The engineer is considering going to work in a coastal city, where he can get paid ______.

　 A. as three times much　　　　　　　　　　 B. as much three times　

C. much as three times　　　　　 　　　　　D. three times as much

 We know that a smile is usually a sign _____ people feel friendly and happy, but _____ we don’t know who the new person is?

   A. that; what if         B. when; what         C. when; how about   D. if; how

 The acting is so _____ that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!

A. enthusiastic         B. fundamental        C. convincing        D. optimistic

 Over the past half century, using chemical fertilizers _____ very common in farming.

   A. had become         B. became            C. has become       D. becomes

 What made her succeed later on was the kindness and _____ she showed to all her patients.

   A. consideration        B. determination       C. explanation       D. suggestion

 Last month I was lucky enough to have a chance to make a trip into _____ space with my friend Li Yanping, _____ astronomer.

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

 At the meeting, the professor _____ some good advice about bringing down the market price of housing．

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

 --- I have read another book this week.

--- Well, maybe it is not how much you read but what you read     .

A. is counting         B. that counts          C. counted          D. to count

 Mr. Black      Shanghai in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane      on Sunday?

A. leaves; takes off                            B. is leaving; takes off

C. is leaving; is taking off                 D. leaves; is taking off 

假如你是來自玉樹地震災(zāi)區(qū)的劉方，你的外國朋友John寫信詢問你的安全、你家鄉(xiāng)的災(zāi)后重建情況，以及你的學(xué)習(xí)、生活情況。請你用英語從以下幾個(gè)方面寫一封120詞左右的回信：

1．很多人在地震中失去了家人。幸運(yùn)的是，在政府和全社會(huì)的幫助下，我們已從廢墟中站了起來。

2．現(xiàn)在我們正在新建的教室里上課。經(jīng)過這場災(zāi)難，我們變得更堅(jiān)強(qiáng)。

4．我們已決心重建家園，爭取使其變得更美好。

注意：開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear John，

I’m so glad to hear from you. Now I want to tell you about my hometown－Yushu, Qinghai province.

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Yours，

Liu Fang