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根据短文内容和所给中文提示, 在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Development in technology now brings us closer than ever before. We can keep in touch with our friends 1.（通过）calling or e-mailing from a thousand kilometers away.

However, did we ever think about what we are losing? As a person who likes writing letters, I often feel 2.（沮丧, 悲哀）. These days, few people give letter writing a fair chance. Maybe you think it is out of 3.（样式, 款式）. But in my mind, I4.（更喜欢）writing and sending letters more often.

To begin with, there's lots of love in handwritten letters. And they bring much more 5.（温暖）because we spend more time. Writing letters helps us to 6.（表达）how much we care about them in a special way.

So when we 7.（收到）a letter, we feel we are loved, remembered and missed. In fact, the 8.（过程）of writing a letter can make us feel happy, too. When we sit down and think about what we are writing, we allow ourselves to relax our9.（大脑）.

What's more, while messages come and go, letters can be kept forever. We can always go back and read again. It's 10.（确切地）the way to keep a good relationship between that person and us.

Pick up your pen now!

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How was your weekend? I had a busy weekend. I did some 1.(clean)on Saturday morning. After lunch, my friends asked me 2.(play)soccer with them. Then I 3.(watch)a comedy on TV that evening.

On Sunday morning I 4.(get)up at seven, and did some exercise in the garden. After breakfast I did some homework and read 5. interesting magazine. I 6.(go)to see my grandpa at two in the afternoon. He was happy 7.(see)me and gave me some fruit. I had dinner with him. I 8.(eat)some hamburgers with chicken and pepper onion in them and drank some soda. And then I said goodbye 9. him. Then I went to a movie. I went to bed at eight 10. I had to get up early on Monday morning. I think I spent a nice weekend.

Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset(不安的) if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you.

Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m.and end at about 11. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift.

Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. If you want to be extra(额外的) polite? Say how much you like the room,or the pictures on the wall.But remember it's not polite to ask how much things cost.

In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.

You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it.

Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short "thank you" letter. British and American people like to say "thank you" all the time!

1.How long does a dinner party usually last?

A.For 7 or 8 hours. B.For 11 hours. C.For 3 or 4 hours. D.It is uncertain.

2.If you want to be a polite guest, you shouldn’t .

A.come at a proper time B.bring some gifts to your host

C.say something nice about the host’s room D.ask how much the host’s furniture costs

3.What is NOT considered as proper behavior?

A.To eat up everything on your plate.

B.To ask for more if you really like it.

C.To leave some food to show you are not hungry

D.To call your host the next day to express your thanks.

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.British and American people don’t like to invite friends at home.

B.The proper behaviors to be a guest in the home of British and American people.

C.You will be upset if your British or American friends invite you home.

D.British and American people like to say “thank you” all the time.

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Carp Flags Fly in Japan

If you go to Japan in early May，you will see colorful carp flags(鲤鱼旗)in the sky.The flags fly to celebrate Children's Day，which falls on May.In some places，people start to fly their flags in April.

Families that have boys will usually fly the flags outside their homes.They also put warrior dolls(武士人偶)around their homes.They use the flags and dolls to encourage their boys to be strong and healthy，according to The Japan Times.

People usually eat kashiwa?mochi(柏饼)on this day.It is a kind of rice cake inside of oak leaves(橡树叶)．The cake has sweet?tasting red bean jam(红豆馅)inside.

Children's Day in 1.

Date

On May 5.

Celebration

*People fly carp flags in the sky as early as 2..

*For boys，families also put 3. around their homes.

*People usually eat kashiwa?mochi，a kind of 4. inside of oak leaves.It has sweet?tasting red bean jam inside.

Meaning

They use the flags and dolls to encourage boys to be 5. and healthy.

根据下面的描述写出相对应的动物名称

1._____I am from South Africa. I'm very strong. I usually sleep eighteen hours a day.

2.____I only live in China. I am black and white.

3.___ I am very strong. I can run very fast. Most of the animals are afraid of me.

4.____ I have a long neck. I have to look down at you.

5.______ I come from Australia. People think I'm cute.

6._____ I am very big and I have a long nose.

Joe was a farmer. His farmland was so poor that he hadn't had good harvests(收成）for years.

