Because of the year 2008 Olympic Games, the American corporation board of trustees(董事会) decided to set up a Chinese _____ in Beijing.

　 A. room　　　　 B. group　　　　 C. counterpart　　　　 D. branch

EBay, Amazon and Wal-Mart are popular websites ___ people can sell goods to 　

each other.

A. where　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. when　　　　　 D. whose

Their problem today is somewhat similar to _____ they faced many years ago.

A. that　　　　　　　　　　 B. which

C. that which　　　　　　　 D. it

So far no life has been found outside the earth, but while some scientists are actively searching for living things in outer space, others firmly believe there ____ .

A. mustn’t be 　　 B. may not be

C. can’t be 　　　　　 D. won’t be

It was because of his absence 　　　　　 the meeting had to be put off.?

A. so　　　　　　 B. so that　　　 C. why　　　 D. that

假设你是一位中学生，叫李平，听说你所居住的城市拟在你市名胜之一的云霞山附近建一座发电站。请给某英语报社写一封信，对这一计划表示反对，并陈述理由。信的内容须包括以下要点：

1）承认发电站将给本市提供充足的电力，促进本市经济发展。

2）我和很多市民都反对这一计划。

3）修建发电站需搬迁很多人口和砍伐大量的树木。

4）云霞山的风景一旦被破坏，将再也无法恢复。

要求：

　 1）词数：100个左右。

2）不可逐字翻译，但可适当增加内容，使行文连贯。

3）参考词汇：云霞山 Mt. Yunxi

That was really a splendid evening. It’s years ____ I enjoyed myself so much.

A. when　 　　　　B. that　 　　　　　C. before 　　　　 D. since

Victor apologized for ____ to inform me of the change in the plan.

　 A. his being not able　　　　　　 B. him not to be able

　 C. his not being able　　　　　　 D. him to be not able

-----Do you usually take a vacation?

-----Yes, I like to go away______.

A. one time this year 　 B. once a year

C. one time a year 　 　D. one time in a year

Mike has been making great efforts in practice in order to _______ his dream to win championship in the coming Olympics.

A. come about 　　　　　 B. come true C. make　 　　　　 　　 D. live