Read the following paragraph and choose the best topic sentence from the four options that follow. Write the corresponding letter of your choice on the answer sheet. 　Leeds’ Hyde Park Picture House, the U.K.’s only surviving gas-lit cinema, has secured a £2.4 million investment to ensure the lights stay on. First launched in 1914, the small picture house was once used to broadcast news bulletins and announcements during wartime. To this day, the cinema continues to use gas lighting, giving modem patrons a sense of the building’s century-long history. The funding of the cinema is part of a £55 million Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) scheme ensuring the future of Britain’s most prestigious historical buildings. The lottery funding will be used not only to keep the cinema lit by gas lamps, but also to restore its special floors and decorations. Britain’s Heritage Minister Tracey Crouch said: “Our heritage provides us with a sense of identity and helps boost tourism and local economies. These grants will help preserve important parts of our heritage for the public to enjoy.”A. The only surviving gas-lit cinema has special floors and decorations.B. The lottery funding only aims at rebuilding the century-long cinema.C. The heritage in Britain helps to promote tourism and local economies.D. The HLF scheme helps preserve U.K.’s heritage like the gas-lit cinema.

Read the following paragraph and find TWO irrelevant sentences. 　The Arctic is shaping up to be one of the most strategically important regions in the 21st century. However, while Russia has been steadily building its Arctic capabilities, the U.S. nearly lost its only heavy polar icebreaker on an Antarctica deployment. Russia plans on adding two icebreaking patrol ships armed with cruise missiles by 20Thankfully, the U.S. government is beginning to take this gap seriously and there are actions the government can take to accelerate this revitalization (振兴).First, the Coast Guard should consider purchasing foreign- built icebreakers. Also, Congress can work with the Coast Guard to facilitate more efficient business practices. Foreign-built icebreakers could be significantly less expensive. Finally, the government should increase the Coast Guard's total acquisition budget. If Congress and the executive branch do not act quickly to reverse the current trends, then the U.S. is partially losing the opportunity to be a key player in this strategic region.

Write a letter of thanks according to the following situation: Your friend sent you a birthday gift from abroad. Write to him/her to express your appreciation， explain why you like the gift and ask about his/her situation. Please sign your name as Li Fei. (150-200 words)

Choose the best topic sentence from the four options below. Write the corresponding letter of your choice on the answer sheet.

Read the following paragraph and choose the best topic sentence from the four options that follow. Write the corresponding letter of your choice on the answer sheet. 　The brain is very sensitive to the level of energy in the light that passes through the eyes, with different colors of light carrying different amounts of energy. According to a recent research, blue suggests harmony and relaxation.　It is the color of nature in relaxed form and it encourages social communication. Orange and yellow suggest a positive future, the point being that the color of signs surrounding roadwork is clearly meant to encourage frustrated drivers to think beyond the current delays. It is the same case with shapes. A triangular (三角的)sign has points and represents danger, which is why the shape is used for warning signs. Rectangular (矩形的）signs are the same shape as a book and therefore give information. Round signs are instructional. They look like the end of a pointing finger giving you an instruction.

Now I must go. I shall be late for the birthday party, (compound sentence)

Tom suddenly slipped on a stone. He fell. His head struck the massive table, (compound- complex sentence)

Maggie entered the supermarket near home with a shopping bag in her hand, (periodic sentence)

I’ll pay you double. You get the report finished by Friday, (complex sentence)

Let us be ruthless in our criticism. Let us be cruel to personal fame. We should also be indifferent to age and rank if these stand in our way. (parallel structure)