______ only 20 minutes to go before the train left, I felt uneasy in the taxi to the railway station.

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

_____________ well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in finding a suitable job.

     A. However        B. Whatever        C. No matter    D. Although

It would be just _______ to call and tell them we might be late.

   A. on purpose                B. as well                    C. or so                       D. as usual

According to a report published on the British medical magazine, The Lancet, a study of 10 German mobile phone users found that when they turned on their phones, their blood pressure goes up by 5—10 millimeters of mercury (水银柱).

The word “The Lancet” is probably ______.

A. the name of a magazine     B. the name of the research team

C. the name of a hospital      D. the title of a medical report

She is a bit shy and _______ stand up and answer the teacher’s questions.

   A. dares not        B. doesn’t dare       C. dare not to      D. dares not to

________ we ________ much longer, we might not even have had the spot on the rooftop.

A. Should;  hesitate       B. Was; hesitating   C. Did; hesitate     D. Had; hesitated   

It is reported that the United States uses     energy as the whole of Europe.

       A．as twice   B．twice much    C．twice much as       D．twice as much

It’s already 10:00. I wonder how it      that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

       A．came over B．came out   C．came about      D．came up

假如你是张林，刚进入高三学习，需要购买一本英语书面表达的书，请根据下列提示，写信给你在外文书店工作的朋友Jack ，请他帮你挑选。

要求：1．词数100个左右。

2．不可逐字翻译，但可适当增加内容，使行文连贯。

3．参考词汇：过渡词transitional words    版本edition

注：信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Jack,

How are you getting along these days?

I’m in Senior Grade 3 now, and I’m writing to you to ask for a favour.

Thank you very much, my dear friend. I wish I hadn’t put you to so much trouble.

Yours,

Zhang Lin

Whenever possible, Mr Smith             how well he speaks Spanish.

       A．shows up  B．shows around   C．shows off  D．shows out