– It’s much too noisy, dad. I’m doing my homework.
-- Sorry. I’ll the TV.
A. close B. turn on C. turn down D. turn up
— can you finish your composition?
— In half an hour.
A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How soon
-- Long time no see, Jim! You look much _.
-- Yes, people always change a lot.
A. thin B. thinner C. fat D. the fattest
– How is the coffee?
-- Pass me some , please. It isn’t sweet at all.
A. salt B. sugar C. ice D. water
书面表达
每一个人都有自己爱戴或感激的人，他（她）或呵护着你的成长，或关心着你的学习，或在某方面帮助着你，或陪你战胜过某个方面的困难，……。请根据写作要点提示用英语写一篇短文谈谈你所爱戴和感激的人。
1. 写作要点提示：
1）你爱戴或感激的人的相貌特点及职业；
2）他（她）因为什么原因成为了你爱戴或感激的人；
3）你将来会以什么样的方式来回报他（她）。
2. 写作要求：
短文的内容应包含所提示的要点，语言要流畅，可围绕提示要点适当增加情节，以使短文的意思连贯；短文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名及地名；短文的词数在90词左右。短文标题已经给出，但不计入总词数。
短文综合填空
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在短文空白处填入一个恰当的词，使短文内容完整、通顺。将所填单词填写在答题卡上相应的题号后。
Music fills the air. Colorful lights shine b____________1. in windows. Children and adults open gifts from loved ones and friends. These are all Christmas traditions.
Another tradition is snow. Christmas in the northern part of the world c__________2.a few days after the start of winter. In many places, a blanket(层) of clean white snow covers the ground on Christmas Day. This is w_____________3.is meant by a "White Christmas."
Of course, many places do not get snow at Christmas. In fact, they may be very warm this time of y_____________4.. People who like snow, but live where it is warm, can only d_____________ 5.of having a white Christmas.
American songwriter Irving Berlin described the f_____________6.in his song "White Christmas." It is one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time. The opening words e___________7.why the singer is dreaming of a white Christmas. Most people never h____________8.these words, so they never really understand the true meaning of the song.
Over the years, hundreds of singers and musicians have recorded "White Christmas." But the version(风格) most people still know b_____________9. was sung by Bing Crosby.
Songwriter Irving Berlin was b______________ 10. in Russia in 1888. He did not celebrate Christmas as a religious(宗教上的) holiday. He was Jewish(犹太的).
But his song celebrates an idea of p_____________11.that anyone, anywhere -- snowy or not -- can enjoy. Here's how his song starts: The sun is shining. The grass is green. … Up north, where it is cold and snowy. Not south, where it is warm and sunny.
