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( ) 3. This country has the __________ population in the world. A. most B. fewest C. largest D. bigger ( ) 4. There are even more serious difficulties including _________ weather conditions and heavy storms. A. freezes B. frozen C. froze D. freezing ( ) 5. One of the main reasons is _______ people want to challenge themselves in face of difficulties. A. why B. what C. how D. because ( ) 6. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never ___________ trying to _________our dreams. A. give in。 achieve B. give up。 achieving D. continue。 to eat B. pay。 eating D. spend。 Elena Desserich was a little girl. She loved to ___1___ and write. Elena dreamed of being an artist(畫家 ) when she grew up—but sadly, she ___2___ had the chance to be an adult. When Elena was 5 years old, the ___3___ said that she had brain cancer(癌癥 ) and only had 135 days to ___4___. Elena ___5___ the long days in hospital working on her painting, which were full of hearts and smiling families. ___6___ of her painting was shown in a gallery(畫廊 ), right next to a Picasso’s painting. Soon she lost the use of her ___7___, and she began to “talk” with her family by writing notes. When Elena died, her parents were very sad, ___8___ they knew the day would e. When they were tidying up(收拾) her things, they began to find notes. All through her final days, Elena was writing love notes to her family and hiding(藏 ) ___9___ in secret(秘密) places in the house. Her parents started to collect them and all the ___10___ would say “I love you Mum, Dad and Grace.” They kept finding them—the amazing gift from Elena. ( ) 1. A. sing B. play C. paint 繪,涂 D. read ( ) 2. A. never B. sometimes C. always D. usually ( ) 3. A. father B. teacher C. mother D. doctor ( ) 4. A. die B. live C. work D. paint ( ) 5. A. took B. paid C. spent D. cost ( ) 6. A. All B. One C. Both D. Neither ( ) 7. A. voice B. eyes C. ears D. nose ( ) 8. A. ever since B. even C. even though D. however ( ) 9. A. it B. her C. that D. them ( ) 10. A. notes B. paintings C. books D. places 五、閱讀理解 A Helping others is easier than you think. You don’t need to wait to bee a rich man like Bill Gates to help poor. You can bee a volun