Playing cyber games ______ much of his time, which is really a waste of youth.

A. takes up                             B. makes up         

C. looks up                          D. puts up

My mother is ______ the idea that I go to a trip to Tibet alone, but my father is strongly against it.

A. in search of                           B. in place of        

C. in honor of                        D. in favor of

____ of the land in that district ____ covered with trees and grass.

A. Two fifth; is                          B. Two fifth; are     

C. Two fifths; is                      D. Two fifths; are

Is ____ three hours _____ the boy ______ family is poor to come to school on foot?

A. it; that; whose                      B. it; that it takes; whose  

C. it for; that it takes; whose             D. it; when; that

Who did Mr. Baker ________ the information?

 A. have check                          B. have checked     

C. have to check                        D. have been checking

 It is estimated that __ earthquake in central Italy has damaged 10.000 buildings, many of which are beyond ____ repair.

A. the, /                                 B. an, a            

C. an, the                             D. /, the

---Shall we meet on Saturday or Sunday?

---- _____________.

A. The other is better.                     B. What about you?  

C. Follow your order.                         D. It’s up to you.

基础写作

以下是你所在的广州第一中学一位外籍教师Eric Nilsson的简历：

[写作内容]

假设你所在中学的校报拟定在下期介绍各位外籍教师，请就Eric Nilsson的简历为他写一篇介绍性的短文。

[写作要求]  

只能用5个句子表达全部内容。

[评分标准]  

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。

 根据中文提示完成句子

80. The old man was born and lives in the neighborhood, so he _________ _________ ________ (熟悉) this area.

81. Nelson Mandela is willing to ________ all his life _________ ________ ________ （致力于为…而斗争）the equal rights for the black people.

82. ________ ________ _______ _______ _______ （毫无疑问）health is better than wealth.

83. In China, most parents ________ ________ ________ _______ （认为…很重要）their children’s education now.

84. _______ ________ ________ _______ ________（曾有一段时间） I was getting along well with Mike.

85. _______ _______ ________ ________ （在…帮助下）my teacher, I have made rapid progress in English.

86. With time going by, my memory seems to get worse.

  = ________ _______ ________ _______, my memory seems to get worse.

87. In the past, South China tigers were hunted. As a result, these endangered animals nearly died out.

  = In the past, South China tigers nearly died out _______ _______ _______ _______ ______ ______.

把下面定语从句补充完整：

78. There have been many popular bands in the world, ________ _______ the most famous was the Beatles.

79. Do you remember those days __________ we spent along the seashore very happily?