(   ) 15. Andrea Bocelli never      ,which makes him a successful singer.

   A. takes away   B. gives away

   C. gets up   D. gives up

(   ) 14. Nobody taught         . She learnt it by         .

   A. she;her   B. her;herself

   C. her;her   D. herself;herself

(   ) 13. ―I have ever been to Hawaii. What about Mike?      

   A. So has he   B. So he does

   C. Neither he has   D. Neither has he

(   ) 12. ―Peter has changed a lot,hasn't he?

―Yes. He used to       the guitar,but now he is more       in playing soccer.

   A. plays;interested   B. play;interested

   C. play;interesting   D. playing;interest

(   ) 11. As he grows up,he becomes         .

   A. short and short   B. shorter and shorter

   C. taller and taller   D. tall and tall

(   ) 10. This maths problem is      and I can work it out       .

   A. easy;easily   B. easily;easily

   C. easy;easy   D. easily;easy

临近毕业之际，学校要准备一个毕业生告别晚会。假如你是九年级一班的李明，将代表班级在会上发言。请结合下列内容提示，以"My speech at the school-leavers' party"为题，写一篇80—100词的发言稿。内容提示：

1. How are you feeling while giving the speech?

2. Who do you want to say thanks to?

3. Why do you want to thank them?

4. Your wishes for the future…

要求：1. 语言通顺，要点齐全，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

2. 文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称；

3. 文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

My speech at the school-leavers' party Dear teachers and classmates,

rm Li Ming from Class 1,Grade 9.      

5. Many people speak English as a second language. (改为被动句)

 English              as a second language by many people.

4. She was so weak that she didn't catch up with others. (改为同义句) 

She was                    to catch up with others.

3. The teacher has told us how we should improve our speaking skills. (改为简单句)

The teacher has told us how             our speaking skills.