单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
根据首字母或汉语意思，在句中填入适当的词。
1. English is made up of the grammar and vocabulary brought to Britain by people from different countries and c____________.
2. The last few years have seen many d____________ in and out of China, from earthquake to drought, even to nuclear radiation (核辐射).  
3. Old English c____________ of Celtic, and the languages of the Angles and the Saxons, which once conquered Britain, and the Vikings.
4. … Now the flame has been lit. The 2008 Olympic Games have ____________(正式地) started.
5. The Normans, who d____________ England and take control of the country in 1066, made the most contributions to Middle English.
6. The twins are so alike that we have much difficulty in d______________ one from the other.
7. They have kept a close a_____________ with a college in the US in order to obtain the latest result of the experiment.
8. The child asked his Grandma, “How much is twelve m____________ by five?” She answered quickly, “Sixty”.
9. The book is too difficult! I’m afraid I won’t be able to read it. Do you have a copy that has been ____________ (简化)？
10. They took him to court for questioning the existence of the Greek gods and for _____________ (腐化、堕落) the young people of Athens.

The twins are so much__________that it is difficult to tell one from the other.

A.similar                      B.equal                        C.like                           D.alike

第二部分 写作（共三节，满分55分）

第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

66. The forest worker devoted all his life to ____(保护) the wild life .

67. The ______ (大多数) of children in our class have brown eyes.   

68. They had the good news ______ (传开) throughout the country.  

69.T_________ (传统上)，Chinese brides wear red on their wedding day.

70. I have no　　 (食欲) now because of headache.

71.The twins are so alike that it’s difficult to______ (区别) one from the other.                                                   

72.The witness explained the case to the police in 　　(详细地).

73. To avoid freezing to death，the mountaineers stayed close together for w______ 

74. We were entertained at the editor’s e_________.(费用)                                                       

75.It is not good for your health if you swallow your food without c___________.

The twins are so much alike that no one can ________one from the other.

  A. distinguish   B. separate    C. identify    D. recognize

单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)

根据首字母或汉语意思，在句中填入适当的词。

1.The crowd __________(惊慌) at the sound of the explosion.

2.It’s useful to read some _____________(简写) English stories.

3. I’m sorry the book you want is not ________(可获得的)now, but you can choose others related to the same topic. 

4.I’m afraid it isn’t a __________(方便的) time; could we fix another day?

5. She wore so much _________(珠宝) that she seemed to be covered in gold.

6.He was o        with an English story so that he didn’t hear someone come in.

7.With the midterm examination a_________, the students are working harder and harder.

8.Old English c____________ of Celtic, and the languages of the Angles and the Saxons, which once conquered Britain, and the Vikings.

9.The college is not an o__________recognized Spanish language school.

10.The twins are so alike that we have much difficulty in d______________ one from the other.