I’m definitely going to settle in the countryside when I retire. All the words have a similar meaning with the underlined word, Except ______.

A. surely B. actually C. certainly D. absolutely

 When it comes ______ a foreign language, many people wish they had a ______  for it.

A. to learning; genius B. learn; gift

C. to learn; present  D. learning; talent

 Your composition is well-written ______ a minor spelling mistake.

A. beside B. besides C. except that D. except for

Telling your sorrow to your friends will relieve the pain in your heart. All the words below have a similar meaning with the underlined word, Except ______.

A. lighten B. lessen C. deepen D. ease

 Her teacher praised her for her excellent grades in the mid-term exam. The underlined word means ______.

A. complained B. omplimented C. affected D. scanned

 The librarian had to ______ the naughty boy in order to let others concentrate on their books.

A. revolve  B. surround C. silence  D. adopt

 One important factor of success is to set a goal and have the ______ to achieve it.

A. tribute  B. determination C. ceremony D. procession

 –Have the telegraph wires been______ to your house?

–Not yet.

A. laid on B. lay on C. lied on D. lain on

請根據(jù)以下材料用英語寫一篇短文：如果有一場神奇的 “價值拍賣會”，你可以拍下自己最想要的東西，你會為什么而舉牌？請在以下的競拍內(nèi)容中, 選出你最想得到的三樣東西，并闡明你選擇的理由。

           1．競拍內(nèi)容：愛心、夢想、名牌大學錄取通知書、聰明、快樂、誠信（honesty）、自由、權利、友情、金錢等；

           2．詞數(shù)：120個左右，不含開頭語。

Different people may bid for different things.                                                                  

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)以下提示：1）漢語提示，2)首字母提示，3）語境提示，在每個空格內(nèi)填入一個適當?shù)挠⒄Z單詞，并將該詞完整地寫在右邊相對應的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準確，拼寫正確。

Dear Sirs,

I’m glad to learn part-time tutors are wanted in your training

school and I’d like to have a try. I’m a student who is     (畢業(yè))           76.           

from high school soon. I do     in my English lessons, especially        77.               

in oral and       (書面) English. Besides, I’m a monitor and often              78.             

help      (其他人) with their English. Before going to a university,      79.             

I’ll have a long holiday, during       I’m determined to do a part-        80.               

time job like this to make the best of it. What’s more, I can e                     81.              

some money for my future studies. Finally, I can get some v                     82.             

social experience. I’ll work hard      my job and I can also be a          83.             

head teacher. I wish I could have an o     to co-operate with you.             84.             

Looking forward to r       your early reply.                              85.             

                                               Yours,

                                               Li Hua