17．Learning Chinese may seem difficult to foreigners outside China．However，Daisy Raffan，an （36）B girl in Britain，hopes to bring the（37）A to the young people．
Daisy has （38）C an online learning website to teach the language to as （39）C people as possible，all over the world．
With China's fast development in the world，Daisy thinks （40）D important for people to learn the language sooner rather than later．
Daisy has been learning Putonghua （41）C the age of five．Two years ago，（42）B she decided to pass on what she had learned，she （43）D the idea for the website，kidschineseclub．com．
She said："People are afraid to learn Putonghua．One of the main reasons is that they think it's an （44）A language to learn，but I have had fun （45）C it．And I hope what I have done is easy and fun．"
Her （46）D offers a series of lessons，which are videos of Daisy teaching a group of students on topics from greetings and numbers to Chinese culture．
Daisy's website has （47）A the support of several important persons-the teenager says she has received a letter praising（赞扬） her work from Gordon Brown，（48）C is the British Prime Minister（首相）．
She said："I wrote to him and told him what I was doing and got a letter （49）B．He said that what I was doing was a really good idea．I thought it was amazing．I was excited that （50）D was supporting what we're doing．"
Daisy has （38）C an online learning website to teach the language to as （39）C people as possible，all over the world．
With China's fast development in the world，Daisy thinks （40）D important for people to learn the language sooner rather than later．
Daisy has been learning Putonghua （41）C the age of five．Two years ago，（42）B she decided to pass on what she had learned，she （43）D the idea for the website，kidschineseclub．com．
She said："People are afraid to learn Putonghua．One of the main reasons is that they think it's an （44）A language to learn，but I have had fun （45）C it．And I hope what I have done is easy and fun．"
Her （46）D offers a series of lessons，which are videos of Daisy teaching a group of students on topics from greetings and numbers to Chinese culture．
Daisy's website has （47）A the support of several important persons-the teenager says she has received a letter praising（赞扬） her work from Gordon Brown，（48）C is the British Prime Minister（首相）．
She said："I wrote to him and told him what I was doing and got a letter （49）B．He said that what I was doing was a really good idea．I thought it was amazing．I was excited that （50）D was supporting what we're doing．"
| 36．A.18years old | B.18-year-old | C.18-years-old | D.18year old | |
| 37．A．language | B．idea | C．information | D．gift | |
| 38．A．put up | B．showed up | C．set up | D．thought up | |
| 39．A．much | B．more | C．many | D．most | |
| 40．A．that | B．this | C．them | D．it | |
| 41．A．for | B．at | C．since | D．in | |
| 42．A．before | B．after | C．if | D．although | |
| 43．A．came out | B．came on | C．came over | D．came up with | |
| 44．A．impossible | B．interesting | C．excellent | D．easy | |
| 45．A．does | B．do | C．doing | D．to do | |
| 46．A．e-mail | B．magazine | C．essay | D．website | |
| 47．A．won | B．made | C．given | D．beaten | |
| 48．A．whom | B．which | C．who | D．/ | |
| 49．A．in | B．back | C．down | D．up | |
| 50．A．someone such important | B．so important someone | C．such important someone | D．someone so important． | |
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Now lots of parents will buy everything that their children want to have．If they go on with the habit，their children won't know the money （76）comesfrom hard work．
Some parents like to（77）holdbirthday parties for their children．If they keep on doing this，their children will think it （78）necessaryfor them to enjoy birthday parties every year．Year after year，maybe they will forget their（79）parents'birthdays and only remember their own．It is against traditional habits．
Many parents don't let the children do housework．They think children have only one thing to do．They should study hard and do （80）wellin their lessons．If parents go on doing this，the children will only learn to open their mouths to be fed and stretch out （伸出） their arms to bedressed（81）dressedevery day．When the children grow up，they will be able to do（82）nothing，and they won't even find a job．Parents should teach the children （83）howto do housework because it can help them start good habits of working by themselves．
| good，what，come，dress，important，parent，hold，nothing，how，necessary |
Some parents like to（77）holdbirthday parties for their children．If they keep on doing this，their children will think it （78）necessaryfor them to enjoy birthday parties every year．Year after year，maybe they will forget their（79）parents'birthdays and only remember their own．It is against traditional habits．
