______ only 20 minutes to go before the train left, I felt uneasy in the taxi to the railway station.

 A. For                  B. With                 C. As                    D. Because

_____________ well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in finding a suitable job.

     A. However        B. Whatever        C. No matter    D. Although

It would be just _______ to call and tell them we might be late.

   A. on purpose                B. as well                    C. or so                       D. as usual

According to a report published on the British medical magazine, The Lancet, a study of 10 German mobile phone users found that when they turned on their phones, their blood pressure goes up by 5—10 millimeters of mercury (水銀柱).

The word “The Lancet” is probably ______.

A. the name of a magazine     B. the name of the research team

C. the name of a hospital      D. the title of a medical report

She is a bit shy and _______ stand up and answer the teacher’s questions.

   A. dares not        B. doesn’t dare       C. dare not to      D. dares not to

________ we ________ much longer, we might not even have had the spot on the rooftop.

A. Should;  hesitate       B. Was; hesitating   C. Did; hesitate     D. Had; hesitated   

It is reported that the United States uses     energy as the whole of Europe.

       A．a(chǎn)s twice   B．twice much    C．twice much as       D．twice as much

It’s already 10:00. I wonder how it      that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

       A．came over B．came out   C．came about      D．came up

假如你是張林，剛進入高三學(xué)習(xí)，需要購買一本英語書面表達的書，請根據(jù)下列提示，寫信給你在外文書店工作的朋友Jack ，請他幫你挑選。

要求：1．詞數(shù)100個左右。

2．不可逐字翻譯，但可適當增加內(nèi)容，使行文連貫。

3．參考詞匯：過渡詞transitional words    版本edition

注：信的開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Jack,

How are you getting along these days?

I’m in Senior Grade 3 now, and I’m writing to you to ask for a favour.

Thank you very much, my dear friend. I wish I hadn’t put you to so much trouble.

Yours,

Zhang Lin

Whenever possible, Mr Smith             how well he speaks Spanish.

       A．shows up  B．shows around   C．shows off  D．shows out