To son, Cecil,

       Just a quick note before I start in earnest. When I wrote this, you were 8, still a little boy. In 2002, I was called to active duty in the Marine Corps in the war on Terrorism (恐怖主义). On the 11th of September 2001 when America was attacked, I knew that I would eventually have to go and I was filled with a deep sense of sadness. That night as you and Keiko were asleep, I looked at your little faces and couldn’t help but fight the tears. I knew it would be hard for you because I had a similar experience. When I was a little boy aged 6, my dad, your Grandpa Cawley, was sent to Vietnam during the war there. I remember how much I missed him, too. But now unfortunately I have come to realize just how rough it must have been for Grandpa to be away from his children for a year. Thinking about this, I wanted to put my thoughts and feelings down for you and your sister. I am so sorry that I had to leave for such a long time. There is no place I would rather be than with you and Keiko. You two are the lights of my life. I have known no greater joy than in the few years since you two were born. I hope to have many more years with you. If this doesn’t happen, then know that I love you more than words can express. If for some reason I don’t make it home, I will need you to take care of your little sister and your Mom. You will be the man of the Cawley family. Be good my son and God will watch over you as he has me. I will be waiting impatiently for the time when we can all be together again.

1.The writer of the letter may be ______.k*s5*u

A. an American soldier in the battle field           

B. an American policeman

C. a soldier in the Vietnam War                        

D. a postman working far away from home

2.Keiko is the ______ of the writer.

     A. wife                        B. son                          C. daughter                          D. sister

3.One of the experiences the writer and his son had in common is that ______.

A. they both experienced the Vietnam War 

B. their fathers had to leave them and fight abroad.

C. they used to study in the same school

D. they were both eight when the fathers had to leave them

4.We can infer(推断) that ______.

A. the writer was a devoted son        

B. the writer was a brave soldier

    C. the writer realized he might die in the battle field

D. the writer’s wife was suffering from a terrible illness.

Many people believe that “It is always calm before a storm.” Actually it is not true. Before the Tangshan earthquake, strange things happened. Some animals were too n________1.to eat and the water pipes in some buildings cracked and b_______2.. At 3:42 a.m. the terrible earthquake broke out. In fifteen seconds, a large city lay in r_______3. The suffering of the people was e________4.. Almost everything was d_______5. and thousands of children were left homeless. Before people could r__________6.from the first quake, a second one hit the city. Some rescue workers and doctors were t_________7. underground. Water, food, and e________8.were cut off. People began to wonder how long the d________9. would last.

       L_________10., people all over the nation offered the helping hand. With the joint efforts, the city began to breathe again.

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加，删除或修改某个单词。

  增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写上该加的词。

  删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

  修改：在错的词下面划一横线（_），并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

  注意：1  每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2     只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。k*s5*u

Dear Jin Jing,

    Your problem is common one among middle school students. Maybe the following advices can help you. First in all, believe in yourself. Your greatest problem is that you don’t have self-confidence. The first thing you must do is to smile at your classmates. One smile speaks loud about your wish to make the friends than any word. Your smile will show that you are friendly to him. Next, trying talking with a student who is as shy as you or who share the same interest with you. You can discuss your studies with a classmate, and you can also talk about your hobbies as well. Unless someone is in trouble, you should be ready to help him or her. Once you have confidence, you can make as many friends as possibly．

                                                                                                             Yours，

                                                                                                               Lily

越来越多的中国中学生出国学习，对此人们有不同的看法。请根据提示，以Studying Abroad 为题给二十一世纪英文报中学生版写一篇短文。

注意：1．短文须包括所有要点，内容连贯； 2．词数；120左右；开头已给出（不计入总词数）。

Studying   Abroad

In recent years, studying abroad has been popular with Chinese high school students. ___________________________________________________________________________

   --- Poor Steven! I could hardly recognize him just now!

---        . He has changed so much.

It is reported that people are         likely to tell lies over the phone as they are in emails.

—Would you mind if I turned on the radio and listened to some music?

— ______. In fact, I also like to listen to music in my car.

A. No, you can’t       B. Yes, I do       C. No, go ahead         D. OK, no problem

It looks like rain, so you’d better ______ without an umbrella.

A. go             B. not to go      C. going           D. not go

The children are full of ______. They have been playing all day long without resting.

A. force           B. power         C. energy       D. strength

You ______be sitting in this waiting room, sir. You see, it is for women and children only.

   A. oughtn’t to       B. dare not        C. need not           D. will not