D. After he read the paper in the toilet.

60. What might the writer write in his diary?

A. B.

C. D.

五、词汇运用(每小题1分，满分20分)

A.根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词

61. Tom is now making much________(进步)at school. His mother is very glad.

62. The two football teams’________(最后)score was 4∶2.

63. We shouldn’t spit in________(公共)places.

64. Bill was________(严重地)hurt in the traffic accident. He is 【九年级英语期中试卷及答案】now in hospital.

65. How long did you spend________(解决)the problem?

66. The man is p________ for his bad behavior.

67. She had a pretty t________ childhood.

68. He read several a________ in the newspaper yesterday.

69. I’m going to write a r________ for New Standard.

70. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of Mark Twain’s most popular w .

B. 用所给单词的适当形式填空

71. Her hair soon grew back to its ________(nature) colour.

72. I think the________ (high) of the big tree is twenty-five metres.

73. Mr. Smith asked me to give a full ________ (describe) of the picture.

74. I saw a ________ (strange) standing in front of the park.

75. We watched the train until it ________ (appear) in the distance.

76. The radio doesn’t work because the ________ (battery) are dead.

77. Do you know the ________ (high) of the tower?

78. The fog will________(appear) quickly when the sun rises.

79. My English teacher is ________ (please) with the grade this time.

80. There was a big snow in ________ (north) province last year.

六、书面表达(满分15分)

假如你是第二中学的一名初三学生刘红，你要写一封信给青少年专家Sigmund Friend，告诉他你遇到的问题，并请求帮助。请根据下列表格中所列的信息，写完这封信。

姓 名 刘 红

星 座 Gemini

最喜爱的颜色 blue, yellow

存在的问题 迷恋上网聊天，经常晚回家，不能准时交作业;学习成绩下降，父母要求你放弃上网，你为此很苦恼

目前需求 希望得到建议

注意：1.词数:120左右。信的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。

2.信中须包括所有内容要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使语句通顺，意思连贯，符合逻辑。

Dear Sigmund Friend,

Best wishes!

Yours,

Liu Hong

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