阅读下面的短文,在空白处填上适当的单词,使短文语义完整。每空一词。
    The Golden Gate Bridge has linked San Francisco and the Marin Peninsula for more （1）____　　　50 years.  However， building it was not an easy task. The idea of linking the two places was not a new one， but it wasn’t （2）____1917 that the first workable design was produced. It w

The Lawyers
    There were two lawyers， Alfred and Bertram. Alfred once borrowed a great deal of money from Bertram. He promised to pay him back on the day he won his first case in court. But Alfred was lazy and never took on a case.
    At first Bertram didn’t mind， but after five years he got tir

十七、道歉及其应答 (Apologies && responses)
1.概说
做错了某事或做了不利于别人或妨害别人的事情,对其道声歉,是理所应当的事。一句真诚的道歉可能会使彼此间的误解、隔阂烟消云散,可化干戈为玉帛。
2.常用表达法
a.I'm sorry./ Sorry./ I'm sorry for/about...
Excuse me (

二十一、语言困难 (Language difficulties)
1.概说
用英语与别人沟通时,难免会遇到一些困难,此时,该怎么办呢?请看——
2.常用表达法:
I beg your pardon,please? Beg your pardon,please? Pardon,please?
Please say that again/more slowly.
Would you ple

写作主要检测考生书面表达的能力，也是对考生语言功底的一个综合检测。它是语言能力测试中的最难的题型，是各种测试的压轴题。
中学生英语能力竞赛高二赛题的写作部分为20分。赛题对于写作的基本要求是：格式正确，内容切题，语言规范，表达恰当，文理通顺，脉络清晰。
一、评分原则
1．本题总分

本题要求考生根据所给情景,用英语写一篇100个单词左右的短文。情景包括目的、对象、时间、地点、内容等;提供情景的形式有图画、图表、提纲等。写作的要求是:(1)切中题意;(2)语言准确、恰当;(3)条理清楚。
▲写作题型分类指导
(一)叙述文写作考例分析
叙述文以叙述事件的经过和人物的经历为主,因此,叙述文都围绕一件或一系列事件而展开。叙述事件的经过时,要以事件为中心组织材料。叙述人物的经历时,要以人物为中心组织材料。叙述文叙述的内容

全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)中智力测试题不强调考查考生的英语知识水平而侧重于检测考生的智力、智能方面的应变能力,是一种综合性和技巧性很强的竞赛题型,具有对被测试者的智力因素的预测或评定的功能。智力测试题的特点在于灵活、巧妙、隐蔽和反常,往往具有跨学科性,命题范围广,涉及逻辑、哲学、天文、地理、历史、民俗、时事以及幽默和笑话等多方面的内容,语言精妙,思路奇巧。同时,智力测试兼有考查考生读图识表能力的项目,是考生们普遍认为较难的题型。
    全国中学生英语能力竞赛中的智力测试题有两种形式:一是智能考查题,这是一种纯智力测试题,具有测试范围广、综合性强、图文并茂、形式多样(如识图、计算、猜谜、脑筋急转弯)等特点,并常常具

"圈套题"通常也叫"陷阱题",是我们极易做错的一种考题。"圈套题"与常规题不同,它具有较强的诱惑性,较大的迷惑性,较好的隐蔽性。近年来,英语高考试卷中常有这种性质的试题出现。当考生遇到这种习题时,常感到不知所措,无从下手。怎样才能解答好这种"圈套题"呢?只有研究并了解命题者设置"圈套"的方法,才能提高解题的准确率。
命题者设置"圈套"的常见方法有:
1、利用语法规则中的特殊情况。在使用英语时,我们都要遵循一定的语法规则,才能正确、地道地表达自己的意思。但有些语法规则是有例外或特殊情况的。例如:
This is the reason ___________ he gave to us all.

1. be about to do...when...正要做某事时;正在那时

1. I thought you like something to read, so I have brought you some books.
A. may B. might C. could D. must
2. There was plenty of time. She .
A. mustn't have hurried B. couldn't have hurried
C. must not hurry D. needn't have hurried
3. The plant is dead. I it more water.

阅读下面短文，根据所给单词首字母提示，写出空缺处的单词。
Advertisement and Largest Biscuit
Advertising discovered years ago that all of us love to get something for nothing．An advertisement w______（66）begins with the magic word FREE can rarely gowrong．These days，advertisers not only o______（67）free sam

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从46—65各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
When I was shown into the waiting-room，which as I had expected，it was full．There were dirty 46 ______ on the wall，and the old magazines on the table 47 ______ like a great pile of waste paper．I took my seat and decided to 48 ______ the timewatch

(二)关系副词的用法

三)限定性定语从句和非限定性定语从句的区别
1.限定性定语从句是先行词不可缺少的修饰成分,如删除,主句的意思就不完整或不明确;非限定性定语从句是先行词的补充或附加说明,即使删除,主句的意思依然清楚。
Those who want to go please hand in their money tonight.想去的人请今晚把钱交上来。(限制性,删除后意思不明确)
A library is a place where books are kept.图书馆是藏书的地方。(限制性,删除后句子意思不完整)
Is this the book (that)you want

十六、Where there is a river,there is a city.有河流的地方,就会有城市。(哪里有河流,哪里就会有城市。)
此句型前后为条件与结果的关系。类似的句子有:
Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。
Where there is oppression,there is resistance.哪里有剥削,哪里就会有反抗。
由there be构成的谚语还有:There is no smoke without fire.无火不生烟。(There