. ----Was everyone here

 ----No. Some students ______traffic on the way

A.caught B.was caught in      C.was caught by    D.caught hole of

. Why not try your luck downtown? That’s ____ the best jobs are.

  A. where   B. what   C. when   D. why 

 . It will cost a lot of time. ____ , I think we shall need it and it will certainly be useful.

     A. What’s more     . As a result     C. At the same time          D. After all

 . — You could have turned to the soldiers for help.

     — Yes, but we ____ to manage it on our own. Who would think we would fail?

     A. would hope     B. hoped    C. had hoped    D. have been hoping

 . I don’t know why the color ____ when I washed the coat.

     A. went             B. left              C. ran            D. dropped

第三节：书面表达（满分25分）

     假设你是李华，你所在的学校与德国某一中学有一个交流项目(Exchange Programme)，此项目为部分同学提供在德国学习一年的机会。现在你有意要参加该项目，请根据以下内容要点，用英语向该校写一份申请。

1、渴望了解不同文化，乐于传播中国文化；

2、现在正寄宿学校（boarding school）上学，习惯离家生活；

3、新的经历对性格培养有益，是学习、锻炼的好机会。

注意：1、短文必须包括以上要点，可适当添加细节。

      2、词数：100词左右。开头已经为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to apply for a position in the exchange programme_________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope I can have this wonderful chance                                     

Best regards                                                          

                                                                      Li Hua

23. He spoke very slowly, but he still didn’t get his meaning _______.

     A. across            B. cross              C. through            D. Though

25．Children  often form some bad habits, ____________remain with them as ling as they live.

       A．some of them          B．some of which         C．any of them            D．any of which

28. Be careful! The slightest spark（火花）could ______ the fireworks.

   A. set about      B. set off        C. set out         D. set up

22．Shylock, how can you hope for mercy yourself when you show _____．

       A．it             B．nothing        C．none            D．no one