72. There are about nine ________ students in our school.

(A)根据短文内容和所给汉语提示,写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式,每空限填一词。

　 Sally Brown is　 __61_____(四十)years old. She is one of the most ___62_____ (著名的)stars in the world. She was born in the __63______ (北方) of England. She liked singing when she was very young. At the age of four，she took part in a _____64___ (比赛)and beat the others. She was the first place.

　 Now many of her songs are popular. She is rich, ___65____ (然而), she is ___66____ (忙碌) than before. She doesn’t have enough ___67____ (空闲的) time. She often gets up ___68____ (早) and goes to bed late.

　 In the future she is travelling all over the world __69_____ (骑) bike. She loves nature. She hopes to live in the countryside and forget _70______ (所有的)her problems.

(B)从方框中选择合适的词汇，并用其正确形式填空(每空一词)。

71. It usually ________ me about ten minutes to walk to school every day .

I have a twin sister,Kitty. She has___31___ hair than me,because I don’t like long hair. Many people think we ___32___have lots of things in common. I don’t think this is true. When my parents’friends come to our home, Kitty often sits there and says __33_____, but I like to talk with them. So she is __34_____than me. Kitty likes reading, drawing and cooking. I just like swimming and playing basketball. She has ___35____hobbies than me, but she is not as athletic___36______me. Because Kitty is____37___than me at school, my parents often say to me,“_____38_____Kitty is younger than you, you should learn___39_____her.” But in some ways we　 have some similaries(相似之处).For example, we______40___like eating fast food, going shopping and listening to pop music.

31.(　 )A.longer　　 　B. long　 　　　C.short 　　　　　D.shorter

(　 )　　 　　B.should　 　　　C.must　　 　　　D.need

33.(　 )A.something　 B.nothing 　　　C. anything　　　 D.everything

34.(　 )A.quieter　　　 B. younger　　 C. wilder　　　　 D. busier

35.(　 )A.much　　　 B. more　　　　 C. less　　　　　 D. fewer

36.(　 )A.than　　　　 B. as　　　　 C. to　　　　　　 D. for　　　

37.(　 )A. worse　　　 B. bad　　　　 C. better　　　　 D. good

38.(　 )A.If　　　　　 B. No matter　 C. Although　　　 D. As

39.(　 )A. with　　　 B. from　　　　 C. as　　　　　 D. by

40.(　 )A.either　　　 B. all　　　　　 C. both　　　　 D. two

30.-- Can you come over to my house on Sunday?

　　　 -- ______________. I have to see a doctor.

A. Sure. I’d love to　 B. All right　　 C. Sorry, I can’t　　　 D. Good idea

29.(　 )--___________? – It’s Thursday, October 31^st.

A.How’s the weather today　　　 B.What’s the time

　C.What’s today 　　　　　　　D.Who’s on duty today