8. The WTO cannot live up to its name __ it does not include a country that is home to one fifth of mankind.

A. as long as B. while　 C. if　 D. even though

7. Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up ___ I could answer the phone.

　A. as　 　 B. since　 　　 C. until　 　　　 D. before

6. John may phone tonight. I don’t want to go out __ he phones.

A. as long as B. in order that 　C. in case D. so that

5. The changes in the city will cost quite a lot, _____ they will save us money in the long run.

A. or　 　　　　 B. since　 　　 C. for　 　　　 D. but

4. ____everybody knows about it, I don' t　 want to talk any more.

A. For　 　B. Even　 C. Since　 D. However

3. ___you' ve got a chance, you might as　　 well make full use of it.

　A. Now that B. After 　C. Although 　D. As soon as

2. ---I am going to the office.

----_____ you're there, can you get me some stamps?

　A, As　 　B. While　 　C. Because　 D. If

1. Why do you want a new job __ you' ve got such a good one already?

　A. that 　B. where 　C. which D. when

　2月15日，你去祖母家和亲友一起过春节。傍晚，你的表弟李明(LiMing)要去放鞭炮，正巧遇到同学莉莉(Lily)，请用英语把图中的事写成日记。

　1、生词：鞭炮firework 造成污染 cause pollution 放鞭炮set off fireworks

　2、字数：120左右

Monday Feb. 15 Windy

　They call New York “the Big Apple”, Maybe it

　is not exactly like an apple, but its’ certain very big. 1. _________

　There are too many people; that’s the problem. The streets

　are always full of cars or trucks, and you can 2. _______

　never find a place parking. 3. _______

　If you have enough money, you can take a

　taxi. New York cabs (出租车)are yellow. They all look same. 4. ______

　If you won’t want to take a taxi, you can 5. _____

　go by bus or you can take subway (地铁)，that is 6. _______

　quick and cheap, but parts of it are old and dirty.

　People are afraid in the New York subway. 7. _____

　On any day of the weeks, there are nearly 40 crimes 8. _____

　(犯罪). There are also many people in the subway who

　are drinking or sick or very poor. For a long time, 9. _____

　the subway has been a sad and dangerous place. But

　now it’s changed. New York is working hard to make 10. _____

　its subway cleaner and safer.