As is well known, Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom while the rest of the Ireland Island          the Republic of Ireland.

   A. makes up      B. takes up        C. holds up          D. brings up

Greece emerged as one of last year’s hottest travel destinations, and this summer _____ to be even hotter.

A. turns              B. promises             C. remains           D. proves

--- My flight ______. I’d better be on my way. Goodbye.

--- Bye. Happy landing!

   A. was announced  B. is being announced   C. has announced  D. is announced

If you had not wasted too much time playing PC games in the past two years, it ________easier for you to review the lessons now.

A. had to be           B. should be              C. would be         D. would have been

John did quite well in his exams, ________ how little he studied.

       A. consider       B. considering      C. considered       D. to consider

His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ________ of it.

A. explanation       B. meaning          C. sense         D. guess

― Was ______ problem solved?

― We were trying to think of ______ way out, but it was impossible to find one.

     A. a; the          B. the; a                  C. the; 不填      D. a; a

Write a composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below.

自信 (self-confidence) 對(duì)一個(gè)人來說是非常重要的，但不是每個(gè)人都能做到自信。談?wù)勀愕目捶ā?/p>

他們利用這次出國(guó)的機(jī)會(huì)大致了解了西方人的生活和飲食習(xí)慣。（ advantage ）

在調(diào)查之后，警方得出結(jié)論：花店老板應(yīng)該為這場(chǎng)大火負(fù)責(zé)。（conclusion）