They ______ a small laboratory and devoted every spare moment to this work.

A. picked up       B. put up            C. set up          D. grew up

       studying abroad can be hard, it can broaden your understanding of the word.

A. If  B. While  C. Because  D. Since

—How do you find my idea?

   —_______.

A. By opening your notebook.   B. I don’t like it a bit.

C. You showed it to me.        D. When I came in, I found it.

The project _____ by the end of 2000, will expand the city's telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users.

A. accomplished                  B. being accomplished

C. to be accomplished                 D. having been accomplished

The boy _____ out to play until he had finished his homework.

A. went B. would go   C. doesn’t go        D. didn’t go

The number of deaths form heart disease will be reduced greatly it people _____ to eat more fruit and vegetables.

A. persuade        B. will persuade  C. be persuaded      D. are persuaded

Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to others, _____, of course, made the others jealous.

A. who    B. that     C. what   D. which

Mr. Mason, who holds the office of chairman, has _____ heavy a work load that it is difficult for him to travel.

A. such   B. so       C. quite   D. much

A story goes _____ Elizabeth I of England liked nothing more that being surrounded by clever and qualified noblemen at court.

A. when           B. where         C. what           D. that

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（2010·北京市海淀区高三上学期期中考试）

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.