4．We were 　　　　giving up 　　　　they came to help us out.

　　 A．at the point of; when　　　　　　 B．on the point of; when

　　 C．on the point of; while　　　　　 D．about to; when

3．I’d like the red silk dress 　　　　　that black one if you let me choose.

　　 A．other than　　 B．rather than　　 C．more or less　 D．more than

2．Finding her car stolen, 　　　　　　.

　　 A．a policeman was asked to help.

　　 B．the area was searched thoroughly.

　　 C．it is looked for everywhere.

　　 D．she hurried to a policeman for help.

1．----Have you noticed 　　　　bike? I left it here this morning.

　 ----I think I saw one. Is it 　　　　new one?

　　 A．a; a　　　　　 B．the; the　　　 C．a; the　　　　 D．the; a

第二节 写作(满分30分)

2005年11月1日，中国人口突破13亿，世界人口达到64亿多，预计到2013年将突破70亿，2054年将突破90亿。正如下图所示，再这样下去，地球将不堪重负，最终归于毁灭。假设你是李平，请结合提示和图示写一篇短文给某英文报纸，并发表你的看法，以唤起人们对人口问题的重视。

　　 注意：1．词数：100-120左右。

　　　　 　 2．开头和结尾已写出，不计入总词数。

Dear editor，

　　 I hope the following article will draw people’s attention to the problem of the world’s population．______________________________________________________

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Yours truly，

Li Ping