Each December, I promised to make Christmas a relaxed and peaceful experience. I didn’t spend too much time on card writing, endless cooking and decorating. Yet still, I found myself tired, unable to enjoy the valuable family moments, and of course, to understand the true meaning of .

Christmas came again. My son, Nicholas, was in primary school that year. It was a very season for a six-year-old. For weeks, he’d been memorizing songs for his school’s “Winter Celebration.” All the parents were invited to be present at their show.

I didn’t have the heart to tell him I’d be working. Unwilling to his shining moment, I spoke with his teacher. She told me there’d be a dress rehearsal(彩排) the morning of the presentation. All unable to be present that evening were welcome to come then.

So, on the of the dress rehearsal, I arrived ten minutes early. Around the room, I saw several other parents. Because the public school system had long stopped referring to the holiday as “Christmas”, I didn’t anything other than fun. So, when my son’s class rose to sing “Christmas Love”, I was a little bit surprised by its title.

Nicholas was excited, as were all of his classmates. Those in the front row held up large letters, one by one, to out the title of the song. As the class would sing “C is for Christmas,” a child would hold up the letter C. Then, “H is for Happy,” and on and on all the children presented the complete message “Christmas Love”.

The show was going smoothly, until suddenly, a small, quiet, girl in the front row held the letter “M” upside down — totally not knowing her letter “M” appeared as a “W”. The audience(观众) laughed at this little girl’s . But she had no idea why they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, holding her “W”. The laughter continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A sudden came over the audience and eyes began to widen. At that moment, we understood why we were there and why we the holiday.

For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: “CHRIST WAS LOVE”.

1. A. family B. love C. Christmas D. school

2.A. fresh B. exciting C. successful D. golden

3.A. miss B. waste C. forget D. change

4.A. officers B. children C. teachers D. parents

5.A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D.evening

6.A. enjoy B. expect C. find D. have

7.A. spell B. pick C. check D. carry

8.A. since B. before C. until D. when

9.A. letter B. mistake C. appearance D. gesture

10.A. politely B. honestly C. quietly D. proudly

11.A. cry B. anger C. silence D. sadness

12.A. celebrated B. remembered C. invented D. recorded

Climbing a mountain is hard work. But one step after another finally brings a person to the top. Along the way, he can stop and look around. And the higher he climbs, the more wonderful his view is. If he keeps climbing, he will have a new world before him. He will have a new way to see everything.

Now learning a foreign language is something like climbing a mountain. This new language can give you a new view of life. And it is more than a look at the surface of things. It can open the way into people’s minds and hearts and into a culture that is very different from your own culture. This will make you richer, richer in things that money can’t buy. Even though you never set food on a ship or a plane, you can be an armchair traveler through books.

The mountain climber stops now and then to enjoy the scenery around him. Reading is just like this. You are interested in it. You are interested in it, you will find fun in books.

1. what will a person have if he keeps climbing?

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2. Can learning language open the way into people’s minds and hearts?

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3. He will have a new way to see everything. (改为否定句)

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4. You are interested in it, you will find fun in books. (改为由if引导的条件状语从句)

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5. In the passage, the underlined word “It” refers to _______________________

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