【题目】In England, we look forward to our birthdays for 364 days a year! We invite special people to celebrate it with us.

The Presents

Presents are opened as soon as the children are awake. They can’t wait for the birthday cake later in the day!

The Cards

Friends and family send birthday cards. Sending birthday cards is a custom that began in England about 100 years ago.

The Party

The birthday child will have a party to which friends and family are invited. Visitors to the party bring presents for the birthday child. The children play games such as Musical Chairs and Pass the Parcel.

The Cake

The birthday cake is decorated on a theme(主题). A candle for each year is lit and placed on top and the child blows out the candles making a wish. We don’t put objects inside the cake as shown on many websites.

The Bumps

It used to be traditional for the birthday child to have the bumps. Friends would hold the child by the child by the legs and under the arms and lift the child up and down bumping them gently on the ground. The number of bumps given is the age of the child plus one for extra good luck. As this can be dangerous, clapping is often done instead.

The Sweets

Some children do take sweets into school to share with their classmates on their birthdays.

11n England, the birthday present is opened .

A. before the child goes to sleep B. immediately after the child wakes up

C. as soon as the child gets up D. when the birthday party is going on

2What is mentioned on many websites?

A. Making a wish. B. Lighting a candle.

C. Putting objects inside the cake. D. Placing the candle on top.

3What can be done to avoid the danger of bumps?

A. Bumping less. B. Decorating cakes.

C. Clapping instead. D. Taking sweets.

【题目】

1A government official was murdered last Friday and the police are collecting information that is relevant ________ the case.

2We didn’t know you were in trouble at that time, otherwise we ________(give) you a hand.

3A live program on TV is calling people to donate money or some other things ________ the people who have suffered from the flood in Henan Province.

4The man hid himself behind a post, from ________ he carefully watched a tall building across the street.

5Despite the fact that it is still not fully understood, more and more farmers are benefiting ________ this modern technology of agriculture.

6He ran away as a boy 30 years ago, and his family has never heard ________ him ever since.

7The Chinese are dying ________(develop) the economy at the present time.

8Some animals adjust themselves ________ their environment by instinct.

9More than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries and regions participated ________ the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing.

10Keep your wet coat near the fire and dry it ________ quickly.

11During the drought, the lakes all dried ________.

12Remember that when both of you were ________ need, I was the one who loaned you the money.

13The organization distributed food and blankets ________ the earthquake victims.

14The doctors operated ________ his eyes the other day.

15I was wondering along the street ________ I came across an old friend of mine.

16The buses, most ________ were full, were surrounded by an angry crowd.

【题目】In 1895, when he was 52, my grandpa, Dennis Fitzpatrick Sr. , had a young man’s dream. He ____ to own land and build a barn(谷仓) and house on it. In order to ___

the dream, he left Hubbardston, Michigan and went to north to Slabtown. In the place, there was 80-acre wasted land with ____ fence(篱笆) and big bushes everywhere. Grandpa walked around the land, dreaming of the day when he would ____ it into green meadow(牧场). where there are fields of crops, wandering ____, a big barn and a new house.

He ____ there and started working. In the summer, a 4-acre field ____ a lot of crops and in the fall, he started working on a new ____, carrying stones from a mile away. After the bam completed, a new house was started. By the age of 82, his dream had ____, 30 years after he started.

But by the 1990s the barn was in bad need of ____, or it would fall apart. So we worked to make it as strong as before. During the past years, it had ____ family, gathering, wedding reception, neighborhood parties ____ music and dancing, Christmas ball and more.

Grandpa is gone now, but his ____ is still with us. Now I, his great-grandson, ____ the land that he cleared. All seven of my ____ live on or within a mile of the farm. Grandpa’s dream so long ago—green meadow, fields of crops and a big barn—is now ____ by his many descendants(子孙) more than a ____later.

Grandpa taught us very ____ lessons. It is never too late to ____. If you have one, work at it ____ and you’ll turn it into reality.

1A. agreed B. expected C. managed D. afforded

2A. prevent B. have C. consult D. explore

3A. rare B. new C. broken D. high

4A. admit B. turn C. divide D. measure

5A. sheep B. visitors C. cars D. thoughts

6A. settled B. walked C. landed D. survived

7A. charged B. received C. showed D. produces

8A. place B. house C. barn D. palace

9A. come true B. cared about C. held on D. broken up

10A. repair B. fare C. paint D. helpers

11A. confirmed B. interrupted C. seen D. affected

12A. at B. in C. with D. on

13A. example B. spirit C. feeling D. habit

14A. clean B. sell C. present D. farm

15A. ancestors B. classmates C. children D. neighbors

16A. shared B. copied C. spread D. appreciated

17A. year B. century C. week D. month

18A. boring B. valuable C. interesting D. private

19A. learn B. apologize C. change D. dream

20A. hard B. happily C. gradually D. frequently

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