Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

人們結(jié)交的朋友通常有兩種：與自己志趣相似的或不同的。兩種朋友各有特點。請你以 “Friends, Similar or Different? ” 為題，按照以下的英文提示寫一篇英語短文。

Some people choose friends who are different from themselves. Others choose friends who are similar to themselves. Compare the advantages of the two kinds of friends. Which kind of friend do you prefer for yourself? Why?

注意：1. 不少于120個詞，文章的題目和開頭已給出（不計詞數(shù)）。

2. 文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱。

Friends, Similar or Different?

It is very neccesary and important for everyone to have good friends. Some of our friends can be similar to us, and some of them can differ in many ways. Regardless of their similarities or differences, there are a few advantages of having such friends.

--- Hey! Everyone in the office was at the dinner party in honor of Mr. Charles except you. What happened?

--- I ____ after Mike, my colleague. He was badly ill.

A. have looked                 B. was looking     C. would look                D. had looked

His ability is beyond question; ______ has been in doubt is ______ he is prepared to work hard.

    A. what; that        B. what; whether    C. which; whether      D. that; that

 —How much of the foreign expert’s speech have you understood?

    —Next to nothing. I wish I ______ harder at English.

A. worked                  B. had worked      C. would work       D. were working

It was a ________ match, with the winning goal scored in the final minute.

          A. tight                              B. tough                               C. rough                               D. tense

The clear sky________fine weather. Let’s go swimming.

   A. promises                  B. wants                     C. expects                  D. allows

As you ______ new words in context, it is a very good method for you to guess their meanings.

   A. come about      B. come across    C. come out     D. come up

第三部分  寫作(共三節(jié)，滿分55分)

第一節(jié)  單詞拼寫(共10題；每小題1分。滿分l0分)

    根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋，在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號的橫線上寫出空缺處各單詞的

正確形式。

66．I worked as a________ (秘書)in a trading company last year.

67． Unfortunately Tiuanic________ (沉沒)in a violent storm at sea on her first voyate.

68．He came here________ (特意) to say hello to you.

69．Expo 2010 Shanghai China will attract________ (政府)and people from across the world.

70．The young man stood there, ________ (假裝)that nothing had happened．

71． High-rise buildings can be seen almost everywhere in________ (現(xiàn)代)cities.

72．A tibetan girl was finally saved after she was________ (掩埋)in the ruins for 54 hours.

73．They kept the romance alive in their      (婚姻)for 35 years．

74．The________ (外國)guests were motored from the airfield to the restaurant.

75．People used to have many Chinese________ (白菜)in store for winter.

 —You’d better take______friend with you. Then you can help each other if in______trouble.

  —Sounds a good idea.

A. the;/             B. the;the           C. a;/           D. a;a

 People have to _________ lots of hardship before they succeed.

A. put up            B. come to terms with    C. enjoy                D. do with