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湖南省岳阳市临湘市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试题
Liu proves herself again
Who is the best female(女性的) table tennis player in China? It is probably Liu Shiwen. Liu Shiwen was born on April 12, 1991 in Fushun, Liaoning. Her hobbies are watching US TV shows and learning English. Her best table tennis skill is backhand(反手击球) instead of forehand.
On Oct 20th, Liu won her fifth singles title(单打冠军) at the Women's World Cup in Chengdu, Sichuan province. She is the first person in history to win so many titles at this event.
" It's very important for me," Liu said. "I won four titles before when I was much younger. I had no fear at all."
At 28 years old, Liu is now under greater pressure. She won the world championship(世界锦标赛), but then lost several tour matches (巡回赛). She needed to prove herself once again. She was able to do so in the end. Her secret was to not think about her losses."I just played the game like it was the world championships or even the Olympics," Liu said.
Here is some cool information about the world's population（人口) .
| It took 12 years for the world's population to grow from 7 billion to2022's 8 billion. But it will take about 15 years for the population to reach 9billion. That's because fewer babies are born now. In 50 years, this can slow the growth of the world's population. |
| The day on which the world's population grows by one billion is important. The United Nations chooses a baby born on that day as the symbolic (象征的) baby. For example, the world's population reached 8billion on November 15,2022. Vinice Mabansag was born on that day and she became the symbolic 8 billionth baby. |
| More boys than girls are born around the world. There are 106 baby boys born for every 100 baby girls. There are 1. 8 billion people between the ages of 10 and 24. That's the largest number ever (有史以来). |
My name is Helen Brown. I'm in Beijing. Peter, Todd, Cathy and Dale are my friends. We are in the same school. My friends are nice.
Helen's Phone Book
Name: Peter Green Telephone number: 299-0022 | Name: Todd Smith Telephone number: 266-8800 |
Name: Cathy Brown Telephone number: 255-9984 | Name: Dale Miller Telephone number: 225-5773 |
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