There is no need to add in trees to create shade because many town and city gardens are __________ shaded by buildings.

A. occasionally   B. instantly      C. permanently              D. roughly

 One of the great things about science is that it has taught us to be __________ about surface appearances. The world seems flat, but it is, in fact, round.

A. accurate      B. creative             C. consistent         D. skeptical

 Decision-makers will take a __________ approach to opening new stores as the global economy slows down.

A. cautious      B. concise              C. vital               D. severe

 It is believed that the tight employment market has forced job seekers to __________ whatever work is available.

A. take up       B. take down           C. take off          D. take on

 The FBI last night released pictures of two men __________ planting the bombs which brought great damage to the Boston Marathon.

A. informed of    B. approved of    C. suspected of          D. reminded of

 By speeding up reforms the UN is trying to live up to the wishes of people around the world and __________ more to building world peace.

A. contribute     B. link           C. expose            D. attend

 The new law of consumer rights also __________ rules about returning faulty goods and sets out protections for those who receive poor services.

A. announces     B. clarifies       C. consists              D. possesses

 A professor said the rise of the BRICS countries（金磚國家） is a/an __________ of the end of the world in the control of the USA.

         A. barrier        B. process        C. aspect               D. symptom

 A new case study says Chinese companies face tough __________ in the US and have a long way to go to be successful.

A. challenges     B. campaigns      C. motivations          D. dilemmas

北京高考從2016年開始，英語分?jǐn)?shù)從150降到100分，語文從150分提到180分，以 Fewer Scores in English為題寫一篇120詞左右的短文。 要點(diǎn)如下（題目與開頭已給出）：

1.     支持者：更重視語文的學(xué)習(xí); 英語學(xué)習(xí)就是費(fèi)錢費(fèi)力費(fèi)時(shí)間。

2.     反對者：學(xué)生錯(cuò)過學(xué)英語最好的時(shí)光；教育應(yīng)該考慮的是提高教育質(zhì)量，而不是打壓英語。

3.     你的看法：......

參考詞匯： Gaokao（高考）