12、_____ to the satisfaction of his parents, he trained hard and mastered almost every key point of every move, ______ for the

next day’s competition.

A. Very; preparing                                       B. Much; prepared

C. Greatly; to prepare                                  D. Rather; being prepared

11、Short as he is, the football player’s speed ______ his small size, which ensures his main position in the team.

A. accounts for             B. takes advantage of     C. compensates for              D. submits to

10、During the examination we are required to stay in our seats, keep our eyes on our work, ____to anyone.

A. instead of speaking                                 B. rather than speak

C. and not to speak                                     D. but would not speak

9、 Even if I went to bed early, I left my bedroom lamp on ______ my parents think I _______.

A. making; would study                               B. to make; was studying

C. to make; had studied                               D. making; had been studying

8、Online crimes can be committed with or without a computer, an example of ______ is fraud, a crime ______ money is stolen

by cheating others.

A. which; what             B. where; which     C. which; where    D. what; that

7、

6、______ recent research report published by the UN indicates that it is quite possible that the earth’s temperature is rising well above ______ previous estimate.

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

5、―Measures must be taken to stop factories from wasting energy in course of production.

― ________. The energy is becoming scarce day by day.

       A. All right                    B. Exactly              C. Go ahead           D. Well done

4、最近，网上展开一场关于“教科书是否要循环使用”的辩论。假如你是Li Hua，请你向报社写信谈谈你自己的一些想法。要点如下：

1. 据说我国的教科书寿命一般是半年，而美国则是五年。这说明浪费严重；

2. 我国有两亿两千万学生，每年要用三十亿本教科书，这就需要消耗一千一百万棵树木。如果将教科书的寿命延长

年的话，那么将节省好多树木；

3. 许多贫困家庭的学生买不起教科书，如果将不用的教科书赠给他们岂不是更好？

4. 你的看法（至少两点）。

要求：1. 语句通顺，结构合理；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数（字数：150左右）。

3. 参考词汇：lifespan 寿命   thriftiness  节约

Dear Editor,

Recently there has been an argument about the reuse of textbooks on the internet. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes,

Yours truly,

Li Hua

二、选择题

（每空？ 分，共？ 分）

3、One of the roles of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to choose the host city for the Olympic Games. The host city election takes place in a country which does not have a candidate city for the Olympics in question. Except for unusual circumstances, the election is held seven years before the Olympic Games take place. There have been two phases leading to the election of the host city since December 1999.

Phase 1: applicant cities

Any city that wishes to host the Olympic Games must be proposed to the IOC by its National Olympic Committee (NOC), with a letter from the city itself. During the first phase, which lasts around ten months, each applicant city must answer a questionnaire to provide general information about itself. Then the applications will be examined carefully. A number of things will be considered, such as government support, public opinion, general infrastructure（基础设施）, safety, accommodations and transport. The IOC Executive Board（执行董事会）will determine which applicant cities will be accepted as candidate cities. Only candidate cities can continue with the procedure.    

Phase 2: candidate cities    

Candidate cities must provide a candidature（候选资格）file according to the instructions given by the IOC. After all the files are examined and the IOC Evaluation Commission（评估委员会）produces its report, the IOC Executive Board draws up a list of final candidate cities. The general assembly of the IOC then takes a vote on the host city.

Choosing the host city of the Olympics