________ makes mistakes must correct them.

A. What       B. That                C. Whoever        D. Whatever

So difficult ______ it to work with him in the same company that I determined to find another job.

   A. I have felt       B. have I felt         C. I did feel      D. did I feel

Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In September, 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in China’s Shanxi province in 1556. It killed almost one million people.

We measure an earthquake’s strength on the Richter Scale. The Richter Scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.

The Earth’s crust(地壳) is made up of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the Earth moves, they move with it.

Earthquakes can also break up gas and oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself.

Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis. These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities, China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence(发生) of earthquakes in the world.

The passage is mainly about       .

    A. scientists who study earthquakes     B. the way of measuring earthquakes

C. a usual natural disaster             D. what people should do in the earthquake

The earthquake in Shanxi Province       , which in NOT true?

    A. happened in 1556                 B. killed one million people

C. was the only earthquake in China     D. caused a lot of damage

Earthquakes        

    A. don’t cause much damage             B. are not serious

C. most possibly happen in Japan            D. happen all over the world

According to the passage we know that tsunamis        .

    A. can cause earthquakes           

B. are caused by earthquakes

C. only happen on land             

D. are a way of measuring earthquakes

假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter给你发来E-mail寻求帮助。请根据E-mail内容、写作要点和写作要求回信。

Dear Li Hua,

My mom and dad have a rule for their kids: You get all A’s in your exams or you’re out．I’m only 18, I do my homework and try my best, but I feel the pressure from them and I worry about what it’s doing to me．I wonder what it is like in your family．What should I do?

              Yours

                                                                     Peter

写作要点：

告诉Peter你的情况（不能出现真实姓名、学校、家庭地址等信息）；

给Peter提出解决问题的具体建议。

写作要求：

短文须写在答题卡指定区域；

词数100以上（不含写好的部分）；

内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯；

书写清晰、工整。

Dear Peter,

I’m surprised this kind of thing should happen in your country…

                                                          Yours

                                                          Li Hua

—Thanks for your help, but can you do me one more favor, please?

    —________, Sir．What’s it then?

       A．Just a minute          B．My pleasure                  

       C．That’s right            D．At your service

“Ladies and gentlemen! Please ___.”

A. take your place  B. take the place of   C. take place  D. take a place as you

___ sleep were drowned in the flood. 

A.A number of   B. The number of  C.A good many of   D.quantities

---May I try the jacket on?

----_________, but I think it will be too small for you.

A. As you like          B. By all means   C. As a result           D. Believe it or not

_____ of concrete and steel, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampu could provide a better chance of surviving than did the World Trade Centre buildings.

A. Building           B. Built              C. To built            D. Having built

  ___ the temperature falling rapidly, we couldn’t go on with the experiment. 

A. Since        B. For         C. As           D. With