【正文】 ve been in a place for more than 24 hours. Of course, Mr McCorpuodale has his favourite places. He describes New Zealand as a wonderful country. About China, he says, This is a special country in the world. I like her wonderful culture and friendly people. Wherever he goes, Mr McCorpuodale takes with him a photo of his wife, a candle, a shirt with a secret pocket and a pen. So why does he do so? For the postcards or the travels? Mr McCorpuodale laughs, Neither. Only for the meaningful life. Colin McCorpuodalea great (1)___________ Place of birth (2)____________ What makes him great? He has travelled to every (3) __________ in the world except three. What does he do when he goes to a new place? He sends a postcard to (4)__________. His special map It39。s the cost of the dictionary? — _________ is sixtythree. A. This B. It C. That D. He ( )12. __________was Mary who picked up the wallet. A. He B. She C. They D. It ( )13. — Can a plane fly__________ the Atlantic Ocean? — Yes, but it needs to go_______ the clouds for hours. A. across, through B. through, across C. across, across D. through, through ( )14. It is _______to cycle around Guilin. A. a great fun B. a fun C. great fun D. a great funny ( )15. You can park on ____side of the road. Look at the sign “ No parking” . A. each B. none C. either D. neither ( )16. What a long way _________is from Beijing to London! A. this B. it C. that D. / ( ) ____of the students in Grade Nine this year were born in the ______. A. threefive / 1996 B. threefifths / 1990s C. thirdfifth / 1997 D. thirdfifths / 1990s ( ) museum will not ______people today because it’s being repaired. A. be closed to B. be open to C. be popular to D. be opened to ( )19. If you prefer the red evening dress, you’ll have to pay _____30 dollars, because it’s made of silk. A. other B. the other C. more D. another ( )20.— Which hobby do you think ____the least time? A. takes up B. puts up C. gives up D. makes up 二、 完形填空 A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city. Venice is 1 the northeast of Italy. It wasn39。 that C. too。s biggest panies to build the MOST project, which was planned 15 under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem. ( )1. A. on B. in C. of D. to ( )2 A. on the land B. in land C. on land D. in the land ( )3. A. nowhere B. anywhere C. somewhere D. everywhere ( )4. A. who B. those C. that D. when ( )5. A. from place to place B. from here to there C. between place and place D. between here and there ( )6. A. take B. taking C. by D. with ( )7. A. won B. escaped (逃脫 ) C. defeated D. wounded ( )8. A. experience B. discovery C. experiences D. invention ( )9. A. special nothing special special something ( )10. A. much too B. too many C. so many D. too much ( )11. by shoulder B. one by one C. step by step D. little by little ( )12. A. raise B. rising C. raising D. rise ( )13. A. es B. will e C. came D. is ing ( )14. A. very B. quite C. even D. so ( )15. A. to building B. to be building C. to build D. to be built 三、 閱讀理解 A Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey（新澤西） in the past， staying in a small inn (旅店 ) at the foot of a hill. One year， however， Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business， so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city. They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They