20、--How long does it take to get to the railway station?

--Well,     . will you go there by bus or on foot?

       A. I don’t know                                        B. it all depends

       C. I am a stranger here                                 D. about an hour’s ride

19、假如你叫李明， 你有一位英国网友名叫Tom，他听说过中国的故宫，但知之不多，于是给你发来了e-mail，请你向他介绍一下有关故宫的一些情况。请你根据下面提供的一些要点给他回一个电子邮件：

1. 故宫（the Palace Museum）又叫紫禁城（the Forbidden City）。它于1407年开始修建，二十万人花了十四年的时间，于1420年建成。

       2. 它所有的宫殿一共有9,999个房间。在中国，9这个数字传统地被认为是吉祥的。

       3. 现在，每周星期二，故宫免费向中国学生开放。

       4. 故宫有着中国历史上五千多年的珍宝（precious treasure）。请他亲自来看看。

注意：1. 词数：100左右

          2. 信的开头已为你写好

          3. 不可逐字翻译

Dear Tom,

   It is nice to receive your e-mail. Now I’d like to tell you something about the Palace Museum.

   Best wishes.

                                                                         Yours,

                                                                         Li Ming

二、选择题

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17、The teacher has a great i     on her students.

16、Not enough money is a     to help the students in poor areas.

15、A l     of vitamin E is a frequent cause of muscle weakness.

14、She shouted at me, but I tried to keep c     and ignore her.

13、She was deeply a     by the deeds of the hero who fought in the war.

12、She      (概括) the aims of the national basketball team for the next year at yesterday’s meeting.

11、How many Chinese      (代表) will attend the international conference?