In 2000 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year .

According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a one. The world will be more _ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be_ _ 6 900 million, almost 2 450 million more than in 1995. More people would move into cities, especially cities in _ _ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would_ _ have 15 million by then.

Food production will _ _, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1995, most of the increase would be in countries that _ _ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is _ _ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are _ _ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is as cities become larger and more houses are built. _ _ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s _ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2020 _ _. They only carried out the situation that _ today. By changing the situation, by_ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is _ time for the nations of the world to work _ _ a plan of action. But they warned that_ _too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.

1.A. learning B. project C. notice D. study

2.A. pleased B. pleasant C. safe D. blue

3.A. dangerous B. beautiful C. crowded D. terrible

4.A. no more than B. as many as C. as much as D. as large as

5.A. developing B. developed C. big D. mountainous

6.A. none B. each C. all D. neither

7.A. insist B. reduce C. increase D. continue

8.A. so B. but C. or D. however

9.A. already B. hardly C. partly D. never

10.A. wanted B. lacked C. found D. expected

11.A. destroying B. protecting C. disturbing D. interrupting

12.A. saved B. lost C. discovered D. found

13.A. Air pollution B. Water pollution C. Some diseases D. All farmland

14.A. animals B. plants C. forests D. people

15.A. must be true B. will come true C. can't be true D. may be wrong

16.A. happens B. develops C. exists D. appears

17.A. settling B. working out C. answering D. dealing

18.A. no B. still C. less D. plenty of

19.A. about B. in C. out D. for

20.A. working B. suggesting C. spending D. waiting

One early morning, John was walking outside when he caught _1.__(see) of heavy smoke _2._(come) up from his neighbour’s house. There must be 3._ fire. He immediately went to dial 119. The fire-engine soon came and the firemen started to put the fire _4._.Suddenly, they heard someone __5._(cry) for help. A boy and a girl could be seen _6.__(trap) in the __7._(burn) house. Their life was _8._ danger. The next moment, one of the firemen started to climb onto the roof, _9._(use) a long ladder, and managed to carry the boy and the girl down.

Thanks _10. them and the firemen, the fire was soon put out and nobody was seriously hurt.

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(Λ)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

When left college, Tracy got a good job in a company. But after she had been worked there for some years, she decided to change. So she put notice in several newspapers and said what experience she had and the kind of job she would like to have. One of the answer she accepted was from a man was looking for a job, too. This man wrote to her,“ Madam, when you get a new job, be kind enough to give your name and address to your present boss as I have been trying to find a position as yours for a long time.” After she read the letter, she suddenly realized that which she had done was real foolish.

假定你是李華。你的筆友Peter要到你所在城市的一所大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)中文，他來(lái)信詢(xún)問(wèn)這個(gè)城市的有關(guān)情況。請(qǐng)寫(xiě)一封回信，要點(diǎn)如下：

表示歡迎；

介紹城市情況（氣候、交通、飲食等）

愿意幫助，鼓勵(lì)進(jìn)步。

注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Peter,

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

— My car is broken. Would you mind lending me your car this afternoon?

— Not at all. _______.

A. I’d rather to B. I’d like it

C. I’m using it D. I’d be happy to

One of my friends is ___ leader of his department, which is playing ____ important part in the company.

A. the; 不填 B. the; an

C. 不填; an D. 不填; the

You’d better ________a few hours to practice your spoken English, which you can learn from.

A. set aside B. set off

C. set down D. set out

Punishments became more severe(嚴(yán)厲的), but he remained _________, that is to say, nothing could change his mind.

A. reliable B. vital

C. stubborn D. special

On hearing the sound, the birds flew away in every ________.

A. direction B. way

C. place D. side

When the expression first came into being, people refused to use it but _____ they began to accept it.

A. usually B. gradually

C. frequently D. quickly