When Ben delivered (递送) milk to my home one morning before Christmas, he was not his _______ sunny self. He told me one of his _______ had left without paying the bill, $79, nor leaving her new address. So it meant that he had to cover the loss.

“She was a very pretty woman,” he said, “with six children and _______ on the way. She was _______ saying, ‘I’m going to pay you soon after my husband gets a second job.’ I believed her, but she left. Isn’t that annoying (令人生气的)?”

“Don’t be so angry. Just make it a Christmas present to the kids.” I said.

The holidays came and went. On a sunny January morning two weeks later, Ben was rushing to deliver milk when he saw a woman running down the street, waving some _______. He recognized (认出) her at once – the woman who didn’t _______ her bill.

“I’m so sorry,” she said, “but I really have been meaning to pay you.”

She _______ that her husband came home one night and said he found a _______ apartment. He also got a new job. As a result, she _______ to leave the new address. “But I’ve been saving,” she said. “Here’s the money towards the bill.”

“That’ s all right,” Ben ________. “It’s been paid.”

“Paid!” she exclaimed (惊叫). “What do you mean? Who paid it?”

“I did,” Ben said. “It went to the children as a Christmas present!”

1.A.old B.unusual C.usual D.past

2.A.children B.customers C.neighbours D.actresses

3.A.another B.other C.the others D.others

4.A.usually B.often C.always D.sometimes

5.A.head B.hands C.milk D.money

6.A.spend B.pay C.take D.cost

7.A.explained B.complained C.confirmed D.remembered

8.A.bigger B.worse C.farther D.cheaper

9.A.forgot B.remembered C.decided D.had

10.A.praised B.repeated C.cried D.replied

Hanfu fashion has become more and more popular with young people. China has followed Western fashion designs in recent years, but a growing number of young people are now looking to the past for fashion ideas.

If you look closely around your city, you might notice hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han dynasty. In a recently published report by an online shopping platform, about 2 million hanfu clothes were sold in 2019, nearly 4 times as many as those sold in 2018. Most of the buyers are between 19 and 24 years old.

But why has this traditional clothing become popular with young Chinese people? For some of them, it's a costume for relaxation. Dafan, a 24-year-old college student, told CGTN that dressing in hanfu is a way for her to get away from the troubles of real life. Modern clothing, on the other hand, represents the identity (身份) people need to show every day. "Hanfu and modern clothing help me to show the different sides in me," she explained.

Other teenagers like hanfu because of the culture behind it. They regard it as a way to reconnect with traditions. Its wide sleeves, crossed collars and flowing robes bring people back to ancient times.

"Hanfu is the symbol of the Chinese traditional culture." Nanhe, a 21-year-old costume studio owner, told CGTN.

1.According to the passage, about ________ Hanfu clothes were sold in 2018.

A.2,000,000 B.500,000 C.8,000,000 D.600,000

2.Why does the 24-year-old college student Dafan like to wear Hanfu in her daily life?

A.Because it is very modern to wear Hanfu.

B.Because it is a symbol of Chinese culture.

C.Because it is a good way to relax herself.

D.Because she doesn't want to look different.

3.What does the underlined word "collars" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.A kind of material. B.A kind of colour. C.A part of clothes. D.A part of picture.

初二年级的学弟学妹正在学校综合实践课上进行英文校报的制作。他们想请初三年级的学哥学姐看了样稿后给予他们反馈及建议。假设你是李明,请你根据下面表格的内容提示,给他们写封信。

Columns(栏目)

Content(内容)

School News

了解学校发生的事

Students' Voice

表达对生活、学习的想法和感受

Teacher's Advice

帮助解决课堂上、作业中发现的问题

……(你建议增加的栏目1-2个)

……

注意:

1. 所写内容须包含表格所有信息;

2. 可适当发挥,以使行文连贯、通顺;

3. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息;

4. 词数90左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数)。

Dear juniors,

I am very excited to get the sample design of the school newspaper you are working on.

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Starting a school newspaper is a wonderful idea. I hope for its success and I'm looking forward to reading it.

Yours,

Li Ming

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