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Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins. They decided to catch the train, The True North, to cross the whole c______.

They began their journey in Vancouver, a city s______ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. A______ the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. When they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch s______ of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. In Calgary, they learned that cowboys, most of whom had a g______ for riding horses, came from all over the world to compete there in the Stampede.

After two days’ travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite e______. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometers of the USA b______, and that Canada’s population is only s______ over thirty million, but still they were a______ to see such a large country with so small a population.

That night as they slept, the train rushed southward towards Toronto, the biggest and most w______ city in Canada.

35. To have a good performance in the coming speech contest, first of all, you

　 should know your ______.

　 A. strengths　　　　　 B. benefits　　　　　 C. values　　　　　　 D. techniques

34. --- What is the price of petrol these days?

　 --- Oh, it ______ sharply since last month.

　 A. is raised　　　　　 B. has risen　　　　　 C. has raised　　　　 D. is increased

33. I was about to leave the office ______ an unexpected visitor came.

　　　 A. while　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　 C. when 　　　　　　　 D. before

32. --- It took me two hours or so to walk here.

　 --- But you ______ here in Billy’s car.

　　　 A. could have come　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. must have come

　　　 C. must come　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. could come