In order to support the big family, he worked so hard that ________he made himself ill.  

A. occasionally              B. purposefully              C. normally            D. eventually  

Failure is never a pleasure, but it can have a ________ effect on your life once you learn to use it.  

A. positive       B. major              C. concrete         D. sure  

The man refused to admit that he was guilty as the court had judged, and ________the High Court.  

A. adapted to         B. related to                  C. appealed to        D. referred to  

At the end of last year, New York’s stock market fell, ________a global financial crisis.  

A. setting off         B. driving off                C. giving off          D. laying off  

The mother used to ________her son’s pockets while he was asleep, looking for letters from his girlfriend.  

A. pick out                   B. go through               C. deal with           D. look into  

There’s no point in trying to ________with her because she will never change her mind.  

A. agree                B. compete                   C. compare            D. reason  

Nancy asked Smith to take tea with her. He ________,  fearing to cause her inconvenience.  

A. ignored                    B. declined                    C. resisted             D. cancelled  

He refused to sell the old house, for it had too many pleasant ________with his childhood.  

A. associations              B. communications        C. contacts            D. combinations  

There being no witness on the spot, the police were delayed by the ________of information about the crime.  

A. analysis                    B. disappearance           C. absence             D. consideration  

時下，很多學生帶手機上學。為此，某英語報在你校組織了一場討論。討論的主題：中學生是否有必要帶手機去學校。請你根據(jù)下表提供的信息，給報社寫一封信，客觀地介紹討論的情況。

注意：1．信的開頭已為你寫好：(不計入你所寫詞數(shù))

2．詞數(shù)：100左右。

參考詞匯：攀比vie with …，在校園內on the campus

Dear Editor,

I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had about whether it is necessary for middle school students to carry mobile phones to school.

Yours truly,

Li Hua