Do you mind if I _____ with my work while you are getting tea ready.

        A. get through                  B. turn to                  C. carry on                 D. come on

. He has impressed his employers considerably and _____ he is soon to be promoted.

        A. eventually                    B. yet                    C. finally                    D. accordingly

---What do you think of their marriage?

---______, if I were Kate, I would not marry him.

         A．Generally speaking    B．I have no idea    C．To be honest  D．To my surprise

_________ difficult the task may be, we must finish it on time, because we can’t meet such a precious opportunity _______ we have expected.

A. Whatever; that      B. However; as                 C. However; that       D. Whatever；which

---Remember the first time we met, Mary?

       ---Sure．You ______ in the supermarket．

A．had shopped      B．have shopped      C．were shopping       D．shopped

Yesterday I was about to leave for the market _____ my boss called and asked me to go back to the office at once．

A．when     B．while     C．as          D．because

The policeman signed to a driver to ______ to check if he had drunk.

A. pull over                B. pull out                 C. pull in                   D. pull through

 Mrs. Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had _____ went wrong again. 

VI. 写作(满分15分)

假设你是李华。最近你班举行了一次班会，班会的主题是：太空探险的意义。请结合下表内容，给校报用英语写一篇文章，客观地介绍讨论的情况并表达你自己的观点。

       注意：1．字数：80—120。

       2．标题与开头已写好，不计入总词数

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Outer Space Explorations, YES or NO?

We had an argument over whether it was necessary to carry out outer space explorations at a class meeting the other day.                                                                                                                                  

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 The fire was finally brought under control, but not______ heavy damage had been caused.

A. before         B. after          C. since             D. until