Mr. Green stood up in defense of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one _______.

A. blamed               B. blaming              C. to be blamed      D. to blame

"But Ijust paid 1．69 for this bottle of wine last week．How is it that the price is 2.25?"

There are at least three things going on that have caused the price of wine to rise．All haveto do with the supply and demand factors of economics．

    The first factor is that people are drinking more wine than ever before．This demand formore wine has increased wine sales in America at the rate of 15 percent a year．

    The second factor is that the supply of wine has stayed relatively the same, which meansthat the same number of bottles is produced each year．Wine producers are trying to open upnew land to grow more grapes．But in at least three wine producing areas of the world-France,Germany, and California --- new vineyards （葡萄园）will not be useable in the near future．Wines are produced in other countries, such as Italy, Spain, and Portugal, as well as Argentine,Australia, Austria, and Chile．And these wines will be seen more often on the American market．But none of these countries will be able to fill the good wines．

    The third factor is that costs of wine production are soaring．The workers who make wine are asking for more money, and the machinery needed to press the grapes is becoming more expensive．

    When the demand for something is greater than the supply, prices go up．When productioncosts, meaning the price of labor and machinery rise, the producer adds this increase to the price of the wine．For these reasons, that bottle of wine now costs 2．25 instead of 1．69．

What is the main idea of this passage?

        A．Every year people drink more wine．

        B．Countries won't be able to fill the demand for good wines．

        C．The prices of things go up when the demand for them is greater than the supply．

        D．The supply of wine will always be less than demand．

This passage is written to ．

    A．describe where wine is produced 

    B．persuade people drink more beer

        C．explain why the price of wine is rising

        D．describe why wine is a favorite drink to many Americans

The underlined word "soaring" means"   .

    A．adding quickly       B．reducing fast   

    C．demanding badly D．increasing fast

—How about your journey to Mount Tai?

—Everything was wonderful except that our car _________ twice on the way .

A. slowed down    B. broke down    C. got down   D. put down

People usually turn on the radio to listen to evergreen songs, which _____ them of their past.

A. tell           B. remind        C. warn            D. convince

The story carries a strong message, _______ that will hopefully touch all who read it.

   A. any               B. one          C. it                 D. each

At the party, John made up a joke,        people burst out laughing.

    A．on which B．by which C．at which D．from which

With so many friends        me, I had no difficulty finishing the work on time.

    A. to help          B. helped      C. helping          D. have helped

At last the mother had no choice but ___________ her son herself, though she was quite busy．

    A． to pick up      B． pick up     C． picking up D． picked up

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    下面四幅图描述的是星期天上午在中山公园里发生的事。请根据图片所提供的信息用英语为你校的“英语园地”写一篇短文。

注意：  1. 文章的第一句已经写好

2. 短文要包括所有图片的主要内容，短文的内容要连贯、完整；

            3. 短文字数在100字左右（已给句子的单词不计入总数）

            4．参考词汇：

货摊：stand (n.)   逮捕 arrest (v.)

Make ______ a habit to put whole-grain biscuits, nuts or raisins in your backpack. 

A. /                B. this                 C. that                 D. it