9. As is known to us all, women play 　　　　important a role in society 　　　　men do.　

　　 A. such; that　　 　　 B. so; as　　 　 C. as; that　　　　 D. as; as

8. Child as he is, he can 　　　　good ideas which nobody has ever considered before.

　　 A. keep up with 　　　 B. come up with C. catch up with 　　　 D. put up with

7. The population of China is much larger than 　　　　of Japan.

　　 A. that　　　　 　　　 B. those　　 　　　 C. it　 　　　　　　 D. one

6. Just 　　　　the first day of the summer holiday, Jack helped his parents, managing the cotton fields

　　　　 　the farm.

　　 A. in; on　　　 　　　 B. on; in　　 　 C. in; in　　　　 　　 D. on; on

5. After retiring from work, Bill Gates now spends most of his time 　　　　at his charity organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

　　 A. working　　 　　　 B. to work　 　　 C. worked　　　 　　　 D. work

4. Since it rained last night, the garden doesn’t need 　　　.

　　 A. being watered　　　 B. to water　　 C. watered　　　 　　 D. to be watered

3. Sam, you need to practice your oral English more, 　　　　you’ll have trouble traveling in the USA.

　　 A. therefore　　 　　 B. thus　　　 　　 C. otherwise　　 　　 D. yet

2. Luckily, blood tests have shown that the patient is 　　　　of AIDS virus.

　　 A. afraid　　　　 　　 B. tired 　　　 C. free　　　　 　　　 D. fond

一、单项填空

1. As his new company grows, his biggest 　　　　will be finding the right people for key roles.

　　 A. challenge　　 　　　 B. support　　 C. anxiety　　　 　　　 D. presentation

第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)

假定你是李华, 暑假期间你和同学一起骑着车子去游玩，回来后你把自己的经历写下来投给你们学校的英语报的编辑室。内容包括：

1. 在途中的见闻；　

2. 对该旅行的感受。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。