－If I’m not mistaken, your birthday is coming up. Has your brother sent you anything?

－Not yet. He never forgets, _________.

   A. since                        B．therefore               C. so                        D．though

—George is a wise person .

—But in my opinion , he is         than wise .

   A. cleverer                 B．braver                C. more brave           D．less brave

The company provides cheap Internet access._____ , it makes shareware freely available.

        A. In addition   B. In brief   C. In return   D. In common

"Who is responsible for sending out misinformation?" "Most of the fault lies _____ the administration."

A. in          B. to              C. on          D. with

They peasants did what they____ the crops, but failed.

A. could save    B. could saving      C. could to save   D. could saved

―Are you still able to speak French and Russian?

    ―I _________. But I can only remember few French words. No Russian words at all now.

A. am     B. was     C. have    D. had

―Do you have anything to do this afternoon?

    ―What’s up?

    ―Let’s go shopping. It’s said that Jinying Shop ______, and all the sweaters are sold at half price.

  ―Why not?

A. has closed down     B. was closing down

C. closes down         D. is closing down

―Is Paul playing both soccer and tennis for the school?

  ―He_______. But now he has given up playing tennis.

A. is     B. has     C. was      D. had

基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

你校开展了“敬重父母”的活动，请你根据以下表格内容为你校的英语报刊写一则报道．

[写作内容]

[写作要求]  1. 只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。

2. 标题与结尾已给出，不计入总句数。

[评分标准]  句子结构的准确性，信息内容的完整性和连贯性。

Respecting Parents Program

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The program has been winning praises from parents and society. People say that is what we should have done earlier.

I must go now. _____, if you want that book I'll bring it next time.

A. Incidentally      B. Accidentally      C. Occasionally    D. Subsequently