―Do you think living in the country has advantages?

 ―________.

A. No, perfectly                                              B. Yes, it isn’t

C. Nothing at all                                             D. Well, that depends

―Take this medicine three times a day, Tom.

―Do I have to take it? It ___ so terrible.

A. is tasting                  B. is tasted                   C. tastes                       D. has tasted

Rosa who is the eldest of the three children in the family knows she must work hard to ___ the other two.

A. set an example to                                         B. make the most of

C. take a look at                                               D. play a trick on

We did enjoy seeing ____ are described as “ some of the most relaxing and inspiring paintings.”

  A. such                    B. as                            C. which                      D. what

―I didn’t go to class last night because my car broke down.

―You ___ mine. I wasn’t using it.

A. could borrow                                              B. could have borrowed

C. may borrow                                                D. need have borrowed

It has been___ that all the students should remain in their seats until the papers are collected.

  A. announced            B. noticed                    C. informed                 D. looked

It was with great joy ____ he received the exciting news ____ his children had been found.

  A. that; that              B. which; that               C. that; which              D. that; x

I was telling them about my travels when she ___ with her own story on her visit to Hawaii.

A. broke in                  B. broke out                 C. broke up                  D. broke down

The director’s new film turned out to be ____ failure, but as we know, success often comes  after____ failure.

A. a;a                          B. x;x                          C. a;x                          D. x;a

你的澳大利亚笔友Tom发来电子邮件，向你询问国家体育馆“鸟巢”的有关信息。请你根据下列提示给Tom回一封电子邮件，简单介绍“鸟巢”。

注意：1.词数100左右; 2.短文的开头已为你写好; 3.短文须包括表中所提供的要点。

提示词语：  田径: track and field events    观众: spectators   建筑: architecture

Dear Tom,

In your last e-mail, you showed a great interest in our National Stadium ― the Bird’s

Nest. Now I’d like to introduce it to you.

_______________________________________________________________________________

Yours faithfully,

Li Ming