3. ______, hundreds of houses caught fires when the lava reached them.

　 A. Fortunately　　 B. Sadly　　　　　 C. hopefully　　　 D. thankfully

2. The expanded European Union has ____ population of more than half_____ billion.;　 A. a; a　　　　 B. a; the　　　 C. the; a　　　　　　　 D. the; the

第一节：单项填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Norway is at the top of the list , _______ the US is at the number 7.

　 A. when　　　　 B. while　　　 C. as　　　　　 D. but

　 第三节： 书面表达(满分15分)

假定你在参加一场英语辩论赛，你是正方辩手，试用英语简要地表明自己的观点。

注意：(社会实践：social practice; 社会：society ; 知识：knowledge )

1、词数100左右；2、开头已为你写好。

Here are my points _____________________________________________　 ____________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________　　

　　 第二节：根据所给汉语意思，完成下列句子。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

61. 从某种程度上来说，我更喜欢呆在家里看书。

　 __________ __________ _________, I like staying at home reading best.

62. 她父亲要她嫁给一个有钱人。

　 Her father eagerly wanted her to ________ ________ _________ a man with a lot of money.

63. 穿上这大衣御寒。

　 Put on the coat in order to _________ __________ __________ cold.

64. 这本小说很感人，我看了很多遍了。

　 This novel, ________I _______ ______ many times, is very touching.

65. 这些家庭琐事很快就会有人来处理的了。

The family affairs ________ _________ _________ _________ soon.

第一节：用方格中的词的正确形式填空 (共5题；每小题1分，满分5分)

The ancient Olympic Games 　　56　 　around the year 776BC in Greece. At that time there were not as many games as today. Running, jumping and wrestling were already part of the old, and they were 　　57　 　they are now. In the old times, these games were only for men. Women were not allowed to take part in the Games.

Today, there are many kinds of games in the Olympic Games. In most of the games, In most of the games both men and women can 　　58　　 　for medals. Women 　　59　 as competitors. They can take part in all the games , such as running, jumping, wrestling, swimming and shooting. They can also play in some ball games-basketball, volleyball and baseball.

However, not all women from all the countries in the world are able to take part in the Olympic Games today. 　　　60　　 , women from some Arab countries are still not able to join in the Olympic Games.