54. According to the writer, the word “grinnies” originates from______.

A. her mother B. her aunt C. her brother D. her father

55. What method does the writer use to explain “grinnies”?

A. Cause and effect. B. Examples.

C. Comparison and contrast. D. Process.

IV. 单词拼写(共10小题;每小题0.5分，满分5分)

1. Don’t forget to attach a stamp to the e ____________ before you post the letter.

2. He s____________ a good opportunity to score a goal during the football match.

3. The twin sisters r____________ each other so much that their classmates can hardly tell them apart.

4. He is not a reliable man because what he says is often c____________ to what he does.

5. He has never liked meat, and has always had a p____________ for vegetables and fruits.

6. Some people have a p____________ against all black people because they think black people are rude.

7. American films always have an e____________ on foreign films at the Oscars, no matter how popular a foreign film might be.

8. The poem was published in 1794 and, like many of Burns’s poems, it was i____________ to be a song.

9. The news that some passers-by were attacked by the abandoned dog was quite d____________ .

10. The loss has not yet been c____________ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred thousand dollars.

V. 句子翻译 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)