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　　John was Australian. He went to Britain and he (1)       some of his British friends there. Two of them were Mr. and Mrs. Black. John stayed in their house for a week and (2)       it very much.
　　On his last(3)      with the Blacks, John said to them, "My plane leaves very early tomorrow morning. I'm going to (4)      at 5 o'clock and make breakfast myself. Please don't come down."
　　Next morning, he came down to the kitchen and looked at the table. There was a photograph of Mr. Black on it, and a photograph of Mrs. Black in front of his chair. John laughed (5)      and said, "That's very good. I'm not going to eat my breakfast alone this morning."

35．　　In almost every big university in the United States, football is one of the most popular sports. Football in America is often called rugby(橄榄球).
　　Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field;they have four chances (机会) to move the ball ten yards (码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they get six points. This is called a touch﹣down(持球触地).
　　It's difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
　　Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell for their favourite team. They dance and jump while they yell. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1st. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

36．　　When I was about 12, a girl in my class liked to point out my problems. I was too thin;I wasn't a good student;I talked too much; I was too (1)      , and so on. At last, I became very angry and ran to my father.
　　He listened to me (2)      . Then he asked, "Are these things true or not?Do you know what you are really like?Go and make a list of what she said and find the points (看法) that are true."
　　I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I (3)       that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn't (4)      (like being very thin). But there were things I could and wanted to change. For the first time, I got a clear picture of myself.
　　I brought the list back to Dad. He refused (拒绝) to take it. "That's just for you." he said. "You know the truth about (5)       better than anyone else. When people say something that is true about you, you should find it helpful. "
　　Our world is full of people who think they know your business. Don't (6)       and feel hurt. Listen to them.

37．　　Disney's princess stories are famous around the world. You must know some of them, such as Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.
　　The most popular one was Belle!More than 18 percent of people chose her. Belle is in the film Beauty and the Beast (《美女与野兽》). She is very kind and gentle (温柔的). She t(1)      care of the "beast". She likes reading. She uses her clever mind to get out of t(2)      .
　　All princesses are very beautiful. Princes fall in love with them at first sight. In the end, the princess and prince will have a happy life together.
　　However, princesses often cannot protect themselves. They need help f(3)      others. This is the old image of Disney's princesses.
　　A few weeks ago, Disney made 10 new rules. To be a princess, you must follow these rules. S(4)      , no rule talks about having a "pretty face". Instead the rules are about good characteristics (特征) like honesty (诚实), loyalty (忠诚) and never giving up.
　　Princesses need to grow up. When they meet problems, they need to protect themselves. They need to find ways to get away from d(5)       people.
　　For example, Elsa and Anna fight against the bad prince in Frozen. They need to believe in t(6)       and their friends. Mulan shows her courage (勇气) to fight in the army. "Beauty" cannot help them. But a strong heart can. In the real world, these are the rules you need to follow.

38．　　With a bag and a bicycle, Yang Wanying arrived at Yangzhou University. To everyone's surprise, the 19-year-old girl had traveled 2, 500 km to the university on a bicycle.
　　Yang Wanying lives in Hulin, Heilongjiang Province. This September, she was admitted into Yangzhou University in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. So she decided to travel to her school by bicycle. It took her 23 days to finish the journey. She ate simple food and slept in cheap hotels.
　　The journey was hard. It was hot in July. For several times, Yang wanted to give up but she didn't. Because she thought that she might never have a second chance to have this kind of experience. "You can't wait for many things," she said. "If we don't do it now we might never be able to do it."
　　Yang's brave journey across China has surprised many people. She tells us what real persistence (坚持不懈) is.

39．Write a letter in at least 50 words according to the given situation. (根据所给情景写一封不少于50个单词的信．要求内容适合, 意思连贯, 标点符号不占格．)
Suppose you are Joe. Your friend Betty is upset because she is too fat and has an unhealthy diet. What do you think?Try to give her some advice. (假设你是Joe, 你的好朋友Betty因为很胖而且有一个不健康的饮食习惯而感到不安．请写一封信给她, 谈谈你的看法, 并给她一些建议．)
( 注意:短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息, 否则不予评分．)
Phrases for reference(以下短语仅供参考):
stay healthy get up early exercise regularly lose weight
A letter to Betty
Dear Betty,
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Yours,
Joe