"If God lets me ______ the weather, then everything will get better," he complained. "I'm a farmer. I know what's the ______ for crops(庄稼）to grow than God does"

God heard his words. "Well, I give you one______. " he said, "You will be in control of all kinds of ______. Let's see what your crops will grow like."

On hearing this, Joe was excited and ______ right away, "Sunny!" ______ the clouds went away.

He was pleased and shouted again, "______! " The sky was ______with dark clouds at once, then after a while, the field was filled with water.

In the following year, he changed the weather between sunny and rainy. Watching the seeds growing bigger and bigger and becoming crops, Joe felt really ______.

Then the harvest season came. He went to the field to get his crops ______ his heart suddenly went down when he found the crops even hadn't grown a grain（谷粒）. He was quite shocked and started to______. Once again, God heard him.

"Do you want to know ______ you still don't get the good harvest you want?" God said. "You never asked for wind, rainstorm, snow and ice, or ______ that could make the air fresher and the roots（根）stronger. _______ strong roots, of course the crops won't grow any fruit."

After he realized this, Joe asked God to ______ the power. It turned out that only through life's challenges would we harvest the fruit of life. It takes both ups and downs to get satisfactory results.

1.A.control B.punish C.catch D.change

2.A.most B.least C.worst D.best

3.A.week B.month C.season D.year

4.A.weather B.water C.crops D.fields

5.A.sang B.shouted C.asked D.answered

6.A.Luckily B.Happily C.Suddenly D.Specially

7.A.Sunny B.Windy C.Rainy D.Snowy

8.A.connected B.painted C.followed D.covered

9.A.satisfied B.disappointed C.surprised D.embarrassed

10.A.And B.But C.Though D.Because

11.A.smile B.laugh C.cry D.worry

12.A.what B.why C.when D.where

13.A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing

14.A.On B.Without C.From D.Through

15.A.give back B.go back C.take back D.come back

The coffee shop Starbucks will give people a discount if they bring their own cups. It wants to cut down on the number of paper cups that are put in the rubbish bins. It is part of a two-month experiment in cafes in England. Starbucks wants to reduce waste and recycle more, The president of Starbucks in the UK said, "We are very happy to increase recycling rates(比率)，and reusable cups are a key part of our waste reduction plan." Bosses will decide later if they will continue the discounts. People who bring their own cups will not get a discount on the cafe's cheaper filter coffee.

The problem of paper cups has been in the news a lot. Around seven million cups are thrown away every day. Reporters say that some cafes lie about how many paper cups they recycle. The reporters say the cafes do not recycle as many cups as they say. Customers wrongly believe that a coffee shop is environmentally friendly. Less than one in 400 paper cups at coffee shops are recycled. A coffee drinker said she would bring her own cup. She said, "I am so sad that cafes recycle so little. I thought they were more responsible."

1.Starbucks will give people discounts if they bring their _______.

A.families B.pets C.cups D.friends

2.How long will the discounts of the experiment in cafes last in England?

A.Two weeks. B.Two months. C.Two years. D.Ten years.

3.What do people waste in the cafes?

A.Cheaper coffee. B.Filter coffee. C.Paper cups. D.Water.

4.People feel _______ when they know cafes waste a lot of paper cups.

A.surprised B.excited C.happy D.sad

5.The passage is mainly about _______.

A.food B.drinks C.health D.environment

This is ______ steel ruler. ______ruler is made in China.

A.a; The B.a; a C.the; a D.the; the

Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的单词）

We think of chocolate as something sweet. However, long time ago, people thought of chocolate as something very bitter. For us, chocolate is a candy, but o1. it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen, dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it’s an ingredient in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce c2. mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.

Chocolate is a p3. of the tropical cacao tree. Cacao beans taste so bitter that even monkeys say “ugh!” and run away. The word chocolate comes from a Mayan: word. The Mayas were an a4. people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some of the Mayas used cacao beans. f5. money, while others ground them to make a bitter drink.

When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the 16th century, they started drinking cacao, too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. When the Spaniards took the drink back to Europe, people discovered that sugar removed the bitter t6. of cacao. Wealthy Spaniards heated the sweet drink and thought that it was good for their health. In the 19th century, an English company made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Now people could both drink and eat chocolate. Later, a Swiss company mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better. (248 words)

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