短文填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）

The program “China Year in Russia” has ended, but the cultural r 1. between the two countries grow stronger. “Chinese fever (中国热)” continues in Russia.

Fifty-year-old Wei Dehan has studied Chinese culture for thirty years. He was a 2. the first Russians to open a Chinese teahouse in Moscow. That was in 1995. He also teaches Chinese language and Tai Chi (太极). During “China Year in Russia,” he set up a m 3. introducing Chinese culture. It’s popular with local r 4. .

In Russia, young people who can speak Chinese are n 5. by every industry (产业). Young people who are able to speak Chinese language find jobs e 6. . Some 15,000 people a 7. Chinese language classes in Russia. The Confucius Institute (孔子学院), the worldwide Chinese language and culture education center, has been set up in thirteen of Russia’s u 8. and colleges.

Besides the language, Chinese w 9. of life is becoming a common factor (因素) in the daily lives of Russian people. Green tea, Chinese food and Tai Chi are becoming more and more popular.

Russian newspapers and magazines praised “China Year in Russia” as a timely event. They said that the program deepened (加深) understanding between the people of the two countries. It also opens the way for f 10. culture exchanges.

书面表达 （本大题共10分）

假如你叫Billy，是无锡市某初级中学的一名九年级学生，学校将组织由学生推选“十佳教师”的评选活动。你准备写一封推荐信给校长Mr Smith，推荐你的英语老师Mrs Lin当选，请你根据要点提示写一封电子邮件给Mr Smith。

内容要点如下：

1.四十几岁，教英语已有十几年；

2.耐心，为我们重复语法规则；

3.严格，要求我们尽可能经常复习所学内容；

4.善良并充满爱心，……

5.令我们惊讶的是……

注意：

1. 推荐信须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2. 第4、5要点的内容须用2～3句话作适当发挥；

3. 词数80个左右，推荐信的开头和结尾句已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr Smith,

I am writing to recommend our English teacher Mrs Lin as one of the top ten teachers.

I think Mrs Lin is the most suitable person to be the top teacher. I hope that you agree with us.

Yours sincerely,

Billy

I don’t want _________ usual instruction of the task. Please give me _________ unusual one.

A. a, an B. an, a C. an, / D. /, an

----Which month has _________ days in a year?

---- February.

A. fewer B. less

C. the fewest D. the least

His grade in the exam put him _________ the top students in his classes.

A. between B. over C. among D. above

Hush! The baby is sleeping. Please talk _________ than usual or you may wake him up.

A. quiet B. more quiet

C. Quietly D.more quietly

---- I have more storybooks than _________ do.

---- But your books are not as interesting as _________.

A. your, me B. yours, mine

C. yours, I D. you, mine

Miss Tang has no _________ of time. She is often late for meetings.

A. interest 兴趣； B. Idea 主意；

C. sense感觉； D. plan计划

She must be a true friend. She never _________ a bad word about others.

A. speaks B. says C. talks D. tells

They _________ the Palace Museum next week.

A. hope me to visit B. hope visit

C. hope themselves to visit D. hope to visit