（翻译）在你想去看歌剧以前你要提前很长时间预定票。

　　You have to　_________ _________　a long time　________　you want to see opera.

书面表达（25分）

假如你是Daniel，是九年级的学生，请你写一封信给你的的老师，告诉她你的一些困惑，并向她求得帮助。

要点如下：1、双子座(Gemini)，活泼，幽默；最爱橙色，因为橙色能给我带来成功，使我振奋。

2、痴迷篮球，梦想是成为像姚明一样的篮球运动员；

3、现在忙于各门功课，有时候熬夜完成练习；最近很长时间没打球了；

4、父母对我的学习又很严格；为此压力很大；

5、朋友建议我……

注意：1、第5要点的内容须用1-2句作适当发挥；

2、必须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

3、词数100个左右，信的开头和结尾均已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Teacher,

I am a Grade 9 student.

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

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Can you give me some suggestions? I hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes!

Daniel

1.这辆轿车挺好，至于价格呢，我想它太高了。

The car is quite nice. ________ ________ the price of it , I think it is too high.

2.当今世界面临的最大问题之一是世界人口增长越来越快。

One of the greatest problems of the world today is that the world’s population  is growing ________ and ________.

3.我们很长时间没见面了。

We haven’t ________ each other ________ a long time.

4.正如俗语所云“事实胜于雄辩”。

As the saying goes, ________ speak louder than ________.

5.那场大雨妨碍了许多学生不能按时到校。

The heavy rain  ________ lots of students ________ getting to school on time.

任务型阅读。

People often complain( 抱怨) about buses in Shanghai. The dirty smoke from the buses pollute our city. Buses are always full of            ① and it’s ② to get a seat. ⑵有时人们得等很长时间，but the bus doesn’t come. And some bus drivers stop the bus suddenly, so people on the bus may fall down and get hurt easily. It is natural that not so many people like to take the bus. ⑶If the bus service can be made better, there will be fewer traffic problems. Then people will feel it convenient to go anywhere in our city.

1.在空格处填上合适的词。

①     ____    ②      ____  

2.将⑵处译为英文。                                 .

3.将⑶处译为中文。

                                                。

4.在文章中找出下句的同义句, 并写在横线上。

People on the bus may fall down and get hurt easily because some bus drivers stop the bus suddenly.

5.找出文章的中心句。

                                                      。