I feel it a great honor _________ to give a speech to you.

 The teacher told the students ________ so much noise.

 He insisted that the earth ________ around the sun.

. She asked me ________ the film the day before.

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context (8 points).

Dear Professor Liu Kai,

I want to thank you for offering me such useful advice during my research. I have completed my article about advertisements, and I’m quite satisfied   58    it. It has just been published on our school website. I never knew that advertisements were so interesting! The information I found will really help me to educate others. I hope that after they    59    my article, my schoolmates will understand that PSAs    60   intended to educate us about public welfare issues, and    61    commercial ads are meant to promote products or services. Before our talk, I did not think very much about how an advertiser might be trying to trick customers    62   buying a   63   or a service. Now I think I will be much smarter about what things to buy. Even if there are lots of exciting images and persuasive language. I will remember to think about the things I buy. I will also pay a    64    more attention to the nationwide public service ad campaigns because now I know how helpful they can be. I will encourage my friends    65    pay attention to them as well.

Thank you again for helping me find so much useful information!

Yours faithfully

Qian Lili

The Olympic flame:

The Olympic flame is a symbol carried over from the ancient Olympics, where a sacred (神圣的) flame burned at the altar（神坛）of Zeus throughout competition. It was finally reintroduced at the 1924 Amsterdam Games, and again burned in 1932.

Carl Diem, chairman of the organising committee for the 1936 Berlin Games, proposed that the flame be lit in Greece and transported to Berlin via a torch relay. The idea was adopted, and continued at every Olympic Games since 1952.

The flame is lit at the ancient site of Olympia by the natural rays of the sun reflected off a curved mirror. It is lit at a ceremony by women dressed in robes resembling those worn in ancient times, who then pass it to the first relay runner.

Olympic motto:

“Citius, altius, fortius” is a Latin phrase meaning “swifter, higher, stronger”, which Baron de Coubertin borrowed from Father Henri Martin Dideon of Paris. Dideon was headmaster of Arcueil College, and used the phrase to describe the athletic achievements of students at the school. He had previously been at the Albert Le Grand school, where the Latin words were carved in stone above the main entrance.

Olympic oath(宣誓)

“In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.”

Written by Baron de Coubertin, the oath is taken by an athlete from the host nation while holding a corner of the Olympic flag. The athletes’ oath was first taken by Belgian fencer Victor Boin at the 1920 Antwerp Games. A judge from the host country also speaks the oath, with slightly different wording.

66. The Olympic flame was first burned at _______ in modern times.

A. the 1920 Games                    B. the 1924 Games

C. the 1932 Games                    D. the 1936 Games

67. From the passage we can learn ________.

A. before 1936, no flames burned at the Olympic Games

B. the first torch relay was held at the 1936 Berlin Games

C. Carl Diem proposed that flames should burn at the Olympic Games

D. The Olympic torch has burned since 1924

68. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. There was no athlete’s oath in the 1896 Olympic Games.

B. The 1920 Olympic games was held in Amsterdam.

C. The judge from the host country takes the same oath as the athletes does.

D. Dideon wrote Citius, Altius, Fortius for the Olympic Games.

.Directions: Fill in the blanks by using the information given in the blank, only ONE word in each blank ( 5 points).

81.The warning sign was put there for the _____________ (利益) of the public.

82. When I watch a football match, I am more _____________ (关切的) with the performance of my favourite player than the result of the match.

83. We are ______________ (决心，决定) not to adopt his suggestion.

84. They are doing ______________ (研究) on environment protection.

85.This music is too ______________ (过时的)to appeal to people any longer.

.Directions: In your English class last week you had a heated discussion with your classmates about the advantages and the disadvantages of advertisements.  Please write a short article about it ( 120 words or so) （ 15 points）.

Opinions from your classmates are as follows.

Advantages:

1．广告可以使人们对产品有所理解，指导消费者。

2．有吸引力的图片，生动的语言，给人以艺术的享受。

3．公益广告可以帮助人们认识到一些社会问题。

Disadvantages:

1．有些广告不真实会误导消费者。

2．占用报纸版面，广播和电视时间。

3．造成不必要的浪费。

Your opinion…

A heated discussion about ads

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It is generally considered unwise to give a child _____he or she wants.

A  however                  B  whatever                C  whichever    D  whenever

________ he loved acting, he refused to give up his dream of being in the movies

       A. Because                          B. If                                       C. While            D. Though