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e on time. A. I agree with you. B. That’s a good idea C. What happened to you D. That’s no excuse. 二、完形填空 ( 10 分) Boxing(拳擊 ) is popular in many countries. Two fighters wear boxing gloves on their __16__. A bell rings. The boxers _17__ each other until one knocks out the other. Each part of the fight is three __18__ long. It is called a round. Thai(泰國的 ) boxing is different. The boxing match __19__ music from drums and flutes(長笛 ). Then the two fighters kneel(跪 ) and pray to God. Next they do a slow dance that copies the movements of Thai boxing. During this dance, each fighter tries to __20__ the other that he is the best. Then the fight begins. In Thai boxing, the fighters __21__ kick with their feet and hit each other with their elbows and knees. Of course they hit with their hands, too. Most boxers can fight only five rounds because this kind of fighting is too __22__. Thai boxing began over 500 years ago. If a soldier __23__ his weapons(武器 ) in a battle, he needed to fight with just his body. The soldiers __24__ how to use all the parts of their body. In 1560, the Burmese(緬甸的 ) army captured(俘獲 ) the King of Thailand in a war. He was a very good boxer. He __25__ the freedom from Burma by defeating all the best Burmese fighters. When he returned to Thailand, his people were very proud of him. Thai boxing became a popular sport. 16. A. fingers B. feet C. hands D. arms 17. A. help B. teach C. know D. hit 18. A. hours B. minutes C. seconds D. days 19. A. begins with B. ends with C. plays with D. gets on with 20. A. get B. make C. show D. use 21. A. must B. need C. dare D. can 22. A. difficult B. interesting C. funny D. heavy 23. A. got B. held C. lost D. used 24. A. taught B. learned C. saw D. seemed 25. A. beat B. hit C. found D. won 三、閱讀理解( 30 分) A In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years. To remember 2021 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “Dream(夢幻 ) World Cups” in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗幟 )of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there. Are you a football fan(迷 )? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers(青少年 ) like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan. 26. If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, she must have ______. A. Many football fans B. a very good team C. many football player D. a big playground 27. In “Dream World Cup”, the children drew the flags of some countries ______. A. to show their love for their owe country B. to tell the people their stories C. to show their good wishes for the football teams D. to show their new ideas about football 28. Many teenage