Athletes all have their “golden years”. For Argentine superstar soccer player Lionel Messi, who turned 32 earlier this year, “his_______days are already recorded in the history books,” an article by news network RT said.

However, Messi is still surprising people. On Sept 24, he won his sixth FIFA ______Player of the Year award. No one has won this award as many______as he has.

His win has come with some debate(争议). Many expected the award to go to Liverpool defender (防守球员) Virgil vanDijk, who was named ________ the UEFA Men's Player of the Year in August.

In addition, Messi's Argentine national team has not done so well. They______the semi-finals (半决赛) of the Copa America tournament (锦标赛) in July and played poorly in the World Cup last year.

However, Messi himself is still playing at a very high ______. He scored 51 goals in 50 games last season. He continues to set records, such as earning the most La Ligaand Spanish Super Cup titles in the history of club Barcelona.

“I believe he should have won it. He______Barcelona on his back, which he has done for years and years,” British soccer player Darren Bent told Sky Sports. _______his critics (批评者) admit (承认) that he is still a powerful player. “Messi is clearly still as potent (强有力的) a goal-scoring threat (威胁) as he has been through his career,” the RT article said.

Messi himself is _______about his future. “My idea is to continue here for as long as I can perform well and my body allows me______that,” he said in an interview for The18.

1.A.best B.worst C.earliest

2.A.Men's B.Women’s C.Boys’

3.A.kinds B.goals C.times

4.A.as B.by C.for

5.A.got B.lost C.won

6.A.level B.speed C.spirit

7.A.gets B.carries C.brings

8.A.But B.So C.Even

9.A.worried B.confident C.disappointed

10.A.to lose B.to win C.to do

Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week before the lunar New Year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God. Here are six things you should know about the Little New Year, another sign of the start of spring.

Offer sacrifices to Kitchen God

One of the traditions of the Little New Year is the burning of a paper image (画像) of the Kitchen God, dispatching (派遣) the god's spirit to Heaven to report on the family's conduct (行为) over the past year. The Kitchen God is then welcomed back to the home by putting up a new paper image of him beside the stove. And people think the Kitchen God will protect the whole family for another year. The sacrifices to the Kitchen God include pig's head, fish, fruit, boiled dumplings, barley sugar, and Guandong candy.

House cleaning

Between Laba Festival, on the eighth day of the last lunar month, and Little New Year, on the twenty-third day, families throughout China undertake a thorough house cleaning, sweeping out the old in preparation for the New Year.

Eat Guandong candy

Guandong candy is a traditional snack that Chinese people eat on the Festival of the Kitchen God.

Paste (粘贴) paper-cuts to windows

In the Little New Year, old couplets (对联) and paper-cuts from the previous Spring Festival are taken down, and new window decorations, New Year's posters, and decorations are pasted up.

Bath and hair-cut

As the old Chinese saying goes, whether they're rich or poor, people often have a haircut before the Spring Festival. The activity of taking a bath and haircut is often taken on the Little New Year.

Preparations for Spring Festival

People start to stock up (贮备) necessary preparations for the Spring Festival since the Little New Year. Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors (祖先), entertain(招待) guests, and feed the family over the long holiday must be prepared in advance.

1.When is the Little New Year?

A.A week before the New Year B.On the eighth day of the last lunar month

C.A week after the New Year D.On the twenty-third day of the last lunar month

2.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “sacrifices”?

A.食物 B.祭品 C.礼物 D.贡献

3.Why do Chinese people burn the old paper image of the Kitchen God?

A.Because they want to get good luck in the coming year.

B.Because they want to sweep out the old in preparation for the New Year.

C.Because they want Heaven to know the family's behaviors over the past year.

D.Because they want to put up a new paper image of the Kitchen God.

4.Which is not the tradition in the Little New Year?

A.Offer sacrifices to ancestors. B.Do house cleaning.

C.Put up paper-cuts to windows. D.Eat Guandong candy.

5.Which sentence is FALSE according to the passage?

A.The Little New Year is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God.

B.Chinese people put up the paper image of the Kitchen God on the stove.

C.In the Little New Year, New Year's posters and decorations are pasted up.

D.People start to stock up necessary food for the Spring Festival since the Little New Year.

On January 27, in order to win the Novel coronavirus pneumonia(新型冠状病毒肺炎), the Ministry of Education issued(公布) a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring, 2020. It was said that school should not start before February 17. The exact start time of school will depend on situations and further notices.

However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may affect children’s studies. If they have such a long winter vacation, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before.

Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health. In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems?

Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform(平台), where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can learn at home through computer or mobile network. It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection(感染) of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve “no suspension of classes”. Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.

Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus and other knowledge popularization; at the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.

1._______ because of the Novel coronavirus pneumonia.

A.All the teachers have to teach online

B.School has to put off the start time of the new term

C.Students can keep eating, sleeping and playing at home

D.Children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all

2.According to the passage, students should________at home.

A.do some physical exercises outside B.keep playing online games.

C.worry about the infection of the disease D.learn knowledge about health

3.The underlined word “suspension” in Paragraph 4 probably means________.

A.stop B.plan C.growth D.change

4.Which is WRONG according to the passage?

A.Online teaching will help students study. B.The exact start time of school is decided.

C.The government cares for school education. D.Many parents are worried about their children’s studies.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.A Way to Keep Mentally Healthy B.A New War with a New Chance

C.A Special Way to Learn at Home D.A Method to Make Parents Worried

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