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It goes from west to east, 42 mountains, through valleys and finally reaches the sea. The Great Wall 43 a history of over two 44 years. People began to build the wall in the Spring and Autumn Period(春秋時期 ) in Chinese history. In about 221 . (公元前 ) Qin Shihuang had all the walls 45 . From then on, the Great Wall came to the world. The Great Wall is more than 6,000 kilometres long, 6~7 metres high and 4~5 metres wide. In 46 places it is wide enough for five horses or ten men to walk side by side along the top. It was very 47 to build 48 a great wall in the old times. Thousands of men 49 when they built it. The Great Wall was made not only of stones, but millions of lives. Today, the Great Wall has bee 50 interest not only to the Chinese people, but also to people all over the world. Just as the Egyptians feel proud(自豪 )of their pyramids, we Chinese people also feel proud of our Great Wall. ( )41. A. an B. a C. the D. / ( )42. A. through B. from C. over D. in ( )43. A. have B. has C. was D. is ( )44. A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of ( )45. A. join up B. joining up C. to join up D. joined up ( )46. A. much B. any C. more D. most ( )47. A. easy B. difficult C. good D. bad ( )48. A. like B. as C. so D. such ( )49. A. had died died C. were dying D. dead ( )50. A. the place of B. a place of C. place of D. a place[ VII. 閱讀理解。(10分) Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from place to place. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food. No one knows how or when those people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it. People began to live near one another. And so the first villages grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew bigger and bigger. When people had machines, life in the village changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. So the villages grew into cities. Some of them grew very big. Today, some people are moving back to small towns. Can you tell why? (