注意：词数：100一120，文章的开头已给出(不计词数)。

With the development of our society,more and more private cars stream onto the road，which

brings a big problem to our city.So shall we charge the car drivers a congestion fee?

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完成句子 (共10小题；每小题l分，共10分)

1. 她是被宠坏了，但又能怎么样呢？她毕竟还是个孩子。

She is quite __________ but what can you do ? _____ ________ she is a child.

2. 他喜欢开玩笑，因此在同学中很有人缘。

He likes to _________ _______, so he is very _______ __________ his classmates.

3. 他躲在门后， 直到脚步声逐渐消失。

He ___________  ____________ the door until the footsteps had ________  ___________ .

4. 不要以貌取人，而应该看他（她）讲话和做事的方式。

Don’t judge a person by his or her _______, but look at ______ _____ he or she speaks or acts.

5. 我一直在看笔记， 这样一来我就不会忘记我要说的话。

I kept ___________  ____________ my notes ________ ______ I wouldn’t forget what I wanted to say.

6. 没有人知道这样的风俗是何时形成的。

No one knows when such a custom first __________  __________  ___________.

7. 如果你能开车顺便带我一下， 我会表示感激。 我的车在回家的路上坏了。

I’d appreciate ______ if you can give me a lift. My car ______ ______ on the way back home.

8.  中国的新年在一月底和二月底之间， 取决于阴历。

The date of the Chinese New Year falls somewhere between late January and late February, _______ _________ the __________ calendar.

9.万圣节已经变成了开联欢的日子， 孩子们装扮成巫婆做各种特别的游戏。

Halloween has become a time for parties, ________ children __________ _________ _________ witches and play all kinds of special games.

10. 游客们说他们从来没有梦想到有这么美的风景。

The visitors said that they had never ________ _________ _________ _________ such a beautiful scenery.

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.He made a few friends soon after he transferred to the new school, _________________ he had no difficulty in fitting in. (help)

转学到了新校不久他就交了几个朋友，在他们的帮助下他毫不费劲地就适应了。

2.If Emma likes something, she will buy it ___________________________. (cost)

只要Emma喜欢的东西，无论花多少钱，她都会买下。

3.Statistics show that for every mile they drive men have ________________________ as women do.  (many)            

数据显示，每开车一英里男人遭遇的事故是女人的两倍。

4. “____________________ and get good grades, and you will find a high-paying job with great benefits,” my parents used to say. (study)   

 我父母过去常常对我说：“如果你努力学习,得到好成绩,你就能找到高薪并且福利好的职位。”

5.As a consequence of the sandstorm, three fourths of the bridges in the area ___________. (require)

由于沙尘暴的影响，这个地区四分之三的桥梁需要维修。

6.We ___________________ for fifteen years, but believe it or not, I recognized him the moment I saw him. (meet)

我们有十五年没见面，但是信不信由你，我一见到他就认出了他。

7. I’ve tried hard to improve my English. But by no means _______________ my progress. (satisfy)

我努力地提高我的英语水平，但是我的父母对我的进步一点都不满意。

8. If it hadn’t been for the accident, his daughter ______________________ now. (alive)

要不是那场车祸，他的女儿现在一定还活着。

9.Do you still remember ___________________ that you mother showed you around the Great Wall? (when)你还记得你母亲究竟是何时带你参观长城的吗？

10.So much time and money ____________________, the project is only half done. (spend)

已经花费了如此多的时间和金钱，工程却只完成了一半。