so, and (x2), while, however, when, for, but (x2),

My friend Jones is not a practical person. One evening, when he was driving along a main road, he suddenly had a flat tyre. He was very worried, __1__he did not have a spare wheel in the back of his car. He had to ask for help, __2__ he waved to passing cars and lorries. Dozens of cars and lorries passed, __3__ not one of them stopped. He had covered only a hundred miles or so, __4__ he still had more than three hundred miles to go. It was getting darker and darker, __5__ he was almost in despair. He waved for an hour. At last, he waved to a car just like his own. To his surprise, the car actually stopped __6__ a well-dressed young woman got out. Jones was disappointed. How could a person like this possibly help him? The lady, __7__, offered him her own spare wheel, __8__ Jones had to explain that he had never changed a car in his life. She set to work at once and fitted the wheel in a few minutes __9__ Jones looked on in admiration.

Keys: 1. for 2. so 3. but 4. and 5.and 6. when 7.however 8. but 9.while

2. 议论文的写作

　　议论文是以议论为主要表达方式的一种常用文体，它通过摆事实、讲道理、辨是非，来表达作者的见解和主张。中学英语书面表达所要求的议论文，是一种限定的写作，其论点、论据和论证都比较明确，考生可以结合题目要求，阐述相关的观点。议论文一般采用三段式，即提出论点 证明论点 得出结论。

（一） 提出论点 一般采用开门见山的方法提出论点，以便吸引读者的注意力。例如：

Should smoking be banned? In my opinion , definitely yes.

(二) 证明论点 这是文章的中心，文章的好坏主要体现在作者如何展开论证。因此，在论证过程中，论据必须真实可信，充分合理，并且与论点在逻辑上联系紧密。

常见的论证方法有以下几种：

1) 举例法：即以事实为根据，通过举例来论证自己的观点，例子可以是事例，也可以是数据等。这是最常用的论证方法。

2) 分析法：即通过分析问题，对产生问题的原因以及带来的后果等进行剖析来证明自己的观点。分析后要加以综合，进一步阐明自己的观点并提出解决方法。

3) 对比法：即通过比较两种事物来阐明自己的观点，非常形象，有说明力，使用得也十分广泛。

（三） 得出结论

对比观点型议论文可以参考以下作文模板进行论证：

1. 有一些人认为...

2. 另一些人认为...

3. 我的看法...

The topic of ①-----------------（主题）is becoming more and more popular recently. There are two sides of opinions about it. Some people say A is their favorite. They hold their view for the reason of ②-----------------（支持A的理由一）What is more, ③-------------理由二). Moreover, ④---------------(理由三).

While others think that B is a better choice in the following three reasons. Firstly,-----------------(支持B的理由一). Secondly (besides),⑥------------------（理由二）. Thirdly (finally),⑦------------------(理由三).

From my point of view, I think ⑧----------------（我的观点）. The reason is that ⑨--------------------(原因). As a matter of fact, there are some other reasons to explain my choice. For me, the former / latter is surely a wise choice.