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around the world. Magellan’s(麥哲倫) men were the first to make that trip. They went by ship and it took them more than two years. On September 20th, 1510,he left Spain(西班牙) with five ships and 240 men. He was killed in the Philippines(菲律賓). More than two years later, on December 21st, 1512 , only one of the five ships with just 31 men returned to Spain. Magellan’s trip taught us that the world was round and that people could go around the world.( ) 31. People can fly around the world in ______. A. just 50 hours B. less than 50 hours C. more than 50 hours D. more than 40 hours( ) 32. “You can have breakfast in Tokyo and supper in Paris.” means that ______. A. people can have breakfast and supper in Tokyo B. people can have breakfast and supper in Paris C. people can have breakfast and supper both in Tokyo and in Paris D. the world is being smaller( ) 33. Magellan’s men were the first to make the trip around the world, which took them ______. A. more than two years B. two years C. less than two years D. three years( ) 34. Magellan was killed in ______. A. Japan B. China C. the Philippines D. Spain( ) 35. The trip taught people that the world was ______. A. poor B. rich C. strong D. round(B)183 Theatre Road,Sydney, AustraliaSept. 27th, 2004Dear Xiao Ming,Do you know how to write an English letter? When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use words like “Dear sir”, “Dear Mr/Miss/Mrs ...”. At the end of the letter, we usually use words like “Yours”, “Yours ever” or “Truly yours”.Yours,Wang Lu( ) 36. “We have to put it on the top of the right corner.” The word “it” here means _____.A. the date B. the letter C. the envelope D. the passage ( ) 37. Where is the letter from?A. . B. China. C. Australians. D. Sydney.( ) 38. Who writes this letter?. B. You. C. Wang Lu. D. Miss Shute.( ) 39. From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should put down our address _________.A. at the end of the letter on the left B. at the end of the letter on the rightC. at the top of the letter on the left D. at the top of the letter on the right( ) 40. How do you begin your letter if you write to Peter White?A. Peter. B. Mr. Peter. C. Dear Sir Peter. D. Dear .(C)Now satellites are helping to forecast(預(yù)報(bào)) the weather. They are in space(在太空), and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take picture