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iends! I counted the words __34__. I just wanted to __35__. I felt like two people were fighting in my head. One said, “Don’t give up! Keep __36__ hard, and you’ll __37__!”But then the other one said, “Go and play! There will be more fun than translating. Do your work tomorrow.” I stood up and was about to __38__ the puter. But then I remembered __39__ my parents had told me, “Whatever (無論什么 ) you do, don’t stop halfway.” I took a breath and sat down again. Once I started, it wasn’t so hard. Later, when I heard that my book was published (出版 ), I cried. Not because I was sad, __40__ because I felt I had done something great. 26. A. useful something B. something useful C. useful anything D. nothing useful 27. A. information B. message C. chance D. practice 28. A. afraid of B. amazed at C. proud of D. sad at 29. A. it that B. that it C. this that D. that 30. A. Someday B. A day C. One day D. So far 31. A. always B. already C. just D. still 32. A. to turn B. turning C. turn D. turned 33. A. could B. can C. may D. must 34. A. more and more B. more or less C. again and again D. up and down 35. A. base on B. run away C. give up D. rush out 36. A. work B. worked C. working D. to work 37. A. well done B. do well C. go on D. set my mind 38. A. shut down B. turn down C. turn off D. try out 39. A. which B. what C. that D. how 40. A. or B. so C. as D. but V. 閱讀理解。 (10分 ) 41. The Americans think much about time because time means everything in America. 42. Americans begin to value time when they grow up. 43. The Americans even value their spare time. 44. Sometimes the Americans hate time. 45. A working American has to work four days a week. B New York has a larger population than any other American city. In 1970, its population was about 8,000,000. Chicago(芝加哥 ) has the second largest population. More than 3,000,000 people lived in Chicago in 1970. The third largest city is Los Angeles(洛杉磯) with the population of 2,810,000. Philadelphia(費城) is the fourth largest city. More than 2,000,000 people live in Philadelphia, the first capital of the United States. New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia are all larger than the nation’s(國家的)capital city, Washington, DC. The population of Washington is more than 700,000, but several cities have a larger population than that. Washington is one of the most beautiful American cities, but it is only the ninth city in size. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容 , 選擇最佳答案。( 5分) 在對話后的方框內(nèi)選擇適當(dāng)?shù)倪x項完成對話(有兩項為多 余選項)。( 5分) 下面每個句子中 都有一處錯誤,請指出并改正。( 10分) 現(xiàn)在很多中學(xué)生常去網(wǎng)吧,請你根據(jù)下表的內(nèi)容寫一篇 80詞左右的發(fā)言稿,在下周的班會上發(fā)言。 參考詞匯