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May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States．This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall．But according to a recent report, there is a great change．Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever．    

These days, college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier．      On the other hand, deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time．Students may not like being put on waiting lists．Also, common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them．Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight．Some universities send gifts．        

For many families, the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money, especially this year; the weak economy makes parents nervous．      The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans．So lately, top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students．

         The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down．This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finish high school．The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015．

A．Besides, top colleges are facing changes in the population．

B．What contributes to it?

C．But a mistake can be costly if it happens．

D．But top colleges ignore them．

E．They have international students who know English.

F．It can mean several acceptances to choose from.

G．They cannot afford college as planned．

---John, there is _____ Mr．Wilson on the phone for you.

   ---I’m in _____bath.

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

Fans from miles around crowded into the stadium for the concert of Jay Chou on September 4th, 2010, ______ are popular with teenagers.

A. many of his songs                                      B. many of whose songs

C. many of which songs                           D. and many of whose songs

What he saw in the mountain village ________ him to write a report about the great changes there.

A. entertained               B. increased                  C. inspired                    D. supported

单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

After the earthquake, everything in the city was d     ____    . Nothing was left.

Your n___________ country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up.

I like modern art while she is f__________ of folk music.

The mudslide in Zhou Qu has been one of the greatest d___________ that hit China these years.

In order to understand the English novel well, you need to have a large v_________ .

The film Titanic is b      ____     on a true story that happened in 1912.

After g    ___       from a junior middle school, she entered Wenzhou Middle School.

He shook his head, which meant that he d_____________ with me.

I am heartily g_____________ to you for your help and thank you again.

Rescuers tried their best to save the visitors who were t  ___       in Taiwan by tphoon Megi.

The policeman asked ________ with the old women. 

A. what the matter was      B. what was the matter   C. what wrong is      D. what is wrong

When I stepped out of the church, the clock had just ______ eleven.

A. hit   B. struck      C. beaten      D. knocked

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

   What is the secret of writing a good letter? Here are two main ones. Don’t try to be fancy. Don’t try to impress your reader. You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.

   Clear. Use short, direct sentences. ________ Talk as if the reader were right there with you. Above all, don’t use an introduction.

   Correct. _______ Don’t guess, even for spelling. Refer to your dictionary. If you need to, check a reference book, too.

   Complete. Don’t scatter(分散，散开) our points. __________ This is good organization too.

   Courteous(有礼貌的). Be friendly rather than overly(过于) casual. Present your information nicely even if you are complaining about something. In all letters, treat others as you want them to treat you.

Concise(简洁的). Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.

Conversational. This is really the secret of good writing. _________ Such a letter has a natural, friendly tone. Let your come through naturally.

Considerate(体贴的). _______ Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know. Try to be helpful. This will build good feeling toward you.

The seven Cs are about writing letters. But how about school papers? Use the seven Cs. Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor. You’ll be surprised. You’ll almost instantly become a good writer. And you might even enjoy writing from now on.

Just “ talk” to the person.

Think of the readers’ point of view as you write.

Make them easy to understand..

Include long sentences in your letter.

Make sure what you say is correct.

Writing should not be taken too seriously.

Finish one point completely before going on to the next.

____ our mother will allow ____ to see a film after supper?

       A. Who do you think; leaving                     B. Who do you think; to leave

       C. Do you think who; leaving                     D. Do you think who; to leave

a reward of $1,000 will be given to      can provide any clues to the case which has been investigated by the police for nearly half a year.

       A．whoever   B．whomever C．anyone     D．who