People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars and this ______ creates further problems.
A. in short B. in turn C. in doubt D. in case
. A notice was ____in order to remind the students of the changed lecture time.
A. sent up B. given up C. set up D. put up
. In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a ______for everyone to stand up.
A. mark B. chance C. signal D. measure
Now, in our country free medical treatment covers sickness of mind as well as ______sickness.
A. ordinary B. average C. regular D. normal
The biggest whale is ______ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long—the height of ______ 9-story building.
A. the; the B. the; a C. a; the D. a; a
三、短文填词：根据语境及汉语提示或首字母提示写出相应的词汇：(共10分)
Dear Mike, thank you very much for your letter, which reached me
yesterday. It was indeed very k______ of you to promise to see me in 87._______
the hospital and to help me _____ my studies. I believe the letter 88._______
written by me will come as a pleasant _______(惊讶) to you. The 89._______
doctor t_____ me that my operation was a complete success, and 90._______
that I would be a_____ to leave the hospital in about a week. I have 91.________
no longer been in bed for a c______ of days. With the help of the 92.________
doctor, I feel fully relieved. After I take a short ______(休息) after 93._______
supper, I also go over my lessons. My health is ______(改善). I will 94._______
take good _____ of myself anyway. I am very thankful for all you 95._______
have d______ for me. 96._______