Many parents don't let the children do housework．They think children have only one thing to do．They should study hard and do （80）wellin their lessons．If parents go on doing this，the children will only learn to open their mouths to be fed and stretch out （伸出） their arms to bedressed（81）dressedevery day．When the children grow up，they will be able to do（82）nothing，and they won't even find a job．Parents should teach the children （83）howto do housework because it can help them start good habits of working by themselves．
14．William Shakespeare was one of the world's greatest writers．He lived in England （36）B1564 to 1616．Shakespeare is famous for his （37）Cand poems．
His plays are all about love and feelings．Some，like Julius Caesar，are about history．（38）C，like Romeo and Juliet，are about love and romance．
The plays are very interesting，and the writing is beautiful．Sometimes it's （39）Ato understand them．English today is very different from what it （40）A 400 years ago．Also，people in the plays often speak like they're in a poem．
There are many movies about Shakespeare's plays．If you don't have the chance to see a live play（现场演出），you can （41）Bone of the movies．
His plays are all about love and feelings．Some，like Julius Caesar，are about history．（38）C，like Romeo and Juliet，are about love and romance．
The plays are very interesting，and the writing is beautiful．Sometimes it's （39）Ato understand them．English today is very different from what it （40）A 400 years ago．Also，people in the plays often speak like they're in a poem．
There are many movies about Shakespeare's plays．If you don't have the chance to see a live play（现场演出），you can （41）Bone of the movies．
| 36．A．in | B．from | C．since |
| 37．A．novels | B．music | C．plays |
| 38．A．Another | B．The other | C．Others |
| 39．A．hard | B．easy | C．fun |
| 40．A．was | B．is | C．be |
| 41．A．make | B．enjoy | C．write． |
13．In learning English，one should first pay attention to listening and speaking．It is the groundwork of reading and writing．You'd better （31）D your best to speak while you do much listening．Don't be （32）B of making mistakes．But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your （33）A．While you are doing this，a good （34）C is to write-keep a diary，write notes or letters．Then if you can，ask some others to go through （35）D you have written and tell you where it is wrong．Many mistakes in your speaking will be （36）B found when you write．Through correcting mistakes，you can do better in learning English．
If you are slow in speaking，don't （37）C about it．One of the helpful ways is reading，either aloud or to yourself．The important thing is to choose （38）A interesting to read． It mustn't be too difficult for you．When you are reading （39）D this way，don't stop to （40）C the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences．You can do that some other time．
If you are slow in speaking，don't （37）C about it．One of the helpful ways is reading，either aloud or to yourself．The important thing is to choose （38）A interesting to read． It mustn't be too difficult for you．When you are reading （39）D this way，don't stop to （40）C the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences．You can do that some other time．
| 31．A．have | B．send | C．make | D．try |
| 32．A．sure | B．afraid | C．proud | D．tired |
| 33．A．English | B．Chinese | C．Japanese | D．French |
| 34．A．start | B．idea | C．way | D．manner |
| 35．A．how | B．when | C．why | D．what |
| 36．A．happily | B．easily | C．really | D．slowly |
| 37．A．talk | B．fear | C．worry | D．hurry |
| 38．A．something | B．everything | C．anything | D．nothing |
| 39．A．by | B．on | C．at | D．in |
| 40．A．look at | B．look for | C．look up | D．look over |
12．Nowadays green food is popular．We know we need green food and good health，（36）B not all people knew that years ago．When I was in Grade 8，my teacher asked us to （37）A something about green food by ourselves．We didn't have any idea at first．Then our fourmember group had a （38）C and decided to do some research in a supermarket．Two of us wrote down the names of the （39）B food on the shelves．The other two asked （40）A some questions like"Do you know what green food is？""How often do you （41）A green food？"and so on．More than 30customers （42）Cour questions!Later each group in our class wrote a research report （43）A the topic and handed it in．Our teacher chose the （44）Bones and put them up on the wall of the classroom．（45）C was among them!We not only learned a lot about green food but also knew how to keep healthy．
| 36．A．so | B．but | C．because |
