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ill watched9. I was still sleeping when the fire ________, and then it spread quickly. A. broke out B. put out C. came out D. got out 10. Do you remember how he came? Yes, I do. He came________. A. with his mother B. on his foot C. by car D. by the bus11. Mary asked me ________ the book called “Star Wars”. A. have I seen B. if I had seen C. if had I seen D. had I seen12. I’m going on holiday this weekend. _________. A. That’s all right B. Have fun C. Take care D. Thank you13. The number of people invited to the party ______ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent. A. were, was B. was, were C. was, was D. were, were 14. Native English speakers can understand each other ________ they don’t speak the same kind of English. A. as if B. as long as C. so that D. even if15. As neither of them would ______, no decision was taken that day. A. give up B. give in C. give out D. give off16. He has been playing puter games these weeks. It’s no ______ he didn’t do well in the test this time. A. wonder B. matter C. surprise D. problem17. Where did you find your watch? It was under the bed______ I found it last night. A. that B. where C. which D. whose18. Can you tell me the reason ______ your being late for class. The reason is _________ I was caught in a traffic accident. A. of, that B. for, that C. of, because D. for, why19. It starts raining again. Yes, I wonder _______ the terrible weather will last. A. how long B. how soon C. how often D. how many 20. I was afraid Mr. Lu would not accept my advice at the beginning. _______, he was quite pleased with it.A. As a matter B. As the matter of fact C. As a fact D. As a matter of factⅡ、完形填空 For me, Christmas always began in the middle of the cold, windy month of November. My sister Alice and I sat down in front of the fire and wrote a 21 to Father Christmas, telling him about all the presents we 22 . we carefully posted the letter to “Father Christmas, the North Pole”…Christmas Eve came. The whole family helped to 23 the house, put up the Christmas tree and blow up the balloons. Then, in the afternoon, when Aunt Kate and my two cousins arrived, 24__ was ready. Before we went to bed, we left some wine and meat for Father Christmas and then put our 25 at the end of our beds. We tried to keep 26 as long as possible to see Father Christmas, but the next thing we knew it was 27 Christmas morning! We couldn’t wait to 28 the stocking. It was now full of all kinds of small presents and sweets Christmas morning was bright and sunny. After going to church, my cousin David and I went out into the garden to 29 out new presents. Lunch was always late, but what a lunch! Delicious turkey with all the vegetables followed by fruit and ice creams. 30 lunch, Father, Mother and Aunt rested on the sofas in front of the Queen’s speech on TV. We took out the toys, put on the funny paper hats, laughed at the jokes and played 31 . Then came the afternoon tea and a large 32 cake covered with snowmen. It didn’t seem possible, 33 we still went on eating. By