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1. He is the rudest man I have ever met. Jane, his present secretary, is the only person who can ______ him.

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5. A Midsummer Night’s Dream ______ at the Theatre Royal on 19th June, and then tours throughout Scotland.

13. Which of the following italicized parts is a subject clause?

8. _______that the South African writer John Coetzee won the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2003.

38. “We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to _________ (replace) it.”

31. What do you think is better, reading slowly or reading quickly?

6. ______ by strong snowstorms, the area faced severe water and electricity shortage.

假设你是星光中学的李华，将参加主题为“Let’s Ride Bicycles”的英语演讲比赛。请撰写一份演讲稿，主要内容包括: 1）目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题; 2）骑自行车的益处，如节能环保、有利健康等。 注意: 1）词数: 120 词左右;（本题15分）

28. In the author’s opinion, _____.         

34. Why should we must read instructions slowly?