9.　　　 --- Tom is very stupid. He fails in every exam.

--- In my opinion, he is _____ than stupid.

A. lazier　　 B. no lazier　　 C. more lazy　 D. lazier rather　 (C)

8.　　　 --- Are you satisfied with his work, sir?

--- Well, I’m afraid it couldn’t be _______.

A. any better　　 B. the best　　 C. any worse　　 D. the worst　 (C)

7.　　　 The young pigeons which I bought _______ last month are able to fly　 _____ now.

A. cheap; high　　 B. cheaply; highly　　

C. cheap; highly　　 D. cheaply; high　 (A)

6.　　　 He was lying in hospital ______, with his ribs broken.

A. half dead　 B. deadly　　 C. dying　　 D. died　 (A)

5.　　　 --- Goods imported from abroad are ______ those made in China.

--- Yes. Some of the goods made in China are of high quality.

A. not always better than　　 B. always as good as

C. no better than　　　　　　 D. no longer better than　 (A)

4.　　　 The Chinese Educational Department suggests teachers should receive ________ education to catch up with the　 _______ development.

A. farther; late　　　 B. farther; later　

C. further; lately　　 D. further; latest　 (D)

3.　　　 Americans eat ______ as they actually need every day.

A. twice as much protein　　 B. twice protein as much twice

C. twice protein as much　　 D. protein as twice much　 (A)

2.　　　 The rainy season is coming and let’s make full use of the ______ days to dry whatever is needed to dry before the next dry season. (B)

A. few last sunny　　 B. last few sunny　　

C. last sunny few　　 D. sunny last few　　

1.　　　 　Peter, why didn’t you go to the flower show? (B)

--- I think it’s something ______ pleasant.

A. far more　 B. far less　 C. too much　　 D. much too　

第二节： 书面表达(满分25分)

假如你叫李华, 是一位高中生。请你用英语给报社写一封信，反映如下情况并谈谈你的的建议。

1．　 现在有很多学生使用手机。一是认为这是种时髦，二是认为便于跟家人和朋友联系。

2．　 一些学生把手机带进教室，在课堂上经常听见手机的铃声。破坏课堂纪律。

3．　 有的同学还在课堂上发短信息，浪费宝贵的时间。

建议：教室是学习的地方，需要安静；学生不应该在教室中使用手机；应该集中注意力学习。学校应该作出规定，禁止学生在教室使用手机。

注意： 1. 信的开头和结尾已给出.　 　2. 字数: 100 左右　 3. 参考词汇: 集中(注意力) concentrate on

Dear Editor,

I’m a senior high student. Now many students use mobile phones.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　 Yours sincerely

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Li Hua