同义句转换。

56.　 The school is so large and there are so many new students, so it is hard for me to remember all the faces and names.

The school is so large and there are so many new students, so it is a _______________ for me to remember all the faces and names.　

57.　 When I came to this school, all my teachers encouraged me a lot and now I have made much progress.

When I came to this school, all my teachers gave me ______________ _______________ and now I have made much progress.

58.　 Tom, our monitor, quarrelled with our headteacher, and it made all of us surprised.

Tom, our monitor, quarrelled with our headteacher, which _______________ us all.　

59.　 I found that the homework was a bit of challenge for me at the beginning.　

I found the homework a bit _______________ for me _________ _________.　

60.　 Cooking was very interesting as I learnt how to buy, prepare and cook food, and I am glad that all my classmates liked the cake I made.　

Cooking was _________ _________ as I learnt how to buy, prepare and cook food, and I am glad that all my classmates _________ _________ _________ the cake I made.

61.　 It is difficult to improve your cooking skills in such a short time, but you should still keep practising.

_______________ it is difficult to improve your cooking skills in such a short time, you should still keep practising.

62.　 As soon as my brother arrived at the airport, he called me up at once.　

_________ ____________ at the airport, my brother called me up at once.　

63.　 We require that students should inform the parents of events such as outings and school plays.

We require students _________ _________ the parents of events such as outings and school plays.

64.　 Daniel, where is the money for dog food? How did you deal with the cash we left?　

Daniel, where is the money for dog food? What did you _________ _________ the cash we left?　

65.　 We thought you were an adult, a person who would make good decisions.

We thought you were an adult, _________ would make good decisions.

（三）完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从30 至第40 小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I feel it enjoyable and exciting to study in a British high school for one year. Life there was quiet different from what I 31 in China. The average size for British schools is much 32 and there were only 29 students in our class. We had to move to different classrooms for different classes. We also had different students in some classes, 33 it difficult to remember all the faces and names. I found the homework was less heavy than 34 in my old school, but all the homework was in English. That is 35 it was a bit challenging for me at first. 36, all my teachers were very helpful and I enjoyed all my subjects. My English 37 a lot as I used English every day and 38 an hour each day reading English books in the library. Students at that school are required to study Math, English and Science, but they can choose other subjects 39. I 40 to have Chinese food a lot at lunchtime there and I missed my parents very much. I usually went to the Computer Club at lunchtime, so I could e-mail my family and friends back home for free.
31. A. used to       B. was similar to   C. was used to        D. was familiar to
32. A. less         B. smaller        C. fewer            D. bigger
33. A. making       B. causing       C. resulting            D. leading
34. A. it            B. one          C. which              D. that
35. A. when         B. why          C. where            D. because
36. A. Unfortunately  B. Eventually     C. Luckily            D. Hopefully
37. A. improved      B. raised         C. rose              D. lifted
38. A. took           B. paid          C. cost              D. spent
39. A. in themselves   B. of themselves    C. by themselves     D. to themselves
40. A. looked forward  B. intended        C. wished for        D. did want