Prices are always rising these days. Up to now, the petrol price _______ 20%.

A.increased by　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. increased to　　　　　　　

　 C. has increased to D. has increased by

More and more people were gathering there. He ________ his way through the crowed and rushed into the burning house.

    A. armed            B. shouldered         C. handed            D. headed

I’m a new comer to the city, so I have no friends to _______.

A. share my feelings                                         B. share my feelings between

C. share with my feelings                                  D. share my feelings with

Trying to save a little girl out of a car crash, he had his leg ______.

A. pained                      B. injured                      C. damaged                  D. wounded

The _______ dog was last seen _______ under an abandoned car.

    A. losing; laying            B. missed; lying          C. missing; lying        D. lost; laying

When winter comes, it _________ become very cold in Shenyang.

   A. is going to         B. will               C. has               D. is about to

After he was elected _______ Chairman of _______ Workers’ Union, he began to concentrate on helping ______ unemployed.

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

假如你是李明，你班同学获悉江苏省委、省政府提出“高中学生在校集中学习时间不得超过八小时”的要求后，对如何支配由此增加的校外时间展开了讨论。请你根据下列表格所示内容，用英文写一封电子邮件，向你的英国朋友John介绍相关情况。

注意：1．对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥；

          2．词数150。电子邮件中已写好了的部分，不计入词数。

Dear John,

I am writing to tell you about the discussion we have had recently about how to spend time outside school efficiently since the authority of Jiangsu has required that senior middle school students shouldn’t spend more than 8 hours a day studying at school.

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That’s all about the discussion.

Bye for now!

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

Possession of Private Guns in the United States

Christmas is approaching. But shooting massacres (残杀) cast a tragic shadow over the holiday season in the US.

On December 5, a gunman killed eight people, before taking his own life, at a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska. On December 9, five people, including the gunman, died in two attacks in Colorado.

While people are busy trying to discover the killers’ motives (动机), another issue is causing heated debate in the country --- the weapon the killers used.

The US is one of just a few developed Western countries that allow private possession of guns. Any adult can buy army style weapons from a handgun to an AK-47.

“The right to own arms is a part of the Constitution (宪法). Many Americans believe it to be a fundamental freedom,” said Jonathan Haagen, who worked for Teens.

When the United States was still a group of colonies, they dealt with a lot of corruption (腐败) from the British. Therefore, American people considered it a great danger for the government to have control of all the weapons. Private gun ownership was important in their fight for freedom.

However, with more and more killings in schools and shopping malls, lots of Americans argue that they should do away with the right to bear arms. But the National Rifle Association (NRA) said this position violates (违反) the Constitution.

The NRA is fond of saying it is not guns but people who kill. In some cases, this is true. But in many other cases, owning guns is what causes the murder. According to the US Department of Justice, more than 10,000 crimes a year are committed with guns.

The teacher was leaving the village, and everybody seemed sorry. The miller at Cresscombe lent him the small cart and horse to carry his goods to Christminster, the city of his destination, such a vehicle proving of quite enough size for the teacher's belongings. For his only article, in addition to the packing-case of books, was a piano that he had bought when he thought of learning instrumental music. But the eagerness having faded he had never acquired any skill in playing, and the purchased article had been a permanent trouble to him.

　　　 The headmaster had gone away for the day, being a man who disliked the sight of changes. He did not mean to return till the evening, when the new teacher would have arrived, and everything would be smooth again.

The blacksmith, the farm bailiff and the teacher were standing in confused attitudes in the sitting room before the instrument. The teacher had remarked that even if he got it into the cart he should not know what to do with it on his arrival at Christminster, since he was only going into a temporary place just at first.

A little boy of eleven, who had been assisting in the packing, joined the group of men, and said, ‘Aunt has got a fuel-house, and it could be put there, perhaps, till you’ve found a place to settle in, sir.’

‘Good idea,’ said the blacksmith.

The smith and the bailiff started to see about the possibility of the suggested shelter, and the boy and the teacher were left standing alone.

　　　 ‘Sorry I am going, Jude?’ asked the latter kindly.

　　　 Tears rose into the boy’s eyes. He admitted that he was sorry.

　　　 ‘So am I,’ said Mr. Phillotson.

‘Why do you go, sir?’ asked the boy.

‘Well—don't speak of this everywhere. You know what a university is, and a university degree? It is the necessary hallmark (标志) of a man who wants to do anything in teaching. My scheme, or dream, is to be a university graduate. By going to live at Christminster, I shall be at headquarters, so to speak, and if my scheme is practicable at all, I consider that being on the spot will afford me a better chance.’

The smith and his companion returned. Old Miss Fawley's fuel-house was practicable; and she seemed willing to give the instrument standing-room there. So it was left in the school till the evening, when more hands would be available for removing it; and the teacher gave a final glance round.

At nine o'clock Mr. Phillotson mounted beside his box of books, and waved his friends good-bye.

67. It seemed that the teacher _____.

　　　 A. was not getting on well with the headmaster

　　　 B. had lived a rather simple life in the village

　　　 C. was likely to continue to practice playing the piano

　　　 D. would get help in the city on arriving there

68. The motivation of the teacher’s moving lay in his _____.

　　　 A. ambition B. devotion C. admiration D. inspiration

69. The boy named Jude may be described as _____.

　　　 A. polite, generous and cheerful　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. active, modest and friendly

　　　 C. kind, bright and helpful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. calm, confident and humorous

70. In the passage the writer describes both the teacher’s _____.

　　　 A. love for music and his dislike for musical instruments

　　　 B. hard work in the village and his strong interest in city life

　　　 C. friendship with some villagers and also conflicts with others

　　　 D. eagerness to go to the city and his affection for the village