根据中文意思填完下面的句子，一词一空。（每题2分，共10分）(请写在答题卷上面)

1. 因“荒漠化”越发严重，中国近年来发生沙尘暴的次数似乎明显增加了。

     Sandstorms in China appear                         in recent years as a result of “               ”.

2.他花费最后几年用于准备他的一本书，名叫《孟子》的学术理论。

    He     his      years      a book of his teachings       The Book of Mencius.

3.这是因为在一个外国家庭里住一两个星期意味着你必须讲他们的语言，结果你的外语水平就很快提高了。

This is because            with a foreign family for one or two weeks      

          that you have to           their language, and you         fast.

4.现在法律禁止人们燃烧太多的煤。

There are laws       do not        people       burn too         coal.

5. 孟子是一位思想家，他的理论和孔子的理论很相似。

Mencius was a                  teachings were very                   those of Confucius.

书面表达 (满分25分)(请写在答题卷上面)

假如你叫李华，请根据表格内容写一封信向你的外国朋友Paul介绍中国西部城市---西安，并邀请他到西安玩。

注意：1、词数：100左右；

      2、书信开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Paul,

I’m writing to tell you something about the city Xi’an.

Yours,

Li Hua

The film is loved by lots of people, but it is not to everyone’s ______.

Only when he arrived home _____ that he had left his key in the office.

  —Do you think I should wear a thick coat?

—Yes, certainly. ______, you also need a compass.

___we do this today or tomorrow doesn’t make much difference.

______ from the moon, the earth looks like a beautiful blue planet.

It was not until he became very ill ______ he went to see a doctor.

The news _____ he has passed the exam makes his parents very happy.

Her parents had had a very anxious moment but everything _____ to be fine in the end.