It’s ______ to borrow money from your mother to settle your debt to your uncle. That’s just robbing Peter to pay Paul.

A.ridiculous          B. strange           C. stubborn       D. splendid

It took ______ building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses. It took brains, too.

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

—What do you think of the plan?

—I feel ___that we ought to give it up at once.

A. strong               B. stronger        C. strongly           D. it strong

___________ of the land in the district _______ covered with trees and grass.

A. Two fifth; is           B. Two fifth; are       C. Two fifths; is      D. Two fifths, are

We had a picnic last term and it was a lot of fun，so let’s have ______ one this month．

A.the other      B．some   C．another   D．other

In some places in the South of China, ____car has already become___ popular means of transportation.

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

Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

针对目前高三学生学习压力较大的现状，《中学生报》以“Effective Ways to Release the Stress”为题向高三学生征文。请你结合自己或身边同学的实际经历，谈谈释放压力的有效方法。

(注意：短文中不得出现考生姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。)

It happened once, however, some seventy years ago, ______ the gold cup was stolen a few days before the race!

A. how                              B. that                   C. where                   D. what

Little joy can equal ________ of a surprising ending when you read stories.

 A. that                 B. those            C. any             D.  some

Was it during the Second World War_____ he died?　　　　　　　

A. that　　　 　    B. while　　         C. in which　　　      D. then