【正文】 old was ill that morning. C. The old man went home on foot. D. The old man was tired that morning. Part II. Written Part (80 分 ) I. 選擇 填空（ 15 分） ( )1. __________ is your father staying in Sydney? For two weeks. A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How many ( )2. –Is Jack _________ than Jim? No, Jack isn’t so ________ as Jim. A. taller, taller, B. tall, taller C. taller, tall D. taller, short ( )3. How long does it ______ you to go to Shanghai from Beijing by train? A. spend B. take C. make D. use ( )4. –How far is the store? It’s near here, about __________. A. ten minutes walk B. ten minute’s walk C. ten minute walk D. ten minutes’ walk ( ) you go to the cinema this evening, Jenny? ___________. A. Yes, I’d love B. I’d like to, thanks. C. Yes, please. D. No, I can’t ( )6. –Is there ________ in today’s newspaper? No, I dno’t think there is _______. A. interesting anything, something interesting B. something interesting, something interesting C. anything interesting, anything interesting D. anything interesting, something interesting ( ) shirt is ________ big for me. I want a smaller one. A. much too B. too much C. little D. a few ( )8. _______ he was very tired, _______ he didn’t stop working. A. Though, / B. though, but C. But, / D. Because, / ( )9. Our city is getting . A. beautiful and beautiful B. more and more beau C. more beautiful and more beautiful D. much and much beautiful ( )’m stressed out and tired. ________. A. You should drink some water. B. You should have a good rest. C. You shouldn’t take any exercise D. You should drink some hot water with honey. ( )11. I think it’s necessary for us _______ English well. A. learning B. to learning C. to learn D. learn ( )12. Simon and Bruce blue eyes. A. has B. have both C. both have D. all have ( )13. Diana is not good at sports Emma. A. much ... than B. very ... as C. so ...as D. as ...so ( )14. Can we finish the work with time and people? A. less, fewer B. lesser, few C. fewer, less D. little, fewer ( )15. He his father, and he is good at basketball. A. like, playing B. looks like, play C. likes, playing the D. is like, playing （ 10 分） We see the sun every day. If it is __1__, we can see the moon in the night, too. The sun and the moon are very near us. They are __2__ stars in space(太空 ) Light travels at 300,000 kilometers a __3__. Light reaches us from the moon in __4__ a second and a half. The moon is about 382,000 kilometers __5__. Light from the sun reaches us in minutes. The sun is about 149,640,000 kilometers __6__ the earth. Other stars are __7__ away than the sun. Light from the nearest star reaches us in about four years. When you look at a star, it is very __8__. But in fact many of them are __9__ than the sun. The