四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

34. 355 million.

35.By writing about a happy place with simple worries. 36.The importance of a person’s inner worth. 37. When Schulz learned his cancer was serious.

38.Because he spent his whole life writing and his positive works influenced many people all over the world.

五、文段表达（10分） 39. Possible version:

题目一 Dear Tom,

I am very happy to know that you won the first prize in the Chinese speech competition, so I’m writing to congratulate you on your wonderful performance.

You did a good job in the Chinese speech competition. You pronounced really well during your speech and your voice was beautiful. You spoke so fluently that we all felt proud of you. What’s more, we were surprised at your rich and meaningful contents.

As your best friend, I know you tried your best for the competition. You kept practicing your speech every day in order to make it better. I know it is important to keep on trying and never to give up. I hope I can be successful like you one day in the future.

Yours,

Li

Hua

题目二

It’s very important to be confident. Self-confidence can bring us courage to stick to what we do. So it’s valuable to us.

When I was in Grade 7, once my teacher asked me to make a speech in class. Although I practiced it for many times at home, I still felt nervous and forgot thewords at the beginning of it. Then I breathed deeply and relaxed myself. You can’t believe how happy I was when I recalled the speech and finished it successfully.My teacher thought highly of my performance and I got much encouragement from my classmates. From then on, I have become more and more confident.

To build confidence, firstly we need to clearly know about our own advantages and try to develop them. It is the most important that we should put in enough effort to what we do. Then we can finally make it and gain more confidence.