用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的根据上下文

填人一个适当的词。

The Chinese New Year is now known as the  Spring Fes?tival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Although  (尽管)there are several sayings about 16 origin, all agree  that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese means "year" ，was originally the name of a beast named Nian.The beast 17 (start) to  eat people the night before the begin?ning of a new year.People were very afraid  of the beast.Later a god conquered(征月K) it.The god told  people 18 (put) up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each year's end  19 (drive) Nian away, 20 red is the colour the beast felt most afraid  of.

From then on， every  year 21 the beginning of spring,people " Guo Nian" .The phrase "Guo Nian" means  "Go through the Nian 22 ( safe) ".Putting up red paper-cuts to drive Nian away  and making dumplings for a 23

(good) new year are still an every-year  doing by the Chinese people. 24 ， people today have long  forgotten why they are doing all this.They just feel the colour and the food  make the New Year very 25 (enjoy) •

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15._his parents_he have been to  Canada.

A,Neither;nor B.Not only；but also

C.Either;or D. Both ； and

.Tom's father has never been to  China,_？

A,hasn't he B.has he

C.has Tom's father D.does he

13. (2014广东深圳罗湖区期末）一_has your father

been in Beijing on business?

一Since last year. I miss him very much. Vm  looking forward to_him.

A. How often ； see

B. How soon；meeting

C. How far；meet

D. How long;seeing

12. ―Do you know Hetty very well?

―Yes ， she and  I_friends since we met in Guang?zhou last summer.

A.have made B.have become

C.have been I). have turned

11. ―What a nice bike ！ How long_you_it?

——Just two weeks.

A.will ；buy  B.did ;huy Care;having D.have;had