The engineer is considering going to work in a coastal city, where he can get paid ______.

　 A. as three times much　　　　　　　　　　 B. as much three times　

C. much as three times　　　　　 　　　　　D. three times as much

 We know that a smile is usually a sign _____ people feel friendly and happy, but _____ we don’t know who the new person is?

   A. that; what if         B. when; what         C. when; how about   D. if; how

 The acting is so _____ that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!

A. enthusiastic         B. fundamental        C. convincing        D. optimistic

 Over the past half century, using chemical fertilizers _____ very common in farming.

   A. had become         B. became            C. has become       D. becomes

 What made her succeed later on was the kindness and _____ she showed to all her patients.

   A. consideration        B. determination       C. explanation       D. suggestion

 Last month I was lucky enough to have a chance to make a trip into _____ space with my friend Li Yanping, _____ astronomer.

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

 At the meeting, the professor _____ some good advice about bringing down the market price of housing．

  A. came about                B. came up                  C. came up with            D. came out

 --- I have read another book this week.

--- Well, maybe it is not how much you read but what you read     .

A. is counting         B. that counts          C. counted          D. to count

 Mr. Black      Shanghai in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane      on Sunday?

A. leaves; takes off                            B. is leaving; takes off

C. is leaving; is taking off                 D. leaves; is taking off 

假如你是来自玉树地震灾区的刘方，你的外国朋友John写信询问你的安全、你家乡的灾后重建情况，以及你的学习、生活情况。请你用英语从以下几个方面写一封120词左右的回信：

1．很多人在地震中失去了家人。幸运的是，在政府和全社会的帮助下，我们已从废墟中站了起来。

2．现在我们正在新建的教室里上课。经过这场灾难，我们变得更坚强。

4．我们已决心重建家园，争取使其变得更美好。

注意：开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear John，

I’m so glad to hear from you. Now I want to tell you about my hometown－Yushu, Qinghai province.

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Yours，

Liu Fang