and________it is leading us.

　　答案：　whether；where

　　15．Some people come here for a short break________others have decided to stay forever.

　　答案：　while

　　Ⅱ.句型转换

　　1．I have told her about our plan，and she agreed with me.

　　→I have told her about our plan，and she________________.

　　答案：　was in favor of me

　　2．The sentences our English teacher showed us are so difficult that we can't understand them.

　　→The sentences our English teacher showed us are______________________________.

　　答案：　too difficult for us to understand

　　3．Look at the sky.It is going to rain this afternoon.

　　→Look at the sky and________________rain this afternoon.

　　答案：　it is bound to

　　4．You should write it in a style which suits your subject.

　　→You should write it in a style which____________________your subject.

　　答案：　is appropriate to

　　5．We lost this game and all our efforts into it were useless.

　　→We lost this game and all our efforts into it were__________.

　　答案：　in vain

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　When I was 10 years old，my friend Sydney suffered from brain cancer.Sydney fought against it，but her body did not respond to the__1__.Sydney died at the age of 11.

　　After her death，I felt extremely sad and discouraged.Finally，I decided to turn these__2__emotions into positive actions.When I was 11 years old，I founded the Pink Polka Dots Guild (协会) with two friends.My__3__has been to raise enough money to find a cure for brain cancer.

　　Over the years，Pink Polka Dots (PPD) has__4__many events to raise money.The first event，a garage sale，__5__$9,000，and our most recent event，the fifth golf contest，brought in over $73,000.In five years，we have raised almost half a million dollars.

　　I've been__6__by the public recognition that the guild has earned.That's what I had never expected.PPD__7__an award from the government and spoke at an important conference.Each of these__8__has raised awareness and money for our cause.

The effort we have made has__9__helped cancer research.With the money we raised，PPD