| 37．A．learn | B．plant | C．make |
| 38．A．game | B．lesson | C．dicussion |
| 39．A．delicious | B．green | C．fast |
| 40．A．customers | B．students | C．friends |
| 41．A．buy | B．sell | C．offer |
| 42．A．copied | B．remembered | C．answered |
| 43．A．on | B．in | C．to |
| 44．A．long | B．good | C．simple |
| 45．A．Mine | B．Theirs | C．Ours |
11．Everyone likes to receive gifts．In many countries people give gifts for special occasions．For example，in the United States people give （63）B for birthdays，weddings，and when someone graduates from high school or college．In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and （64）C．And in some countries people give a person a gift when they visit the person's home．But how do you choose the （65）A gift？
It's not always easy to find a great gift for everyone，especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another （66）A．In many Western countries watches and （67）C are nice gifts．However，Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts．The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are similar to the words for to die．So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift is bad （68）A．
Many people around the world think that flowers are always a safe gift．But even flowers can be （69）B!In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers （1，3，5，etc．） is okay．But a gift of an even number of flowers （2，4，6，etc．） is not okay．It's only for funerals!People in China do not like gifts of white flowers，because white is the color for funerals．And don't（70）Cred roses to a stranger from Germany．They may think you love them!Red roses mean love in several cultures!
It's not always easy to find a great gift for everyone，especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another （66）A．In many Western countries watches and （67）C are nice gifts．However，Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts．The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are similar to the words for to die．So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift is bad （68）A．
Many people around the world think that flowers are always a safe gift．But even flowers can be （69）B!In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers （1，3，5，etc．） is okay．But a gift of an even number of flowers （2，4，6，etc．） is not okay．It's only for funerals!People in China do not like gifts of white flowers，because white is the color for funerals．And don't（70）Cred roses to a stranger from Germany．They may think you love them!Red roses mean love in several cultures!
| 63．A．money | B．gifts | C．food |
| 64．A．person | B．place | C．winter |
| 65．A．right | B．wrong | C．shiny |
| 66．A．country | B．city | C．village |
| 67．A．flowers | B．books | C．clocks |
| 68．A．luck | B．lucky | C．unlucky |
| 69．A．a safe gift | B．a problem | C．agood idea |
| 70．A．receive | B．accept | C．give |
10．Who taught you to walk when you were little？Who worries the most when you are（56）B？Who makes you dinner？It's your （57）B．No matter what happens，she'll（58）A the love for you．
Do you know how did（59）CDay come into being（产生）？It began in the US in 1907when an（60）C girl named Anna Jarvis started a campaign to honor（给…以荣誉） mothers．She believed that mothers could（61）A people to get over the（62）B of the War and to strengthen （加长） the relationship inside families．
On Mother's day，children usually help their mothers do（63）B．In western countries，bringing mothers（64）Cin bed is common．A mother will get up late while her children make her favorite breakfast．Children also make their own Mother's Day card（65）A a thank-you note．Or they buy gifts and flowers for their mothers．
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Do you know how did（59）CDay come into being（产生）？It began in the US in 1907when an（60）C girl named Anna Jarvis started a campaign to honor（给…以荣誉） mothers．She believed that mothers could（61）A people to get over the（62）B of the War and to strengthen （加长） the relationship inside families．
On Mother's day，children usually help their mothers do（63）B．In western countries，bringing mothers（64）Cin bed is common．A mother will get up late while her children make her favorite breakfast．Children also make their own Mother's Day card（65）A a thank-you note．Or they buy gifts and flowers for their mothers．
| 56．A．lazy | B．ill | C．sleepy |
| 57．A．father | B．mother | C．sister |
| 58．A．continue | B．stop | C．start |
| 59．A．Children's | B．Women's | C．Mother's |
| 60．A．Asian | B．Australian | C．American |
| 61．A．help | B．ask | C．order |
| 62．A．worry | B．pain | C．memory |
| 63．A．homework | B．housework | C．hair |
| 64．A．flowers | B．clothes | C．breakfast |
| 65．A．with | B．for | C．from |