21、With high taxes and his small income, Henry had great difficulty in ________both ends meet.

       A. having               B. letting                C. making                     D. getting

20、 ―I have a favour to ask you.

―________.

    A. Go ahead           B. It’s a pleasure           C. Help yourself     D. Ask, please

19、It’s reported that a bus went out of ______ control on a highway ______ east of the city and crashed into a river.

    A. the; the    B. 不填; the    C. the; 不填     D. 不填; 不填

18、   在生活中有人喜欢运动，也有人不太运动。请你以“Is sport really good for us?”为题，按照下列要点写一篇英语短文：

1、    正方：运动能强身健体，陶冶情操（如培养合作精神；如何面对胜负等）

2、    反方：运动并非是强身健体的唯一形式（如饮食也很重要）；运动容易造成伤害，挫折等

3、    我的看法及理由

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Is sport really good for us?

Some think sport does us good in many ways.                                                                                                           

二、选择题

（每空？ 分，共？ 分）

17、

Used to TV shows，many people do not have the         to read a book that requires thinking.

     A. courage          B. wisdom          C. patience          D. freedom

16、The program will double the amount of money          to help pay for child care.

    A. valuable          B. convenient        C. comfortable        D. available

15、With Christmas         near, the shops are crowded with people doing shopping.

  A. drawn            B. having drawn                C. drawing           D. draw

14、John knocked at the door for nearly five minutes        his wife opened it.

    A. when             B. before           C. until              D. while

13、My mind wasn’t  on what he         so I’m  afraid I missed half of it.

A. was saying        B. had said          C. would say         D. has said