7. The "eat-up" campaign,    by Xu Zhijun and his three friends ， has raised awareness of food waste all over the country.

A. started       B. starting

C. to be started    D. to start

6. ―Have you finished your task now?

--Not yet. So much  time  has  been wasted    its details aimlessly this morning.

A. being assessed    B. to assess

C. assessed        D. assessing

5. [2014 •湖南卷]       your own needs and styles of communication is as important as learning to convey your affection and emotions.

A. Understanding 

B. To be understood

C. Being understood

D. Having understood

4. For those with family members far away, the personal computer and the phone

are important in staying    .

A. connected       B. connecting

C. to connect     D.  to be connected

3. [2014 •湖南卷]There is no greater pleasure than lying on my back in the middle of the grassland,       at the night sky.

A. to stare      B. staring

C. stared      D.  having stared

2.     ourselves from the physical and mental tensions, we each need deep thought and inner quietness.

A. Having freed     B. Freed

C. To free       D. Freeing

1.  nearly all our money, we couldn't afford to stay at a hotel.

A. Having spent     B.  To spent

C. Spent           D.  To have spent

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For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. 26. _________

Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate. The disease, known as "March Madness"? refers to

the yearly 65-team US men's college basketball tournament. 27. _________ Teams compete against each other in

a single-elimination (单局淘汰)tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.

Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. 28. _______ Colleagues against

bosses.

Big-name schools are usually favoured to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities.

This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with
30,000， for many Americans, is an exciting experience. In 2006， the littie-known George Mason University was
one of the final four teams. 29. ______ College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. 30. ________ About $ 4 billion will be spent gambling (赌)on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $ 500 million in adver?tising income this year, topping the post-season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.

A.  Husbands against wives.

B.  The players will go all out for the games.

C.  But that doesn't mean money isn't involved.

D.  College students will ignore piles of homework.

E.  People are willing to spend more money on watching it.

F.  It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.

G.  Many people had never even heard of the university be?fore the tournament.

C

Christmas is still a few weeks away. But in Holland, Germany and other parts of central Europe, a man dressed in red with a big white beard will already be flying from house to house with a big sack (麻袋)and presents for children. " Sinterklaas komt！" as Dutch children say* Saint Nicholas is coming ！

It's obvious that the name "Santa Claus" comes from "Sinterklaas". Saint Nicholas Day is celebrated on Decem?ber 6， but there are many things about the saint and his festival that are similar to Christmas. Just as Santa has reindeer (柳鹿)，Sinterklaas has a white horse. Dutch and German children put their shoes out in front of the chimney just like children hang up their stockings on Christmas Eve, hoping that in the morning they will be full of presents. With Sinterklaas, however, you're also expected to put a carrot in your shoe as a present to his horse.

Like Santa, Sinterklaas also judges whether children have been "naughty or nice" in the past year to help him decide whether they deserve presents. But while good children get sweets, the consequences of being bad are far worse than those with Father Christmas. Naughty chil?dren are given a stick so their parents can beat them. If you are really* really bad, Sinterklaas will put you into a sack and take you away.

In parts of Germany and Austria, people also cele?brate December 5―but it is a celebration of naughtiness rather than niceness. On "Krampus Day", bizarre (极其怪诞的），horned demons (长着角的怪物）(or rather boys dressed in costumes) run around causing havoc (浩劫) and hitting girls with sticks. Authorities have struggled for years to ban the tradition, but have not been success?ful. Luckily Saint Nicholas always comes next day to put things right.

22. What is the main focus of the article?

  A. The history of Christmas Day.

B. The traditions of Saint Nicholas Day. •

C. The similarities between Christmas Day and Saint Nicholas Day.

D. The connection between Saint Nicholas Day and Krampus Day.

23. Which of the following statements about Saint Nicho?las Day is TRUE? -

  A. The festival falls on December 5 in most European countries.

B. On the eve of Saint Nicholas Day, people usually eat carrots.

C. In Germany, children expect to get gifts in their shoes on Saint Nicholas Day.

D. Like Santa, Sinterklaas is believed to ride his rein?deer from house to house to give gifts to children.

24. What can we conclude from Paragraph 3?

  A. Naughty children don't get anything from Sinterk-laas.

B. As well as children, Sinterklaas also brings gifts for adults.

C. Sinterklaas is more generous than Father Christ?mas.

D. Sinterklaas treats good children better than naughty ones.

25. Which is TRUE about the attitude of authorities to?wards Krampus Day traditions, according to the arti?cle?

  A. They have tried in vain to get rid of some of the traditions.

B. They organize various activities to entertain peo?ple.

C. They respect the way people celebrate it.

D. They regard it as an important tradition and try to promote it.

B [2015 •河南十校考前测试].

   Festivals play an important role in a culture's identity. I can't think of a better way of appreciating a new culture than by taking part in one of its festivals. Here are some special festivals around the world.

  ★ Boryeong Mud Festival―Boryeong, Korea For two weeks in July, millions gather in Boryeong to experience the grey pools and slides. What began as a way of promoting the region's mineral-rich mud has turned into

a festive party, complete with music and fireworks. While the mud is usually only available in cosmetic products, here you can cake yourself in grey as you want.

★  Holi—India

Holi, the Festival of Colours, is a Hindu celebration full of joy and one of India's most important holidays. During the day of the last full moon of the lunar month, usually late February or early March, the air is full of bright coloured powder. The festival is celebrated differ?ently throughout the country, but the cheerful spirit is common throughout Hindu communities around the world.

★  Koninginnedag―The Netherlands

Although the current Queen's birthday is really dur?ing the winter, the Queen still celebrates it on April 30th, the country's official "Queen's Day" since 1949. Orange is the national colour, and the streets become a sea of feather boas (长围巾)and body paint as crowds gather in the plazas (广场).Amsterdam is the centre of this out?door party, with many live music acts, but nearly every town is alive with orange on this day.

★  National Elephant Day in Thailand

In Thailand, March 13 is regarded as National Ele?phant Day to show that the Thai elephant plays an impor?tant role in the Thai history. Thai Elephant Day has been held on an annual basis since the idea was first approved by the Thai government in 1998. Special events are held at a number of venues in northern Thailand. At the Mae Sa Elephant Camp, it has become a tradition on March 13 for the dozens of elephants there to be treated to a huge feast of fruits and sugar cane.

19. What we can learn from the passage is that______ .

  A. Boryeong Mud Festival was originally held to ad?vertise for their mineral resources

B. people around the world celebrate Holi differently to promote their religions

C. Koninginnedag was celebrated on the current Queen's birthday

D. it is an international custom for the Thai elephant to eat all kinds of fruits and sugar cane

20. What is the purpose of the festival held on March 13 in Thailand?

  A. To call on people to protect these endangered ele?phants.

B. To give the Thai elephant a chance to eat fruits and sugar cane.

C. To stress the importance of the elephant in the Thai history.

D. To help people relax themselves by feeding the Thai elephant.

21. What is the main purpose of the text?

  A. To tell people how to enjoy and relax themselves.

B. To introduce some special festivals around the world.

C. To get people to celebrate different kinds of cus?toms.

D. To show the importance of celebrating different festivals.