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friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit at the table. He began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. Suddenly, he cried out, “Oh, there are thirteen people here!” Everyone’s face turned white except Mr. Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, “ Don’ t worry, my friends. We have fourteen people here. My wife Mrs. Brown will have a baby in a few weeks. She is in the family now.” All of them became happy again, “Congratulations!” they said. They all had a good time that evening. ( ) 36. Some people don’t like the number 13 because they think it’s unlucky. ( ) 37. Jack asked his friends to dinner one day. ( ) 38. Everyone felt unhappy when they heard Jack’s words. ( ) 39. Mrs. Brown will have a baby in a few months. ( ) 40. At last, all people had a good time that evening in the passage. B Dear Mum, I don39。t quite like what you did to me! I really love you, mum, but I wish you could try not to be so hard on me. Yours, Zhang Ning ( ) 41. Zhang Ning39。t like his mother to find them. D. Because there was something wrong with them. ( ) 45. We know from the letter that_______. A. Zhang Ning lives a very happy life B. Zhang Ning hates his mother C. Zhang Ning wishes to study all the time D. Zhang Ning39。 Lots of children have_______________that movie already. 53. 說(shuō)實(shí)在的,我只是不想去。 I will arrive soon. Please be . VIII. 短文填空(每題 1分,共 10小題,計(jì) 10分) 用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式完成下列短文,每詞限用一次 learn wide city however control for five much most their Dear Dick, How time flies! I have been back to school 56 two weeks. These days, I have _57__ a lot about the population in China. China has a population of billion. It has reached about one 58 of the world’s population. About 80 percent of the people live in the 59 . It causes many difficulties. In less developed areas, not all the parents can offer 60 children a good education. Some children can’t go to school. China has taken measures to 61 the population. China’s economy (經(jīng)濟(jì)) grows 62 faster and their living conditions have changed a lot. 63__ of us have lived in bright and tall buildings. We have had ring roads and they are 64 enough. We have had more fortable life. 65 , the large population problem is still serious in China. How about the population of your country? Can you tell me about it? Yours, ( 每題 2分,共 5小題,計(jì) 10 分 ) 閱讀短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成下列各題 Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few ways to help you be happier. The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future— for example, getting into college or getting a good jobthat we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life39。clock but no one answered. Where were you? B: ___72___ A: What were you doing there at that time? B: ___73___What did you call for? A: ___74___ B: Did you work it out at last? A: Yes, I did. B: ___75___ A: Your good friend Alan. B: Oh, Alan is better at math than me. A. I was having a party for Linda. B. What39。他最近寫(xiě)信向你詢(xún)問(wèn)如何學(xué)