What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before. It is       it is long.

A. half not as wide as              B. wide not as half as

C. as wide as not half              D. not half as wide as

__ was my head teacher, Miss Liu, that read several inspiring stories to encourage me to go on.

A. She           B. As           C. It           D. That

We must know what we should do and what we should avoid _______ a good impression on others in public places.

A. to leave       B. leaving       C. to have left    D. leave

They had to ______ the meeting because the organizers didn’t prepare the hall well, where people can share their opinions and hold discussions. 

A. put forward   B. put out       C. put up       D. put off

Nowadays many women are _____ their late twenties or early thirties when they have their first child.

A. of          B. in    C. on     D. over

I know that if I start watching a soap opera, I immediately become hopelessly _____.

A. addicted   B. awful        C. delighted     D. talented

I will always remember _____ to the star’s concert and what I experienced there.

A. taking   B. being taken    C. to take      D. to be taken

As PM2.5 readings reached as high as 900 in some cities, people are more _____ to get lung cancer in such conditions. 

A. probable     B. perhaps       C. possible      D. likely

He was such __ good speaker that he held our attention every minute of __ three-hour lecture.

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

某英文报社准备刊发一篇题为”Living in a City”有关城市生活利和弊的文章。根据下面提示写一篇英语短文。

优点：找工作容易；交通便利；有公园、饭店等休闲场所。

缺点：生活消费高；人口多，拥挤；空气污染，居住环境差。

要求：1. 覆盖以上全部内容，可适当发挥。

  2. 词数100左右，标题已给出。