一Hi. Johnson. I'm thinking of taking five courses in literature next term.

－Well，wouldn’t four be          ?

    A. wise           B. wiser          C. wisest           D. the wisest

--Hi, Johnson, I'm thinking of taking five courts in literature next term.

　 --Well, wouldn't four be __________?

　 A. wiser　　　 B. wise　　　　　 C. the wisest　　 D. the wiser

Hi Hongbo,
I’m so glad to read about the changes talking place in your city. It’s really good news that you can travel by subway in Xi’an, though there’s only one line there. Here in London we have twelve lines. By the way, we don’t use the word “subway” here. It’s American English. We call it “the Underground”, instead.
The London Underground is very famous. It’s famous for several reasons. First of all, part of the underground railway today is the oldest in the world, which opened in 1863. Secondly, the London Underground is also the first line to have electric trains, in 1890. Thirdly but not the last, the London Underground is the second largest metro system in the world, after the Shanghai Metro. There are 270 stations in the Underground and it has 402 kilometres of tracks(轨道). What’s more, the city of London itself helps make the transportation system famous! I’ve got a few photos to help you build a clear picture of the Underground in my city. They are together with this mail.
In your email, you also said workers were building more lines. I’m sure your city is developing fast. Maybe you can send me a few photos of your city today. I really want to see the changes taking place there. I’m happy for you to live there in an ancient city with such a new look!
So much for now. I’ll write soon again. Best wishes!
【小题1】Where is the writer from？

Hi guys! I’m Lucy the ladybird and while I’m very much of a lady, I’m not actually a bird but a glowing red bettle(甲虫)with decorative black spots.

I’m a friendly little bug, to be honest, and simply like to be close with my pals as long as they handle me very gently. I don’t bite humans but I do sink my teeth into aphids (蚜虫) which, unlike me, are very harmful to all the plants. I milk the aphids just like people do with cows and I milk them dry of all the sap (汁) they have got from your poor plants. I’m a real gardeners’ friend and love helping out around the place by pollinating (授粉) flowers, tidying up plants’ fallen leaves and helping to turn them into nice rich fertilizer to feed everything both above and below the soil, and naturally, being so attractive to look at, we are perfect living garden decorations.

One thing I can not tolerate is all that poisonous pollution from vehicles, garbage burning and other environmentally unfriendly acts that occur in the cities every single minute of the day and night. Pollution of any kind really chokes me to death, so these days, I only live in clean countryside areas, particularly cool ones where it rains and everything grows fresh and green from spring right through to autumn. In winter, when the weather is too cold for me to bear, then I find a nice place to sleep until the snow has gone and I can come back out to play.

Oh! I almost forgot to tell you that although I am not a bird I do have wings and can fly for short distances. So if you pick me up and let me run up and down your hands and arms, then please don’t frighten me by screaming if I suddenly decide to take off!

1.What makes Lucy the Ladybird suffer most?

A. Heavy rains.                   B. Cold weather.

C. Air pollution.                 D. Aphids.

2. Which aspects about the ladybird are talked about in the passage?

a. its appearance               b. its influence on plantsw8G

c. its habitat                  d. its food

e. the origin of its name

A. a; c      B. a; b; c       C. a; b; d; e       D. a; b; c; d

3.What do we know about the ladybird?

A. It belongs to the insect family.

B. It does harm to all growing plants.

C. It lives on the liquid of plants.

D. It can fly a long distance.

4. This passage is probably _______.

A. a self –introduction by a lady named Lucy

B. description of a ladybird’life

C. letter of praise for a gardener

D. a speech made by a woman on ladybirds

l'm afraid that I can't attend Tom's wedding party_______next weekend.

A. to be held    B.being held    C.held     D. is to be held