He cooked a great meal to ______ the help of his neighbors in finding his lost little daughter.

   A. acknowledge      B. thank     C. express   D. admit

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

One-quarter of today’s student population are suffering from symptoms of depression. Of that group, almost half will experience depression intense enough to call for __43___ help. But many reject that idea, because they don’t want people to think there is something wrong with them.

There are three reasons why today’s college students are suffering more than in earlier ____44___. First is a weaker family support structure. Today, with high divorce rates and many parents __45___ their own psychological difficulties, the traditional family is not always available for help.

Another problem is __46_____ pressure. In the past ten years education costs have risen about 66 percent at public colleges and 90 percent at private schools. __47_____, most students must work part-time.

A final cause of students’ depression is the large __48_____ of majors available. Because of the difficulty of ___49___ a major, college can prove a time of great indecision. Many students ___50____ majors. As a result, it is becoming common for them to take five or six years to get a degree. It can be disappointing to students to be faced with the __51____ costs.

短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：  

    如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)I如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

    此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

    此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

    此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Try to      a few hours each week for exercise．

A、put away               B、take away      C、pick up            D、set aside

---What is Rudi up to?

　---Rudi seems bent ______finding a new job.

　　A. on　　   B. to 　　  C. down 　　   D. over 

_____ his happy look, he must have passed the driving test.

A. To judge by      B. Being judged from     C. Judging by         D. Judge from

It is reported that a man__________more than 70 hours without water in the ruins after the Qinghai earthquake.

A．had survived           B．survives                  C．survived                 D．is surviving

When we talk about the _____we not only mean the sun, he earth and the moon but also

   _____ That is too far away to be seen.

A. universe, the space                   B. spacthe universe,       

C. universe, space                      D. space,universe

第二节  读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

—Could I play computer games for a while, Mum? I’ve finished all my homework.

  —Oh, my dear, if you_____.

  A.can                       B.must                         C.dare                          D.should