realize that honest excuse notes were usually __4__： "Peter was late because the alarm clock didn't go off."

　　The students always said that it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject, but when they __5__ excuse notes, they were brilliant.

　　So one day I gave the excuse notes to my classes, saying，"They're __6__ to be written by parents, but actually they are not. True, Micky? " The students looked at me __7__.

　　"Now, this will be the first class to study the __8__ of the excuse notes-the first class, ever, to practice writing them. You're so __9__ to have a teacher like me who has taken your best writing and turned it into a __10__ worthy of study."

　　Everyone smiled as I went on, "You used your __11__.So try more now. Today I'd like you to write 'An Excuse Note from Adam/Eve to God'．" __12__ went down. Pens raced __13__ paper. For the first time ever I saw students so __14__ in their writing that they had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.

　　The next day everyone had excuse notes.__15__ discussions followed. The headmaster entered the classroom and walked __16__， looking at papers, and then said, "I'd like you to see me in my office." My heart __17__.

　　When I stepped into his office, he came to __18__ my hand and said, "I just want to tell you that that lesson, that task, whatever the hell you were doing, was __19__.Those kids were writing on the college __20__.Thank you."

1. A. explained B．described C．introduced D．announced

2. A. parents B．students C．teachers D．partners

3. A. editors B．readers C．writers D．speakers

4. A. true B．false C．easy D．dull

5. A. produced B．considered C．imagined D．delivered

6. A. designed B．collected C．supposed D．improved

7. A. eagerly B．nervously C．excitedly D．coldly

8. A. form B．difficulty C．meaning D．art

9. A. lucky B．helpful C．lovely D．active

10. A. talent B．habit C．product D．subject

11. A. devotion B．imagination C. concentration D. information

12. A. Hands B．Eyes C．Heads D．Ears

13. A. across B．with C．against D．behind

14. A. curious B．careful C．casual D．calm

15. A. Separated B．Surprising C．Heated D．Lasting

16. A. day and night B．in and out C．now and then D．up and down

17. A. sank B．rose C．flew D．hurt

18. A. watch B．touch C．shake D．catch

19. A. sure B．dim C．tough D．great

20. A. base B．level C．paper D．theme

四、短文改错

　　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

　　增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

　　删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

　　修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

　　1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

　　2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Tom，

　　I'm glad to hear that you are coming for a holiday in our city the next month. I'm such happy that you will stay in my house.

　　There have been greatly changes in the last three year in my home. First, we have rebuilt your house, which now has four private rooms. You can choose any of them to live when you come. Second, my parents have set up a small restaurant in our village, that you can eat healthily. I'm really willing to be your guide to make your journey interested and meaningful.

　　If you had any requests, don't hesitate to let me know. Looking forward to hear from you.

　　 Yours，

Li Hua