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Ⅰ. 用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空
million, than, wide, umbrella, in the west of
1. —How wide is that river?
—About 3 metres.
2. Thomas arrived earlier than the others.
3. He was born in the west of the country, but works in the south of it.
4. Remember to take an umbrella . The radio says it will rain in the afternoon.
5. The programme on television is popular with millions of young people.
Ⅱ. 单项选择
1. The C kids learn to be independent, the ________ it is for their future.
A. early; good B. early; better
C. earlier; better D. earlier; good
2. —It's cold today. I can't stand it. I hope tomorrow won't be so B .
—I can't, either. But the radio says it will be even ________ tomorrow.
A. cold; cold B. cold; colder
C. colder; colder D. colder; coldest
3. Shanghai is bigger than B city in China.
A. many other B. any other
C. the other D. another
4. Liaoning is A the north of China and Jilin is on the ________ of Liaoning.
A. in; north B. in; south
C. to; west D. for; east
5. The number of the students in our school is ________ than A .
A. much larger; that of their school
B. more larger; that of their school
C. much larger; their school
D. more large; their school
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思及所给提示翻译句子
1. 我弟弟和我妈妈一样高。(as...as)
My brother is as tall as my mother.
2. 武汉有一千多万人口。(a population of)
Wuhan has a population of over/more than ten million.
3. 桂林因为它的青山和绿水而闻名。(be famous for)
Guilin is famous for its green hills and clear water.
4. 事实上,她比我矮。(in fact)
In fact, she is shorter than me.
5. 我认识他们当中的很多人,例如约翰、彼得和汤姆。(such as)
I know many of them, such as John, Peter and Tom.
Ⅳ. 任务型阅读
Oxford is a city in the UK. ①It's in the west of the UK and it's famous for the University of Oxford. It's an old university—over 900 years old. It has a longer history ②____ Cambridge University. It's the oldest university in the Englishspeaking world.
There are about 20,000 students and they are from all over the world. Many students go to school by bike. There are 38 colleges in the