________ the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday very much.

A. As the result of       B. In spite of           C. Because of         D. According to

 The Shanghai Expo has attracted more than 73 million tourists, ________ it the most successful in history.

A. making                 B. makes                  C. made                    D to make

 —Will you be able to finish the report before Friday?

—I can’t ________ anything, but I’ll try my best.

A. guarantee         B. transform               C. prepare              D. say

 Sophie dreams of walking in __________ outer space like __________ astronaut one day.

A. /; the                   B. /; an                            C. an; an                   D. a; an

— Some more wine?
— Thank you. ____________. I have to drive home.
A. With pleasure　　 B. That would be nice　　 C. I’d rather not　　 D. Just what I need

近来，越来越多的学生在校外租房而不愿住寝室。请根据下面提示，一分为二地写一篇短文，说说两者各自的好处与弊端，并发表你的观点。
1. 学习时间和效果
2. 安全性
3. 自由性
4. 与同学交往
注意：1.两方面的理由至少要有两条。
2.寝室-dormitory
3.词数100左右。
　　Nowadays, some students_________________________________________________
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答案

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余 的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不记分。

Generally speaking, the relationship between us students and our family members and classmates as well as teachers are good. We are getting in well with each other. However, there exists some problems. Some students are easy to lose his temper because of anxious and study burden. They sometimes quarrel with others, which is very disappointed.

In my opinion, we middle school students should make our efforts to improving the situation. First, we should respect of other people. Second, when we are not feeling happy, we can chat our friends or teachers or even parents, It is likely whether they can understand us better and give us some reasonable advice.

　Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?    71    The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

※ Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.

※Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way.   72    

※When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.

※   73    These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.

※    74    Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.

※Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.

※Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness.  75  

A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.

B．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.

C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．

D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.

E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.

F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.

G．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.

It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, such moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moments occur, don't worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened.

Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesn't really matter. If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King's famous speech---"I have a Dream", you may notice that he stumbles(结巴) over his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you don't remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making.

　 People care a lot about making a mistake in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker's ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker's attractiveness by making him more human.

　 As you work on your speech, don't worry about being perfect. Once you free you mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.

68. The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will ______.

A. be smarter than you　　　　　 B. notice your mistakes

C. do better than you　　　　　　 D. know what you are talking about

69. You don't remember obvious mistakes in a speech because ______.

A. you fix your attention on the content

B. you don't fully understand the speech

C. you don't know what the speaker plans to say

D. you find the way of speech-making more important

70. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. giving a speech is like giving a performance

B. one or two mistakes in a speech may not be bad

C. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is made

D. the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be.

Buster Brown was a thief-and a good one，too，he thought. He’d never been caught by the police because he never took chances. He was always prepared for any unforeseen event or emergency.  Confidently，he stood outside the house of his intended victim(受害者)and read
the sign on the front gate of the house. “Don't worry about the dog—be aware of the owner!” it said．Buster smiled and found his way in．
   The house looked quite normal outside，but inside it was very exotic with fascinating objects on display．As he began putting them into his bag，a dog came into the room．It stopped when it saw Buster，then wagged its tail madly and went over to him，licking his outstretched hand．"Good boy,” Buster whispered. “What a great guard dog you are—trying to lick me to death.”
   Satisfied he'd made friends with the dog，Bluster began to wander round the house，choosing items to put in his bag．His skilled eye picked out only the best antiques(古董)：a pair of silver candleholders，a silver tea-and-coffee service，etc．His new friend，the dog，sat and watched，as if wondering what was happening．
   “Well，boy，”Buster whispered，finally．“That might do．Any more and I won't be able to carry it!” He swung the heavy bag onto his shoulders, just as the lights came on, nearly blinding him. He shielded his eyes with his hand.
    "You're a very silly person," the figure in the doorway said, his voice dry as dust. As the man came closer, Buster could see he was well dressed. His face seemed familiar, but Buster couldn't quite place where he had seen him before.
    "You should have taken more notice of the sign outside," the man rasped. "I knew about this attempted robbery last week and I also know you will end up behind bars for 20 years. Fancy trying to rob the house of the world's greatest fortune-teller!"
64. Why was Buster so confident?
A. He was not afraid of dogs.      
B. He knew the owner of the house lived alone.
C. He had never been caught by the police.  
D. The house had no security alarm.
65. Which of the definitions is closest in meaning to the word "exotic" in the third paragraph?
A. Messy and untidy.                        B. Rich and expensive.
C. Comfortable and calming.                  D. Foreign and unusual.
66. How did Buster decide which objects to take?
A. He took those that were easy to carry in his bag.
B. He took only the best antiques.
C. He took those that he knew he could sell easily.
D. He looked for silver objects.
67. What punishment waits for Buster Brown?
A. A prison sentence with hard labour.        B. A long prison sentence.
C. A heavy fine.                          D. Community service for 20 years.