四、短文填空
阅读下面的短文，根据语境或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Hi, my name is John. I am new here. I am
36. England. I like 37. ( play ) football. I often play it outdoors 38. my friends.
I have many friends in England, 39. I have no friend here, because no one knows me at the 40. .
One month later ( 过后 ), I make 41. ( friend ) with Miao Gang. Then, he invites ( 邀请 ) me to join his football team. We always play football on the playground after school. 42. ( we ) coach ( 教练 ) likes us very much, and we like 43. ( he ) too. He teaches us how to 44. the ball to each other. We play it every day. We can do well in 45. end. We are very happy.

36. from 37. playing 38. with 39. but
40. start 41. friends 42. Our 43. him
44. pass 45. the