| Dear Peter, I am exciting to know that your brother, as well as your parents are coming to China and spend the Mid-Autumn Day here. The Mid-Autumn Day falls in August 15 of the Chinese lunar year, which people of a family get together and enjoy the dinner together. Weather permitted, they will go out the house to enjoy the bright moonlight, talking about something pleasant. It was one of the most important festivals in China. In the past, a great many of famous poets write so many famous poems about the festival. I wish you a pleasant journey and I am sure they will like our traditional Mid-Autumn Day. Yours. Li Hua | 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____ 10._____ |
| — Why are you late again, Vera? — The bus took me a (n) _____ half hour to get to the hotel because of the traffic jam. | |
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| A. extra B. spare C. more than D. other | |
| Americans eat _____ as they actually need every day. | |
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| A. twice as much protein B. twice protein as much twice C. twice protein as D. protein as twice much | |
| When the man came in, gun in hand, we all stood there, _____. | |
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| A. astonished B. astonishing C. being astonished D. having astonished |