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to see us the next afternoon. A. some time B. sometime C. some times D. sometimes ( ) meeting ends than yesterday. A. more early B. early C. earliest D. much earlier ( )11. — is your height? — 180cm. A. How B. What C. How long D. How far ( ) Changjiang River is one of in the world. A. the long river B. the long rivers C. the longest river D. the longest rivers ( )13. They call “ football” in American English? A. baseball B. yard C. store D. soccer ( )14. the students in my class 50. A. The number of。 are ( )15. — Why don’t you join us for breakfast? — Sure. A. Good luck. B. Best wishes. C. What to do? D. Why not? 三、完形填空( 10分) Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a 1 . His father was often ill and couldn’ t go to work. Only his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband 2 food and clothes. But she failed. Her family was sometimes hungry. Of course, she couldn’ t send Henry to school. She was 3 it but she didn’ t know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read, write and 4 at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing(擦) shoes in the street, so he could make some 5 for his family. One afternoon the boy saw a young man’ s shoes were 6 , so he said to him, “ Let me polish your shoes.” “ No, thank you,” the young man said and walked away. “ You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted 7 him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy thought for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing. The young man 8 to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man showed 9 shoe to the boy, but the boy said no to polish it if he wasn’ t paid two dollars for his work. .The young man refused(拒絕) to 10 anything on it and went away. But his shoes were so different that he had to stop. He turned back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one. ( )1A. happy B. lucky C. rich D. poor ( )2A. much B. little C. enough D. many ( )3A. afraid of B. sorry for C. useful to D. friendly to ( )4A. play B. swim C. count D. sleep ( )5A. books B. clothes C. shoes D. money ( )6A. dirty B. clean C. old D. new ( )7A. under B. above C. in front of D. behind ( )8A. liked B. agreed C. worried D. surprised ( )9A. other B. others C. the other D. the others ( )10A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take 四、閱讀理解( 5分) A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British English and American English? How important these differences? Certainly, there are some